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Attorneys acknowledge playing wrong version of 911 recording in murder trial
The recording captured a man saying "get on the bed" and another saying "put the gun down," and also a woman pleading for help and asking, "Are you out of your f- - - - - - " On Thursday it was discovered that the recording played in court actually had
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:56A
Watch Live: Day 23 of the Michael Jackson Manslaughter Trial
After the prosecution and defense have offered their respective statements, LA Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor will give the jury their instructions and leave the case in their hands. Though it was touch and go at times, Murray ultimately opted not
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:55A
Milgaard to ask court to return home after assault charges
Mr. Milgaard maintained his innocence and the Supreme Court of Canada overturned his conviction in 1992 as key evidence surfaced. A new trial was ordered, but Saskatchewan's Justice Department declined to pursue it. DNA evidence would clear his name
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:54A
Commission bribery case to go to trial
This prompted Superior Court Judge Carl Brown to rule that a plea wasn't applicable in the case. Assistant District Attorney Adam King said that in August 2009, Fry, a local lawyer, offered city commissioners Alvin Mason and Corey Johnson a share of
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:53A
Stetson University College of Law Inducts Seven Into Hall of Fame
He has written extensively on criminal justice, law and literature, and related topics. Since 1995, Professor Batey has been a member of the Families Against Mandatory Minimums organization. Albert Farrah was the inaugural dean of Florida's first law
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:52A
Shafia in hospital, murder trial adjourned
He did not appear in court Thursday morning. Shafia, 58, his wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya and son Hamed were charged with the first-degree murders of three family members and his ex-wife in a case the Crown is describing as an apparent honour killing.
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:52A
FOX Carolina 21Scientology church appeals French fraud conviction
Entertainment News from AP By INGRID ROUSSEAU AP PARIS (AP) - Lawyers for the Church of Scientology asked a French court on Thursday to throw out the group's fraud conviction because they say the investigation and trial in the decades-old case had
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:52A
Ex-UN Chief Loses Bid to Topple Fraud Conviction
He also claimed that US laws on honest services did not apply to UN employees and that the trial court erred in applying a penalty enhancement at his sentencing because he was not a "public official" under US law. The Manhattan-based federal appeals
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:51A
Platoon Testimony Continues in Afghan Atrocities Case
November 03, 2011 Platoon Testimony Continues in Afghan Atrocities Case Luis Ramirez | Lewis-McChord Military Base, Washington State Testimony continues in the military trial, court martial, of American soldier Calvin Gibbs, accused of masterminding
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:50A
2G: No bail for Kanimozhi, others; to face trial
Justice Saini made it clear that the CBI's non opposition made no difference to its stance. there are possibilities that accused may tamper with evidence. The judge also said that providing a safe and secure environment for witnesses to testify
Updated: 11/03/2011 10:49A