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Lil Boosie Sentenced to 8 Years After Pleading Guilty to Drug Smuggling Charges
The “Wipe Me Down” rapper, who is currently in jail awaiting trial on murder charges, was sentenced to 8 years in prison this morning for previously attempting to smuggle drugs into both the Dixon Correctional Center and Angola State Penitentiary.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:31P
SEC, Citi fight CDO settlement rejection
9 hearing before US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff that investors actually lost $700 million in the deal the agency alleged Citi knew contained faulty mortgages. "The proposed consent judgment is neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate,
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:31P
Angry exchange in court as prosecution cross-examines accused killer of
By Ben Horowitz/The Star-Ledger CHATHAM — An angry exchange erupted today in a Morristown courtroom when Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi began his cross-examination of former church custodian Jose Feliciano during his trial in the slaying of a
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:31P
Michael Jackson's Doctor Gets Four-Year Sentence
Throughout the trial, "Deputy District Attorney David Walgren kept telling jurors [that] Dr. Murray's gross negligence was a central contributing factor to the pop icon's death. Walgren said administering the powerful anesthetic propofol in a home
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:30P
Michael Jackson's doctor sentenced to 4 years in star's death
"I do wonder though to what extent the court considers the entirety of a man's book of life, as opposed to one chapter," he told the judge. Chernoff again attacked Michael Jackson, as he and his team frequently did during the doctor's trial.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:30P
Conrad Murray Gets 4-Year Max in Death of Michael Jackson; Judge Cites 'Cycle
Testimony at trial revealed that Murray had given Jackson propofol, an intravenous surgical anesthesia normally used in a hospital setting with monitoring equipment, almost nightly during the two months before his death, reports CNN.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:30P
White asks judge to toss corruption charges
It's essentially the same argument White's attorney, Grady Irvin Jr., made at trial earlier this month. US District Court Judge James Whittemore rejected the argument then, noting White was appointed by virtue of serving on the County Commission,
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:30P
Namesake pays for employer's crimes
What surprised the Court was the manner in which the alleged misdeed by the police failed to be noticed even once either by the higher-ups or the trial court, which pronounced Sheoraj Singh guilty of the offence and slapped him with life sentence.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:29P
Court follows parity, grants Shahid Balwa bail
While the bail pleas of Chandolia and Behura are pending before the trial court and High court, respectively, Raja is yet to move for bail. In its three-page order, the court directed Balwa, who was in jail since his arrest on February 8,
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:29P
Jackson doctor sentenced to four years
The doctor decided not to directly address the court. Chernoff again attacked Jackson, as he and his team frequently did during the doctor's trial. "Michael Jackson was a drug seeker," Chernoff said. Jackson's death in June 2009 stunned the world,
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:28P
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