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Prosecutors seek life sentence in RI murder case
By: Wire Reports | AP State prosecutors have informed the court that they plan to seek life without parole for a Rhode Island man accused of murdering an 83-year-old woman in 2010. Amy Kempe, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Peter Kilmartin,
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:27P
San Francisco Sheriff in Plea Agreement
AP SAN FRANCISCO—Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleaded guilty Monday to false imprisonment in a domestic-violence case involving his wife after reaching a plea deal. Mr. Mirkarimi entered the plea after an appeals court said a video of his wife could be shown
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:26P
Stobbes' marriage examined in Crown cross-examination
The state of Mark Stobbe's marriage to Beverly Rowbotham remains a focal point during the former government adviser's high-profile murder trial. Court reporter Mike McIntyre is providing live coverage as the Crown attorney continues cross examinging
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:26P
Man chooses jury trial on manslaughter charge
A Duncans Cove man charged with manslaughter has elected to be tried by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge and jury. Defence lawyer Kevin Burke made the election this afternoon, when he appeared in Halifax provincial court on behalf of Jason William
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:24P
C$27 billion suit versus Big Tobacco starts in Montreal
At question in the trial in Quebec Superior Court in Montreal is whether the companies adequately warned smokers of the dangers of cigarettes. It is the first time tobacco companies have gone to trial in a civil suit in Canada.
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:22P
Alberta mother Allyson McConnell drowned sons, court hears
Her trial got underway Monday in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen's Bench. In court, McConnell showed no signs of physical injury from the jump off the overpass. As the proceedings got underway, a pale and gaunt McConnell sat slumped in the prisoner's box.
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:22P
Court tosses jury award in Katrina jail lawsuit
By Michael Kunzelman, AP NEW ORLEANS (WTW) — A federal appeals court has thrown out a jury's award of more than $650000 to two Ohio tourists who were arrested in New Orleans on public drunkenness charges two days before Hurricane Katrina's landfall and
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:20P
Accused killer's rap from the notorious Toronto “Don” jail played for a jury
Betsy Powell Courts Bureau Prosecutors closed their case against Lamar Skeete on Monday by playing a profanity-laden audio recording of him rapping from the Toronto “Don” Jail after his arrest for murdering gentle giant Kenneth Mark.
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:20P
Millennium bomber's sentence deemed too lenient
In a 7-4 split decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of the government's appeal and sent the case back to a federal judge for resentencing. Ressam, a sometime Montreal resident, was arrested in Washington state in 1999 on his
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:19P
Millennium bomber's sentence deemed too lenient
In a 7-4 split decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favour of the government's appeal and sent the case back to a federal judge for resentencing. Ressam, a sometime Montreal resident, was arrested in Washington state in 1999 on his
Updated: 03/12/2012 03:19P
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