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US seeks life sentence for weapons dealer
US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is due to sentence him on April 5 in Manhattan. “Although Bout has often described himself as nothing more than a businessman, he was a businessman of the most dangerous order,” federal prosecutors said in a
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:57P
US seeks life sentence for weapons dealer
US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is due to sentence him on April 5 in Manhattan. “Although Bout has often described himself as nothing more than a businessman, he was a businessman of the most dangerous order,” federal prosecutors said in a
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:57P
Prosecutor In Trayvon Martin Case Known For Being Tough: AP
"She is a tough-minded prosecutor who is prepared, thorough and a very good advocate for the prosecution in the court," said Ann Finnell, a Jacksonville defense attorney who has faced off against Corey during a trial. Finnell also was on the legal team
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:53P
Italian implicated in 'Pizza Connection' trial detained
AP ROME — A fugitive Italian banker implicated in the "Pizza Connection" drug and money laundering trial has been detained in Thailand after Italian authorities tracked his whereabouts on Facebook, authorities said Saturday. Italy's highest court in
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:52P
Italian implicated in 'Pizza Connection' trial detained
AP ROME — A fugitive Italian banker implicated in the "Pizza Connection" drug and money laundering trial has been detained in Thailand after Italian authorities tracked his whereabouts on Facebook, authorities said Saturday. Italy's highest court in
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:52P
Ark. judge allows 'admission' to be used in trial
AP A Benton County Circuit Court judge will allow prosecutors to use a man's alleged admission that he killed another man as evidence in his murder trial. Judge Jon Comstock ruled Friday that Darin Etherton's statement about the death of Brent Test was
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:36P
Special prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case has reputation for toughness
Corey refused to take any questions about the Trayvon Martin case during a telephone interview on Friday. Defense attorneys who have gone up against Corey in court say she is up for the job. “She is a tough-minded prosecutor who is prepared,
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:36P
Appellate court overturns convictions in gun case
But a judge wouldn't allow the argument at trial, and a jury convicted Aitken. In a ruling made public Friday, the appellate court overturned Aitken's convictions for possessing of handguns and large-capacity magazines. But it upheld his conviction for
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:18P
Appellate court overturns convictions in gun case
But a judge wouldn't allow the argument at trial, and a jury convicted Aitken. In a ruling made public Friday, the appellate court overturned Aitken's convictions for possessing of handguns and large-capacity magazines. But it upheld his conviction for
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:14P
Appellate panel overturns convictions of NJ man whose sentence was commuted by
But Judge James Morley would not allow the argument at trial, and a jury convicted Aitken. In a ruling made public Friday, the appellate court overturned Aitken's conviction for possessing the guns, saying Morley erred and that jurors should have been
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:12P
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