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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Convicted Murderer Essa's Appeal
Attorneys for the former Gates Mills doctor argued that some of the statements made by Essa's late wife should not have been presented to the jurors. In addition, the appeal charged that the judge improperly instructed the jury during the murder trial.
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:10P
WikiLeaks' Assange weighs options after losing extradition appeal
LONDON — Julian Assange can be shipped to Sweden to face allegations of rape and molestation, Britain's high court ruled Wednesday, rejecting the WikiLeaks founder's appeal against extradition in what he insists is a politically motivated case.
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:10P
Butt not the end
It has already claimed teenage paceman Mohammad Amir, who pleaded guilty before the trial at Southwark Crown Court began. (Amir, incidentally, looked like he could be as unplayable as Akram and as compelling as Shoaib Akhtar.
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:10P
Assange suffers setback
London/Stockholm - After almost a year of legal battles, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange suffered a setback on Wednesday when he lost his appeal against extradition to Sweden on sex allegations brought by two women. But the reverse for the 40-year-old
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:08P
Football player accused of rape due in court
Landis was due in court back in August but that hearing was adjourned until today so the defense could have more time to build their case. On Wednesday the defense attorney had five witnesses prepared to testify that the relationship between Landis and
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:08P
BLATCHFORD: Mother in honour killing trial admits she saw car underwater, did
The remaining children had been placed with a relative. The parents and son are charged with four counts of first-degree murder each, and all are pleading not guilty. Until this admission that she, Hamed and Shafia were at the locks, Yahya had stuck
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:05P
Police investigate Texas judge over video beating
He dealt with at least 349 family law cases in the past year, nearly 50 of which involved state caseworkers seeking to determine whether parents were fit to raise their children. Texas' Department of Family and Protective Services is aware of the video
Updated: 11/02/2011 07:03P
Salman Butt, a man who had everything, faces a life of ignominy
The version of events that unfolded was of a greedy, jealous young man, one not content with a princely fortune in excess of £1m. According to Majeed, Butt yearned for the still-greater wealth of team-mates from less comfortable backgrounds,
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:52P
Former Mighty Ducks enforcer loses brain-injury lawsuit
Former NHL player Garrett Burnett, who was left brain damaged after a bar fight, has lost his negligence lawsuit against the Corporation of Delta, BC, and its police department. The former hockey enforcer, who played briefly for the Anaheim Mighty
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:35P
Scientist jailed in Calif. freed after court win
US District Judge John Keenan signed the order freeing Mahmoud Reza Banki while prosecutors appeal an Oct. 24 federal appeals court decision that tossed out the trade embargo conviction and ordered a new trial on charges that he participated in an
Updated: 11/02/2011 06:34P
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