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Michael Jackson's doctor won't testify in his own defense
as testimony in his involuntary manslaughter trial neared an end. Dr. Conrad Murray held his hands over his mouth as if he was praying in the moments before Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor asked the cardiologist whether he intended to take the
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:32P
Advocate under pressure in fight for Selebi's freedom
Justice Snyders admitted it may not have been entirely self corroborative and said, “If it said Jackie Selebi it would have been objective evidence.” However, Snyders and other panel members also reiterated it's all about the context and what
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:31P
Daviess County man in court on multiple drug charges
A pre-trial date of 8:30 am on March 7, 2012 was scheduled with a trial by jury set for 9 am on March 27, 2012. His bond was set at $10000 surety or 10 percent cash. Raber was arrested Friday after the driver of a Mitsubishi Eclipse,
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
H&R Block Can't Proceed With TaxAct Maker Deal, Judge Rules
US District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington yesterday supported a bid by the US Justice Department to stop the deal. The department argued in a non-jury trial that the acquisition of closely held 2SS Holdings Inc. would cut competition by eliminating
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
'Pervert feared his killer' claim in Grendon prison murder trial
A VIOLENT inmate at a Vale prison brutally killed a child sex offender in his cell, just two days after saying paedophiles should be 'put down', a court has heard. This week, jurors were told that 27-year-old Lee Foye launched a 'ferocious' attack on
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
London court convicts Pakistani cricketers
The “spot fixing” plot was orchestrated by Butt and sports agent Mazhar Majeed, London's Southwark Crown Court was told. During the three-week trial, the jury heard how an undercover reporter recorded Majeed, 36, boasting of how he could arrange for
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
Paxton livid as accuser describes alleged attacks
A screen was erected to prevent the two men from seeing each other. The alleged victim told the court he thought he was going to die after a vicious beating from his roommade, whom he was once a business partner to. The alleged victim, 28,
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
FOX Carolina 2114-year-old Australian's drug trial begins in Bali
He said two community guards saw the boy pull the drugs out of his pockets after his arrest. The boy's lawyer, Muhammad Rifan, said he could escape jail time because he is a minor and appeared to have been purchasing the drug for personal use,
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
Canadian Rape Case Is A Celebration Of Victim-Blaming
LEAF doesn't normally involve itself in cases below the Supreme Court, but in this case, they felt compelled to due to the fact that overturning Rhodes's conviction could open the door for a flood of other convicted rapists to call for their own
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P
Illinois Corruption-Powerbroker
By AP CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of an Illinois powerbroker accused of trying to shake down a Hollywood producer for a campaign donation to then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The federal court clerk announced Tuesday that the
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:30P