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Tori Stafford trial that began this morning was suddenly delayed before Crown attorneys gave their opening address. After Mr. Justice Thomas Heeny gave his opening statement, the court staffers abruptly requested the room emptied and lawyers agreed on
Updated: 03/05/2012 02:01P
WSET.com - ABC13Conn. high court rules prisoners can be force-fed
(AP) - Connecticut prison inmates who go on hunger strikes can be restrained and force-fed to protect them from life-threatening dehydration and malnutrition, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 7-0 decision came in the case of 51-year-old
Updated: 03/05/2012 02:00P
Court: Possibility a dog might eat pot evidence doesn't OK warrantless search
In a bizarre Fourth Amendment case, a police officer used a variation of that old excuse — the dog might eat the marijuana — so the cop had to enter the house without a warrant. That case went before Ohio's Tenth District Court of Appeals.
Updated: 03/05/2012 02:00P
Guilty! Fake barrister who donned a wig and robe to represent a friend he met
Evans had been purporting to represent Mr Moss during a complex proceeds of crime case. Mr Moss, having sacked two separate legal teams, was 'desperate' for someone to help him. During Evans's trial, Mr Moss told the court he was 'one of a few people'
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:59P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMConn. high court rules prisoners can be force-fed
(AP) - Connecticut prison inmates who go on hunger strikes can be restrained and force-fed to protect them from life-threatening dehydration and malnutrition, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 7-0 decision came in the case of 51-year-old
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:58P
Federal Court Rules Collection of DNA from Felony Arrestee Constitutional
In a First Appellate District Court of Appeal decision in California, People v. Buza (2011 DJDAR 11741), the court reversed Buza's misdemeanor conviction for refusing to provide a DNA sample. More recently, a federal trial judge in Sacramento, in US v.
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:56P
Supreme Court Denies Death Row Inmate's Request for New Attorneys
Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a California death row inmate cannot have his conviction overturned because he disagreed with the defense strategy his attorneys used. The case appears to limit the control of
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:55P
Supreme Court Denies Death Row Inmate's Request for New Attorneys
Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a California death row inmate cannot have his conviction overturned because he disagreed with the defense strategy his attorneys used. The case appears to limit the control of
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:55P
Guantanamo sentences lighter than expected, so far
Legal experts note, with some caveats, that all but one of the seven convictions at what are known as military commissions, including a plea bargain finalized Wednesday for a former Maryland man, have resulted in lower sentences than those routinely
Updated: 03/05/2012 01:38P
Documents detail killings in declared dead case
The details about the deaths and Sanders' alleged confession were filed last week in federal court in Louisiana in dueling arguments over whether his statements to law enforcement can be presented at trial. The judge didn't immediately rule.
Updated: 03/05/2012 12:58P
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