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Guerneville man pleads no contest to murder
Scott was expected to testify at Sharkey's trial. By pleading no contest to first-degree murder, Sharkey avoided a mandatory life sentence because the murder happened during a residential burglary, the district attorney's office said.
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:36P
DOJ Responds to the Pre-Trial Motions of Elie & Campos
On Friday, Pokerati reported that the United States Department of Justice filed a response to the pre-trial motions of Chad Elie and John Campos, two men indicted on Black Friday for their roles as payment processor and Utah banker respectively.
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:35P
Miss. Supreme Court to review post-conviction appeals in death row cases
The post-conviction appeal of death row inmate Joseph Patrick Brown has made its way back to the Mississippi Supreme Court. In 2009, Brown's case was among nine death row post-conviction appeals in which the Supreme Court had asked trial judges why
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:32P
Shubha bail plea dismissed
The appeal Shubha had filed will come up for hearing at a date fixed by the court later. In her appeal, Shubha challenged the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the life sentence awarded to her and three others by a trial court .
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:31P
Former BC priest committed to trial on child sex charges
Jacobs, who was released on a $25000 surety, is to have a trial date set on Nov. 30 in BC Supreme Court. Evidence at the preliminary inquiry, which took place in Victoria provincial court, is under a publication ban. During the proceedings, Jacobs was
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:31P
Driver: Documentary crew 'owned' Jackson doctor
AP Entertainment Writer The doctor convicted of causing Michael Jackson's death was given lavish perks by producers of a documentary on his case, a security guard who drove the physician to-and-from court daily said Friday.
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:30P
Former B.C. priest committed to trial on child sex charges
Jacobs, who was released on a $25000 surety, is to have a trial date set on Nov. 30 in BC Supreme Court. Evidence at the preliminary inquiry, which took place in Victoria provincial court, is under a publication ban. During the proceedings, Jacobs was
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:30P
Sonoma man faces 32 years in prison for killing neighbor
Andrew Brian Sharkey, 38, agreed to a 32 1/2 years to life prison term for the murder of Michael Van Tillman in Tillman's Guerneville home on June 25, 2009, Sonoma County District Attorney Jill Ravitch said. He will be sentenced Jan. 20.
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:29P
Virtue and Vice
During the Circuit Court trial, the city brought witnesses to demonstrate that it plowed snow, issued parking tickets and filled potholes in the street. The city attorney's argument to the Supreme Court is that the government has "implied dedication"
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:28P
Bryan Cave LLP | Giokas Authors Article for 'St. Louis Lawyer'
In the case, it held that the trial court "abused its discretion when it ordered a law firm to withdraw from representing its client on a motion to modify using the analysis for former clients instead of the lesser burden set out for former prospective
Updated: 11/11/2011 03:28P
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