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Jury convicts man in slaying
MADISON — It took about three hours Friday for a jury of seven men and five women to convict De'Aris Trice of second-degree murder. Trice faces 20 years to life in prison at his sentencing, which has been set for Jan. 20. After a four-day trial in
Updated: 11/06/2011 04:11A
Niamh Horan: Louis Walsh's accuser wanted 1500 to tell his 'story'
The maximum sentence for each charge in the district court is a fine of 634 and/or 12 months in prison. Earlier the court heard that on April 9 this year, Watters had been socialising with friends in Dublin and met Mr Walsh and others.
Updated: 11/06/2011 04:04A
Outdoors: ODNR fires state wildlife officer
The cases involving these officials remains pending before Ohio's 12th District Court of Appeals. By Jeffrey L. Frischkorn Allan Wright, the legally embattled former state wildlife officer assigned to Brown County, has been fired by the Ohio Department
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:40A
Under the U.S. Supreme Court: Plea bargains, through a glass darkly
In its own brief to the high court in the Missouri case, the Obama administration argued: "The purpose of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is to ensure the defendant receives a fair trial that reliably determines his guilt
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:40A
Plea bargains, through a glass darkly
In its own brief to the high court in the Missouri case, the Obama administration argued: "The purpose of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel is to ensure the defendant receives a fair trial that reliably determines his guilt
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:39A
Officers may not be able to testify in future
The term, "Giglio-impaired," is a legal reference to police officers whose records could be used in court by defense attorneys to discredit the officers. It comes from a US Supreme Court case, Giglio vs. US The impaired officers include Sean Larkin,
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:39A
Court upholds Guerrero murder conviction
The appeals court also found the judge did not err in refusing to exclude evidence from the trial of Guerrero's gang affiliation. The court also did not find double jeopardy in the earlier drive-by shooting. The appellate court upheld the murder
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:31A
New Zealand man in court for 'stealing haircut'
A man in New Zealand has gone on trial for stealing a haircut while inebriated. 56-year-old Trevor Crampton appeared in Hastings District Court this week charged with obtaining a £15 ($24) haircut by deception. Crampton was arrested after entering a
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:19A
Richard Ivy election case going to Indiana Supreme Court
After a trial, Delaware Circuit Court 3 Judge Linda Ralu Wolf in July ruled in Ivy's favor, and ordered a Sept. 12 special election be held in those two precincts, 12 and 20. The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, set aside plans for that election.
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:17A
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Argument preview: The Court and the D.A. — again
Smith's side of the case has drawn the support of criminal defense lawyers, including public defenders in New Orleans, and the advocacy group, the Innocence Network, that sought to put a focus upon the question of reliability of the prosecutor's key
Updated: 11/06/2011 03:17A
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