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Drunk Juror Dismissed in Murder-for-Hire Trial
(AP) -- Officials say a juror was dismissed in the murder-for-hire trial in Waukesha County Wednesday because he was drunk when he showed up for court. Because there are alternate jurors, his dismissal won't affect the proceeding.
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:47A
Psychiatrist faces federal charges in privacy case [Virginian - Pilot]
Jury selection and testimony began Tuesday in US District Court , where Dr. Richard Alan Kaye , the former medical director of psychiatry at Sentara Obici Hospital in Suffolk , faces three counts of wrongfully disclosing an individual's health
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:47A
Texas woman on death row gets new punishment trial
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has agreed with a lower court recommendation that condemned killer Chelsea Richardson, one of 10 women on Texas death row, should receive a new punishment trial. The appeals court on Wednesday returned
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:46A
Man denies girl-in-freezer attack
I would never do that to a kid." Mr Kitt was speaking on the third day of his trial. He denies a charge of assault to severe injury and two charges of failing to attend court whilst on bail in December 2009 and September 2010. He told defence solicitor
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:46A
Leigh husband who suffocated his 28-year-old Thai wife with a pillow is jailed
Rickie La-Touch, 30, was found guilty of killing Pornpilai Srisroy, 28, following a trial. A judge at Preston Crown Court ordered him to serve a minimum of 12 years in prison. The court was told La-Touche, of Maple Crescent, Leigh, went to his mother's
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:46A
Five convicted in paedophile case
Four other men linked to the abuse network were also found guilty of child sex offences at Portsmouth Crown Court. Noon, Simon Hilton, Daniel Bell, Mark Day, and John Maddox had denied the offences. Hathaway admitted 26 charges. The court heard how
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:46A
Spot-fixing trio to be sentenced on Thursday
LONDON: Pakistani cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and agent Mazhar Majeed appeared before the court hearing the high-profile spot-fixing case on Wednesday. After hearing from their lawyers, the court decided that sentences would be
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:45A
Majhar Majeed pleads guilty, admits handing over money to trio
Majeed, 36, admitted conspiracy to cheat and to obtain and accept corrupt payments during a pre-trial hearing in September but that fact could not be reported till on Wednesday due to court restrictions. Judge Jeremy Cooke, who is set to pronounce the
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:45A
WRIC Richmond News and Weather - WikiLeaks' Assange loses extradition appeal in UK
Two British judges rejected Assange's appeal against extradition and the 40-year-old Australian said he will now consider whether to take his case to Britain's highest court. Wednesday's ruling is the latest reversal for Assange, whose secret-spilling
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:44A
Stuart Kitt denies putting girl, 4, in kitchen freezer
I would never do that to a kid." Mr Kitt was speaking on the third day of his trial. He denies a charge of assault to severe injury and two charges of failing to attend court whilst on bail in December 2009 and September 2010. He told defence solicitor
Updated: 11/02/2011 11:44A
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