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Judge asked by attorney to dismiss all 52 sex-abuse counts against Jerry Sandusky
"The defendant submits that his due-process rights ... will be violated if he is forced to proceed to trial," Amendola wrote. "He cannot adequately prepare and present a defense to those charges." The routine court filing is unlikely to lead to a
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:49P
Fairbanks man plans to plead guilty to drug charges
A hearing was held Thursday in Fairbanks US District Court. Harshman was arrested in January after a search warrant turned up 136 marijuana plants at a Fairbanks home. Hundreds more plants were found at a property nine miles north of Fox.
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:48P
Family of victim in webcam case: Jury got it right
"At the conclusion of the trial, the defense's explanation of what happened was simply not believable." Meanwhile, the other man in the live streaming video _ identified in court only by the initials MB _ said the roommate, Dharun Ravi, deserves prison
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:46P
Court Denies Trial in Labor Mural Dispute
A US District Court judge has denied a trial in a lawsuit that seeks to force Gov. Paul LePage to restore a labor mural to the walls of the Maine Department of labor. A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Jeffrey Neil Young, says they're still deciding whether
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:42P
Helena woman pleads not guilty to DUI fatality
HELENA -- A 30-year-old Helena woman pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence in District Court on Thursday afternoon. Brandy Lee Dullum is accused of having a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.233 at the
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:42P
Helena woman pleads not guilty to DUI fatality
HELENA -- A 30-year-old Helena woman pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence in District Court on Thursday afternoon. Brandy Lee Dullum is accused of having a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.233 at the
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:42P
Arguments Set For May In Pitino Extortion Case
LOUISVILLE (AP) - A federal appeals court has set oral arguments for May 31 in the case the woman convicted of trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Prosecutors, though, have asked the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:38P
Arguments Set For May In Pitino Extortion Case
LOUISVILLE (AP) - A federal appeals court has set oral arguments for May 31 in the case the woman convicted of trying to extort University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino. Prosecutors, though, have asked the US 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:38P
Illinois Supreme Court rules wife of CSX Transportation employee can sue over
It also alleges that Annette Simpkins was exposed while doing her husband's laundry and later developed mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer linked to asbestos, and died in 2007, the same year the case was dismissed. The Illinois Supreme Court ruling
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:36P
Illinois Supreme Court rules wife of CSX Transportation employee can sue over
It also alleges that Annette Simpkins was exposed while doing her husband's laundry and later developed mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer linked to asbestos, and died in 2007, the same year the case was dismissed. The Illinois Supreme Court ruling
Updated: 03/23/2012 12:36P
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