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Tearful Slocum blames ex-girlfriend
(Paul Buckowski / Times Union) Matthew Slocum walks into the courtroom in Washington County Court on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 in Fort Edward, NY. The trial of Matthew Slocum continued on Wednesday. Slocum is accused of killing his family in the town of
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:33P
Feds seek to stifle defense arguments in Lubbock terror case
According to court records, his writings at the time included a desire for jihad. Prosecutors this week have filed three documents called "motion in limine." The first one seeks to stifle a defense that has been mentioned by Aldawsari's attorneys in
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:32P
Driver meted life sentence
Judge Edgar Garvilles of the Regional Trial Court of Bacolod said he sentenced Johnny Mayuno to life imprisonment for violation of Section 5 of Republic Act 9165, also known as Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, for selling four sticks of
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:28P
At trial, police procedures criticized
Both prosecutors and defense attorneys strongly questioned in court Wednesday the Harlingen Police Department's decision not to send crime scene and accident reconstruction teams to the place where Juan Beltran Aranjo was killed last April.
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:25P
Judge not endorsing Ganim getting license back
"The court has taken no position on this application for bar readmission," wrote US District Court Judge Janet Bond Arterton in a court order made public Wednesday. That statement is contrary to comments made Monday by Ganim's federal probation officer
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:23P
Accused killer Max Sica claimed to be gay, murder trial told
Amit Lala was giving evidence in a Supreme Court trial in Brisbane where Sica, 41, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Neelma Singh, 24, Kunal Singh, 18, and Sidhi Singh, 12, at Bridgeman Downs, in Brisbane's north, on April 21, 2003.
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:12P
Prosecuting attorney presents evidence in Peterson murder trial
Pool photo by Parker Eshelman/Columbia Daily Tribune BY Dani Kinnison COLUMBIA — Missouri State Prosecuting attorneys presented evidence in court Wednesday that identified James Porter's blood in Zachariah Peterson's Chevy Tahoe.
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:08P
Supreme Court rules out bat-infestation payment
Hirschhorn, who argued his own case at the Supreme Court, decided to demolish the house in November 2007, rather than attempt to clean out all the bat droppings. The next February, Auto-Owners sent Hirschhorn a revised denial letter,
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:06P
New trial ordered in death of inmate forced to wear pink underwear
The Justice Department last year revoked the sheriff's authority to identify and detain illegal immigrants after finding that Maricopa County deputies were engaged in racial profiling. A week ago, Arpaio announced at a Phoenix news conference that
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:43P
Shula Zaken, Olmert's former bureau chief, pleads not guilty to charges of
Zaken told Tel Aviv District Court Judge David Rozen yesterday that she did not have the money to pay her lawyer and would have to find a new one. She requested a continuance to find another lawyer and to make arrangements for her son's bar mitzvah.
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:33P