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Double take: Track owner looking to add slots in Bonita fighting slots statewide
Since then, a trial court and the 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee have rejected their arguments. On Nov. 1, lawyers appealed the ruling to the Florida Supreme Court. "We're arguing that the Legislature had no constitutional authority to
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:40P
Fraudulent horse seller's sentence cut
Annie Paivi Edwards was convicted after trial in the Brisbane District Court on five counts of dishonestly obtaining a benefit. The 44-year-old from Jimboomba, southwest of Brisbane, was sentenced in February to two years' jail, with an order that she
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:39P
Judge Denies Murray's Bid For New Testing
"If we can show there was no lidocaine, it refutes the theory that a (long-lasting) infusion was given," Flanagan said outside court. Such a result "could" have changed the outcome of the trial, he said. "We want to confirm or negate the accuracy of
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:38P
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Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor says Murray's defense attorneys knew about the vial at the start of the case and could have requested the testing months ago. Attorney J. Michael Flanagan wrote in a court filing that the testing is necessary to
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:37P
Ninth Circuit To Consider Prop 8 Case, Challenge to Walker's Impartiality Together
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit will be deciding the appeal of US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's ruling striking down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional alongside the appeal of US District Court Judge James Ware's ruling denying the
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:37P
Hit-skip case set for trial in January
James A. Berry is expected to be tried in the Clark County Common Pleas Court. A pretrial hearing is set for Jan. 24. A grand jury formally charged Berry, 81, in August with hit-skip or failure to stop after an accident that resulted in the death of
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:36P
Ted Stevens Prosecutors Will Not Be Charged
But Schuelke recommends that the Justice Department officials involved in the case should not be charged for criminal contempt of court because the judge who presided over the trial failed to issue an order specifically instructing them to obey the law
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:35P
The price of surrender
A few years ago, the High Court of Justice koshered the execution of Palestinians without trial when it rejected a petition filed by the Public Committee Against Torture, which asked the court to put an end to the policy of assassinations.
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:33P
Killing Fields trio accused of creating "living nightmare"
Their case is the second to be brought before the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) and could be the last, with rights groups furious over the court's unexplained rejection of a third high-profile case and allegations of
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:31P
Judge denies Jackson doctor Conrad Murray's bid for new testing
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor says Murray's defense attorneys knew about the vial at the start of the case and could have requested the testing months ago. Attorney J. Michael Flanagan wrote in a court filing that the testing is necessary to
Updated: 11/21/2011 08:29P
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