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NEW LOCAL Jury selection complete in Wiley case
By Keith Gushard Meadville Tribune MEADVILLE — The double-homicide trial of Gary Wiley of Linesville is scheduled to open Wednesday morning in the Crawford County Court of Common Pleas as the last of four alternate jurors has been selected.
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:46P
Analysts on Myriad Genetics (MYGN) Licking Their Chops Following Mayo v
The stock plunged almost 9 percent as the US's high court sided with the Mayo Clinic related to two patents for blood tests from Nestle's Prometheus. The ruling is connected to Myriad's ACLU case, as the Prometheus case becomes part of the case law.
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:41P
Judge declares mistrial after opening statements in manslaughter case
Weld District Court Judge Todd Taylor stopped the proceedings this morning after both attorneys delivered their opening statements in the trial in which Ramirez is accused of throwing a 14-pound rock from a second-story porch onto 60-year-old Larry
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:35P
British tourist killings trial: Jury selection to continue
The identities of jurors are being kept secret by the court until the conclusion of the trial. By midmorning Tuesday, the prosecutors and defense had narrowed down the jury pool to 37 people in the trial of murder defendant Shawn Tyson.
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:32P
British tourist killings: 76 potential jurors, most white
(POOL PHOTO, Elaine Litherland/Sarasota Herald-Tribune) By Chris Anderson & Robert Eckhart SARASOTA - His wife has a chipped tooth and a dental appointment, and he himself has a doctor's appointment coming up. But Juror No. 66 is changing his schedule
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:32P
Juveniles Convicted of Homicides: Will The US Supreme Court Take the Next
He asked both sides – Stevenson and attorneys for the states of Alabama and Arkansas — what they were arguing for: a categorical ban on life without parole sentencing for juveniles, or an end to the “mandatory” requirement, giving the trial court
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:30P
Jonathan Agee's Montgomery county trial delayed
Franklin County sheriff's deputy Jonathan Agee said few words in court this afternoon, only “yes sir” several times in response to the judge's questions on if he understood why his trial was being delayed. Montgomery County commonwealth's attorney Brad
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:28P
Man agrees to testify in homicide trial against friend, whom Jefferson Parish
Judge John Molaison of the 24th Judicial District Court sentenced Ford to the maximum 40 years for each charge and ran the sentences concurrently. Ford told authorities he and Arnaud were at a daiquiri shop on Barataria Boulevard in Marrero,
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:28P
Court denies rehearing in fondling case
On Tuesday, the Mississippi Court of Appeals declined to rehear the case of Donald Whitfield, 39. Whitfield is serving 32 years in prison after he was convicted at trial of fondling and sexual battery in July of 2010. The victim was a minor under the
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:28P
Judge should back off, says prosecutor
Mr Patrick Kiage said the application by DPP Keriako Tobiko to have Mr Justice Nicholas Ombija withdraw from the case against Tinderet MP Henry Kosgey was not an attack on the authority of the court. “It is laughable for Mr Kosgey to suggest that an
Updated: 03/20/2012 03:27P