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Trial starts in deadly 2008 crane collapse
James Lomma, owner of New York Crane & Equipment Corp., was "concerned about the bottom line and nothing else," assistant district attorney Eli Cherkasky told the Manhattan Supreme Court in opening arguments, according to the New York Post.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:36P
Florida men sentenced in poaching case
Morse, the owner of a retirement community outside Orlando known as The Villages, first appeared Tuesday morning in Yellowstone County District Court where he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of hunting elk without a license in 2007.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:34P
US Supreme Court rejects Phil Spector's murder appeal
The court declined to hear his attorneys' argument that prosecutors had turned the trial judge into a government witness by using his statements in a multimedia presentation, among other challenges, the Associated Press reported.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:34P
Jury finds physician assistant guilty
By BRYCE MARTIN Thomas Stetler, seen here in last years district court proceedings, was found guilty by a jury Feb. 15 on two second-degree counts of criminal sexual conduct. (Photo by BRYCE MARTIN / Leader Editor) After deliberating for nearly half a
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:29P
Honeymoon diving death case: Victim's sister testifies
He has since remarried, and his second wife is accompanying him to court during the trial. Prosecutors had tried to draw out more testimony from Thomas about conversations she had with Watson and some of his actions after the death, but Circuit Judge
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:28P
Megaupload's Dotcom free until extradition hearing
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom at a January court hearing in New Zealand. A district court judge ruled at a hearing that Dotcom, a German formerly known as Kim Schmitz, was not a flight risk and could be released without posting bond to rejoin his
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:27P
Trial in DC shootings that killed 5 begins
In court Tuesday, prosecutors attempted to preempt the argument, calling that arrest an “honest mistake.” The trial of the five — Orlando Carter, 22; his brother, Sanquan, 21; Jeffrey D. Best, 23; Robert Bost, 23; and Lamar Williams, 23 — began Tuesday
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:24P
Jimmy Dimora on the witness stand? Defense lawyers, legal experts divided on
Speculation abounded Tuesday as prosecutors rested their case in US District Court and Dimora's lawyers began calling defense witnesses without hinting at whether their client might testify. A jury of prominent defense lawyers and legal experts,
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:19P
Hawaii Marine hazing trial jury selection begins
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (WTW) — A jury is being selected in the general court martial of a Hawaii-based Marine accused of punching, kicking, and pouring sand in the face of a fellow lance corporal who fell asleep on watch in Afghanistan.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:18P
Hawaii Marine hazing trial jury selection begins
KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (WTW) — A jury is being selected in the general court martial of a Hawaii-based Marine accused of punching, kicking, and pouring sand in the face of a fellow lance corporal who fell asleep on watch in Afghanistan.
Updated: 02/21/2012 08:18P
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