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Judge OKs prosecutor testimony in family sex case
"It's a preposterous notion that I would be called as a witness in my own case," she told the court. "One meeting we sat in on does not suggest we investigated anything." The judge's refusal to exempt Campbell from testifying raises the possibility
Updated: 11/21/2011 05:01P
Chicago Man Convicted of Sex Trafficking Minors
The jury deliberated approximately several hours beginning Friday afternoon following a two-week trial in United States District Court. The trial showed that Sawyer was a pimp who chose vulnerable victims, including girls who were young, homeless,
Updated: 11/21/2011 05:01P
Florida's death penalty system under scrutiny — again
It's also the only state in which a trial court jury can recommend a death sentence by simple majority. Those facts have prompted state Sen. Thad Altman to propose changing the law to require that a jury recommendation of death must be by all 12 jurors
Updated: 11/21/2011 05:01P
Hearing on Jewelry in Shakespeare Case Postponed
However, Campbell announced that she was disqualifying herself from handling the case. She did not give a reason in court for her decision. Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta has been assigned to preside over the criminal case.
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:59P
Senior judge goes on trial at Supreme Court
A retired Appeals Court judge accused of taking bribes while on active duty went on trial yesterday at the Supreme Court in a rare case of a senior judge answering charges at Turkey's top judicial body. Hasan Erdo?an, the former head of the Appeals
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:59P
Financial 'gatekeeper' in $670M insurance industry scam enters guilty plea in
Jorge Luis Castillo, 56, Hackettstown, NJ, entered pleas in US District Court to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in US District Court. He is scheduled for sentencing May 22 and could receive up to 20 years in prison and fined up to $250000.
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:59P
Chicago Pimp Convicted of Trafficking 12-Year-Old Girls
The jury deliberated several hours beginning Friday afternoon following a two-week trial in US District Court. The trial showed that Sawyer was a pimp who chose vulnerable victims, including girls who were young, homeless, or runaways,
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:56P
Gates Faces Questions on Novell Monopoly Claims in Utah
Microsoft's business practices related to the Internet were central to the case against it by the Justice Department and 20 states. The government alleged Gates orchestrated a scheme of illegal practices to protect Microsoft's Windows monopoly and
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:56P
Judge denies Jackson doc bid for new test
Just days before the scheduled sentencing of Dr Conrad Murray, Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said defence lawyers could have sought the testing months ago or even during the doctor's six-week trial. "You're not involved in fishing,
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:56P
Deficit Panel Leaders Say They Have Failed To Reach Deal
Jorge Luis Castillo, 56, Hackettstown, NJ, entered pleas in US District Court to conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud in US District Court. He is scheduled for sentencing May 22 and could receive up to 20 years in prison and fined up to $250000.
Updated: 11/21/2011 04:56P
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