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Drug charge against former Jeffs attorney dropped
Detoto had been charged with cocaine possession June 20, and the charge was dropped Oct. 31, 232nd District Court staff in Houston said. "The district attorney's office decided there was not probable cause, so they filed to dismiss the case," Mac
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:03P
USS Cole bombing suspect arraigned in Guantanamo Bay military court
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- The alleged mastermind of the suicide bombing of the USS Cole was arraigned Wednesday at a US military court in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay in the highest-profile military commission trial since 9/11. Abd al-Rahim al Nashiri declined
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:00P
Key witness in Salisbury rape case suggests 'forgetting' incidents
Assistant District Attorney Carolann Young on Tuesday presented to the court letters that Thomas wrote to Slovick from the Somerset County Jail. In one he threatened to make sure that Slovick never again sees the child and in others he told her to go
Updated: 11/09/2011 02:00P
Filing period for March primary changes
The denial ensures that the panel will have to draft interim district maps for the Texas House, Senate and the state's congressional district's for the 2012 election. The court order was made to allow for enough time to complete the process of drawing
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:57P
Opening statements in corruption trial for Councilman Larry Seabrook underway
His lawyer says the government has distorted his solid record of helping the needy in his Bronx district. The opposing portraits of Larry Seabrook were offered Wednesday at opening statements at his corruption trial in federal court in Manhattan.
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:55P
Rajaratnam ordered to pay $92.8-mn penalty
Rajaratnam's other brother has been identified in published reports as Ragakanthan Rajaratnam. Neither of the brothers has been charged with criminal wrongdoing. Guha, Rajaratnam's lawyer, declined to comment about the case after court, as did Naftalis
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:55P
Brent Burke Recommended For Court-Martial
A hearing officer has recommended that a Fort Campbell soldier charged with killing his ex-wife and another woman face a general court-martial. A statement from the Army post on the Kentucky-Tennessee line said a trial date for Sgt. Brent Burke to face
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:55P
Massereene soldiers fought to save victim
The third day of their trial at Antrim Crown Court also heard details of the frantic 999 call made by a solider from the base seconds after the attack in March 2009. In a statement, the woman who took that call said the soldier was shouting down the
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:54P
Utah Drops Case Against Warren Jeffs
Warren Jeffs had been found guilty of rape by accomplice - a 2007 conviction that was overturned last year by the Utah Supreme Court, which cited improper jury instructions by the trial judge. "As a result of the conviction in Texas, we decided not to
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:54P
Suspect's attorney to use insanity defense
and psychological exams for Aldawsari. Aldawsari was arrested Feb. 23. Court documents allege he planned to attack various US targets, including sites in New York City and former President George W. Bush's home in Dallas. A trial is set for Jan. 9.
Updated: 11/09/2011 01:54P
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