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CRIME: Michael Jackson's doctor to learn punishment for death
AP LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson's doctor will learn his punishment today for ending the life and career of one of pop music's greatest entertainers and for leaving his three children without a father. Conrad Murray is set to be sentenced for
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:03A
Citigroup, HSBC, RBS, Rajaratnam, JPMorgan in Court News
The case is US Securities and Exchange Commission v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., 11-cv-7387, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan). HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) amended its settlement with investors in an Irish fund who lost their
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:02A
Conrad Murray should pay $100 million to Jackson estate, DA says
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who presided over Murray's trial, has said the physician poses a danger to society and ordered him held in jail pending sentencing. Involuntary manslaughter carries a sentence of up to four years
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:01A
Doctor to be sentenced for Jackson's death
The doctor's fate lies with Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, who will determine the sentence and had harsh words for Murray on the day he was convicted. "Dr. Murray's reckless conduct in this case poses a demonstrable risk to the safety of the
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:58A
Melton police officer on trial for theft
Opening the prosecution's case yesterday (Monday), Kevin Barry told the court how a serious administrative error, made by investment company Fidelity Investments Ltd, had resulted in an account being transferred into the defendant's name.
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:56A
Ellison rejects plea to impose American discovery and procedure rules in BP
"Plaintiffs cite a slew of factually dissimilar cases in which district courts imposed some combination of the conditions plaintiffs now request," he wrote. "Plaintiffs appear to have selected their citations regardless of relevance to the case at hand
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:56A
Feds Want More Tests On Idaho Man
Ortega-Hernandez is competent to stand trial, but prosecutors filed a motion Monday asking for further tests. A judge granted a defense request to delay Ortega's preliminary hearing until the motion is argued. Ortega is due back in court Dec. 12.
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:55A
Savoie set to be arraigned in Grant County
Evan Savoie had been sentenced to 26 years in prison for the death of 13-year-old Craig Sorger, but the state Appeals Court last month ordered a new trial. Savoie's lawyers argued that his right to a public trial was violated when the trial court judge
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:55A
Alaska militia leader says group's rights were trampled
The men are accused of trying to secure weapons to overthrow the government in a case that remains set for what's expected to be a month-long trial in February. Francis Schaeffer Cox, 27, Coleman Barney, 37, and Lonnie Vernon, 56, face a charge of
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:55A
Spanish judge who went after Pinochet, bin Laden to stand trial Jan. 24 over
Attorney Gonzalo Martinez-Fresneda said Tuesday he received notice of the trial date from the Supreme Court a day earlier. If convicted Garzon faces a suspension of up to 20 years. The lawyer said such a punishment would in effect end the 56-year-old
Updated: 11/29/2011 07:54A
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