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Trial to begin for Marblehead man charged in Wesleyan killing
The murder trial of 32-year-old Stephen Morgan of Marblehead, Mass., is scheduled to begin Wednesday in state court in Middletown, home to the liberal arts university. Prosecutors say Morgan killed 21-year-old Johanna Justin-Jinich of Timnath, Colo.,
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:41P
UNIBAM case postponed; preliminary hearing set for December 9
After the December 9 hearing, the court is expected to set a date for the case proper to be heard. We are told that attorneys from the office of the Solicitor General, whose job it is to argue solely the constitutionality of Section 53, are prepared to
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:39P
Less than 3 weeks after acquittal in NYC case, state assemblyman hit with new
weeks after being acquitted in a federal corruption case, a New York state lawmaker was arrested Tuesday on new charges that he sought and accepted bribes from a carnival promoter and two undercover FBI agents posing as real estate developers.
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:39P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Argument preview: Replacing habeas counsel
He death sentence was affirmed by the California Supreme Court in 1992. He began habeas proceedings in federal district court in 1993, and counsel was appointed to represent him. In 2004, the federal district court conducted an evidentiary hearing,
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:38P
Shafia's first wife feared for her life, murder trial hears
Vorgetts, an Afghan women's rights activist who now lives in Virginia, said she tried to persuade Mohammad to leave her husband Mohammad Shafia, who is now a co-accused in the four drowning deaths. But in a series of furtive payphone calls,
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:38P
Domingo-Viernes case: Murder in Seattle
Viernes died instantly but Domingo lived for several hours more and was able to name the hit men in a dying declaration made to paramedics. In 1989, a US federal court determined that the murders were a product of a conspiracy hatched at the highest
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:25P
Official: Jackson's doctor to serve about 2 years
Photo: Kevork Djansezian, Pool / AP Michael Jackson's sister LaToya Jackson arrives for the sentencing of Conrad Murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson, at the Los Angeles Criminal Justice Center Tuesday,
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:00P
Michael Jackson doctor gets maximum sentence
Murray, 58, dressed in a gray suit and purple paisley tie, sat emotionless throughout much of his sentencing in the trial that captured the world's attention. Just before he was led out of the courtroom, he blew kisses at a woman who shouted “we love
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:48P
Michael Jackson's doctor gets four years in prison, may only serve two
“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. Mr. Chernoff also attacked Michael Jackson, as he and his team frequently did during the doctor's trial.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:47P
Judge sets Stanford competency hearing
The court has twice postponed previously scheduled trial dates. Ali Fazel, one of his defense attorneys, declined to comment on the hearing and trial dates, citing an earlier order from Hittner barring attorneys from discussing the case publicly.
Updated: 11/29/2011 02:46P
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