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CBS 3 Springfield - WSHM6-year sentence sought in French terror trial
Entertainment News from AP PARIS (AP) - A French prosecutor has asked a Paris court to sentence an Algerian-born nuclear physicist to six years in prison for his suspected role in plotting terrorism with al-Qaida's north African wing.
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:53P

Court hears final arguments in LaSota-Liard murder trial
A Brampton court heard closing arguments Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Rafal LaSota and Michelle Liard, the couple accused of killing a 13-year-old Mississauga girl in 2008. Alexandra Firgin-Hewie was found dead outside a home in
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:53P

Court hears final arguments in LaSota-Liard murder trial
A Brampton court heard closing arguments Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Rafal LaSota and Michelle Liard, the couple accused of killing a 13-year-old Mississauga girl in 2008. Alexandra Firgin-Hewie was found dead outside a home in
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:53P

Sandusky trial start delayed by 3 weeks
former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sexual abuse case on Thursday delayed the start of the trial by three weeks to early June, and prosecutors filed a lengthy court document that said the case should not be dismissed.
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:49P

Pacha's trial awaits DPP's decision
The trial on David Dei Pacha's case was halted half-way through to allow police to carry out further investigations. Prosecutor Augustine Aulanga yesterday indicated to court that a legal opinion has been rendered to the Director of Public Prosecutions
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:47P

Accused serial killer retains advisory counsel for trial
Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet said he will review the parameters for advisory counsel, including whether they are allowed to sit at the defense table. Advisory counsel may not actively participate in the case and address the court.
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:45P

One guilty verdict in backpacker robbery trial
The jury returned its one verdict – an 11 to 1 majority decision – after more than eight hours of deliberations at the end of a five-day Christchurch District Court trial before Judge Gary MacAskill. It found Hetaraka guilty of robbing the French woman
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:43P

Pinehurst bank trial expected to go to jury Monday
While prosecutors laid out a case of bad checks floating between banks and a secret five-loan scheme to cover it all up, defense attorneys say the five-loan deal was disclosed to regulators and that the defendants just wanted to keep the struggling
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:42P

Marietta Defendants Convicted in Identity Theft Scheme
A jury in Atlanta's federal district court returned a guilty verdict late Thursday against Opeoluwa Adigun, age unknown, and Chukwuka Onyekaba, a/k/a Gabriel Onyekaba, 34, both of Marietta, on charges of stealing the identities of more than 85
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:40P

6-year prison term sought in French trial of ex-CERN physicist accused of
AP PARIS — A French prosecutor has asked a Paris court to sentence an Algerian-born nuclear physicist to six years in prison for his suspected role in plotting terrorism with al-Qaida's north African wing. The request came at the end of the two-day
Updated: 03/30/2012 04:38P