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Freed prisoner will spend his first Thanksgiving in 13 years on the outside
But US District Court Judge Helen "Ginger" Berrigan overturned the cocaine possession conviction in late September, ruling that former District Attorney Harry Connick's office failed to turn over a police narrative that contradicted the trial testimony
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:09P
Politics: Court boosts Texas minorities' clout
Minorities will make up the majority of voters in three additional Texas congressional districts under a proposed redistricting map released... No comments have been posted to this article. AUSTIN, Texas — Minorities will make up the majority of voters
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:08P
Man shot dead former friend with 100-year-old pistol
The man convicted of shooting dead a former friend outside a Gold Coast McDonald's restaurant after a drug deal soured has been sentenced to eight years in jail. Samuel Mark Friedman, 26, was due to stand trial yesterday for the 2009 slaying of
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:06P
Defendant to stand trial in Carthage man's death
The testimony came at Inman's preliminary hearing in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin on a charge of second-degree murder. At the conclusion of the hearing, Associate Judge Joe Schoeberl ordered the 30-year-old Webb City man bound over for trial
Updated: 11/23/2011 11:05P
Unsolved crimes remain in Libya bring consecutive killings: ICC prosecutor
If they conduct the proceedings, the court will not intervene," Moreno-Ocampo said. "I'm not competing for the case," he added. Seif al-Islam was captured Saturday by fighters from Zintan who tracked him to the southern desert.
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:53P
Time of reckoning has come
On Friday, the lawyers questioned the Pasay regional trial court's arrest order, claiming that the court did not have jurisdiction over the case. They are contemplating on filing contempt charges against Justice Secretary Leila de Lima, who has stood
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:50P
witness testified in murder trial of St. Vital couple
A witness testified in court Wednesday about the shooting deaths of a man and his pregnant wife in St. Vital in 2008. Steven Solomon, who is now in the witness protection program, called it the worst weekend of his life. He told court he was there as
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:49P
New redistricting map creates opportunity for minorities
In a separate case in Washington, a federal court refused to approve maps without a trial, agreeing with the Justice Department that there was sufficient evidence to question whether it hurt minority representation. Because Texas has a history of
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:47P
Texas Democrats may gain 4 seats under court's interim congressional map
The judges created the interim maps because a trial in Washington federal court to determine whether the Legislature's plan conforms with the federal Voting Rights Act is not scheduled until after candidates must file to run.
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:47P
Clooney, Ronaldo witnesses in Berlusconi sex trial?
A court in Milan Wednesday announced that the American actor and the Portuguese footballer are among potential 78 defence witnesses. Prosecutors also presented the court with a list of 138 people it may want to call. Clooney and Ronaldo reportedly
Updated: 11/23/2011 10:46P
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