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San Francisco: Court overturns 22-year sentence for millenium bomber as too
Circuit Judge Richard Clifton wrote in the majority opinion that the 22-year sentence imposed by US District Judge John Coughenor didn't adequately account for the "horrific" crimes Ressam planned. "Had Ressam succeeded in his plot to blow up LAX,
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:14P
Court hears of McConnell Internet searches into drowning, strangulation
At a trial that began in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen's Bench on Monday, Crown prosecutor Gordon Hatch said there is no question that McConnell killed her children. The only questions, Hatch said, are why, and whether or not she had the intent required to
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:10P
Appeal denied in shooting case
The NC Court of Appeals upheld his conviction last week. Marin's appeal claimed the trial court should have granted his motion to dismiss the case because eyewitness identification testimony was insufficient. The three-judge appellate court ruled no
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:06P
Update: Court hears of McConnell Internet searches into drowning
McConnell, now 33, is facing two counts of second-degree murder. Her trial got underway Monday morning in Wetaskiwin Court of Queen's Bench. In court, McConnell showed no signs of physical injury from the jump off the overpass.
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:06P
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi pleads guilty to false imprisonment
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi gestures as he walks into Superior Court for the start of his trial on domestic abuse charges in San Francisco, Calif. on Feb. 24. By msnbc.com staff and news services SAN FRANCISCO -- San Francisco sheriff Ross
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:04P
Trial to go on without Bolea
FICAC prosecutor Temalesi Waqabaca informed the court yesterday FICAC was awaiting a response from Interpol regarding Mr Bolea's whereabouts. Ms Waqabaca made an application to proceed with trial in Mr Bolea's absence. She stated the matter had been
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:04P
Accountant in court for stealing beer worth N2.5m
Lagos an accountant with a private firm in Lagos was on Monday charged before an Igbosere Magistrates' Court with the alleged theft of cartons of beer, valued at N2.5 million. The accountant is standing trial on a two-count charge of felony and
Updated: 03/12/2012 06:02P
Anger over NGO trial threatens Egypt's interim government
A shorthand version of the government's conduct in the NGO case is: Raid American and Egyptian nonprofit offices in a popular assertion of sovereignty, smear their pro-democracy activists in court and the media as chaos-sowing spies, rebuke diplomatic
Updated: 03/12/2012 05:58P
Tobacco firms play along with government rules, court hears in landmark class
Suzanne Cote, lawyer for Imperial Tobacco, told the court in her opening arguments in a major class-action health case that could set precedents for tobacco company liability on health issues that the federal government “is directly implicated in all
Updated: 03/12/2012 05:58P
Sheriff pleads guilty to reduced charge in spousal-abuse case
A San Francisco Superior Court judge is expected to formally approve terms of the agreement at a hearing set for next Monday, she said. Mirkarimi, 50, had pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of domestic violence battery, child endangerment and
Updated: 03/12/2012 05:56P
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