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Hampton man sentenced to 20 years in Food Lion robbery case
Emmanuel Norman, 27, received the sentence in federal court from Judge Henry C. Morgan on Wednesday. Norman pleaded guilty in December to his role in an October shooting at the Newmarket Square Food Lion. Prosecutors say Norman and another man,
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:35P
Shelby County woman found guilty of conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire
By Kent Faulk -- The Birmingham News Sentencing for Barbara Patterson, of Columbiana, is tentatively set for May 31, said US District Court Judge Abdul Kallon. "I'm surprised," said Patterson's attorney, Mari Morrison. The jury deliberated just under
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:34P
Penn State Ex-Coach Sandusky Loses Bid for Delay of Child Sex-Abuse Trial
“Postponement of a trial should be the last resort” and only after all “attempts to remedy the impediments to the conduct of a prompt trial have been exhausted,” state court Judge John M. Cleland wrote in his decision today denying the extension.
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:32P
Judge considers fate of condemned killer Menzies
By melinda Rogers West Jordan • The 25-year legal saga of condemned killer Ralph Leroy Menzies continued Wednesday in 3rd District Court, as his latest defense attorneys tried to argue the man received inadequate representation from his lawyers who
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:32P
Stanford swindle among history's worst -prosecutor
HOUSTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Allen Stanford perpetrated one of the biggest thefts in history, a US prosecutor said on Wednesday as the former financier's trial neared its end. Stanford, 61, is on trial in federal court in Houston, accused of running a
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:31P
Stanford swindle among history's worst -prosecutor
HOUSTON, Feb 29 (Reuters) - Allen Stanford perpetrated one of the biggest thefts in history, a US prosecutor said on Wednesday as the former financier's trial neared its end. Stanford, 61, is on trial in federal court in Houston, accused of running a
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:31P
Blatchford: Contrast between teens called to testify and victim is galling
When the brothers' preliminary hearing was held, Mark went to an Etobicoke court to testify; they were committed for trial. When the trial date arrived, in December of 2009, Mark showed up at the downtown courthouse. When the first order of business at
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:31P
Gloria Arroyo now at La Vista for Iggy's wake
The Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has allowed the detained Pampanga lawmaker to visit Iggy's wake only today, Thursday, from 8 am to 4 pm at the family residence in La Vista, Quezon City. The Quezon City Police and the Regional Public Safety
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:30P
Ending travel ban, Egypt signals NGO case may be dropped
While none of the Americans who were accused showed up in court for the trial's opening day, 14 Egyptian NGO workers stood in the traditional defendants' cage. They, too, protested the charges in their own ways. Their supporters in the courtroom
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:30P
Former SIMI activists found guilty of promoting communal strife
Within one year of their arrest, a fast track court had pronounced them guilty and slapped three years of imprisonment. The accused appealed in the Madras High Court, which ordered a retrial in 2006 and the case was diverted back to the trial court.
Updated: 02/29/2012 07:30P
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