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Judge says Calif. mom can be tried in baby's death
A judge ruled Monday that a mother charged with killing her 7-month-old son by tossing him from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure is mentally competent to stand trial. Orange County Superior Court Judge Kazuharu Makino made the ruling
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:46A

Missouri family sex case charges dropped
"Whether or not I believe the allegations is an independent question from whether or not I believe I can prove each and every element of the case beyond a reasonable doubt at trial," Campbell told The Associated Press after notifying courts in three
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:45A

Missouri family sex case charges dropped
"Whether or not I believe the allegations is an independent question from whether or not I believe I can prove each and every element of the case beyond a reasonable doubt at trial," Campbell told The Associated Press after notifying courts in three
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:45A

Closing speeches heard in Dundon trial
Wayne Dundon, of Lenihan Avenue, Ballinacurra Weston, has pleaded not guilty to five counts relating to threatening to kill Alice Collins and her children Gareth, Jimmy and April, as well as two counts of obstructing the course of justice at addresses
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:43A

Woman denies bomb plot trial claim
The daughter of a man accused of plotting to murder Celtic Football Club manager Neil Lennon in a parcel bomb plot has told a court that she never asked for peroxide to be bought on her behalf. Gemma Muirhead, 18, said she had to stop working at a
Updated: 03/13/2012 09:02A

Woman denies claim made at Lennon bomb plot trial
The daughter of a man accused of plotting to murder Celtic FC manager Neil Lennon in a parcel-bomb plot told a court today that she never asked for peroxide to be bought on her behalf. Gemma Muirhead (aged 18) said she had to stop working at a
Updated: 03/13/2012 08:54A

SCCRC 'queried Lockerbie verdict'
On claims the verdict was unreasonable, the SCCRC report quoted in the Herald states: "The commission has reached the view that the trial court's verdict is at least arguably one which no reasonable court, properly directed, could have returned.
Updated: 03/13/2012 08:50A

McClintic, who confessed in Tori Stafford death, to testify at murder trial
McClintic is set to take the stand at Rafferty's trial today and could be there all week as she tells the jury what she says happened to Tori. Last week court heard that before she snatched Tori, McClintic went to an employment centre,
Updated: 03/13/2012 08:47A

Confessed killer to testify in Stafford murder trial
Since Rafferty's trial got underway last week, the court has heard that, on the day she was snatched, Tori spent it as any happy Grade 3 student might, splashing in puddles and playing with her friends. At the same time, the court heard that McClintic
Updated: 03/13/2012 08:47A

Woman serving time for Tori's death to testify
Michael Thomas Rafferty's trial began last week in London, Ont. The 31-year-old has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder, sexual assault causing bodily harm and abduction. Eight-year-old Tori went missing on April 8, 2009, shortly after she left
Updated: 03/13/2012 08:44A