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Convicted Mass. murderer of wife, baby asking for new trial
(NECN/AP: Eileen Curran) - A British man convicted of killing his wife and infant daughter in their suburban Boston home is going before the highest court in Massachusetts to request a new trial. Under Massachusetts law, if you are convicted of
Updated: 04/06/2012 01:06P
Court rejects arrest plea for Turkish coup general
Evren and another coup plotter, former air force commander Tahsin Sahinkaya, 87, have so far failed to appear in court, pleading their ill health keeps them from attending the trial which began this week. The case marks a watershed in the decades-old
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:59P
Chester-le-Street attacker jailed eight years after fleeing trial
He was bailed, but failed to turn up for a subsequent trial and was tried in his absence, at Durham Crown Court, in July 2004. A warrant was issued for Burn's arrest by Judge Peter Armstrong, who imposed a four-year prison sentence.
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:58P
Employee With Bipolar Disorder Wins Discrimination Case
Judge Edward Shea of the US District Court for Eastern Washington agreed with Reilly that he was fired for his bipolar disorder — not for the half-dozen different rationales Cottonwood Financial had given. The judge said such rationales were merely a
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:58P
Employee With Bipolar Disorder Wins Discrimination Case
Judge Edward Shea of the US District Court for Eastern Washington agreed with Reilly that he was fired for his bipolar disorder — not for the half-dozen different rationales Cottonwood Financial had given. The judge said such rationales were merely a
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:58P
Merriam murder case ends in guilty plea
Jason M. Munjak, 37, pleaded guilty this morning in Johnson County District Court to a charge of felony first-degree murder for killing Toby Marie Rock, 37, a mother of five from Topeka. Munjak also pleaded guilty to a charge of distributing
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:54P
Spate of murder cases puts pressure on courts
As Guzman sat at his desk, he put up a finger for each murder case working its way through the Santa Cruz County court system. Guzman, who is tasked with the pooling juries if the cases go to trial, could think of three defendants right off the bat:
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:52P
Entwistle appeals for new trial after 2006 killings
HOPKINTON, Mass. (WHDH) -- Neil Entwistle filed an appeal for a new trial on Friday. Some of his former in-laws were in court to watch the proceedings. Entwistle was convicted of killing his wife, Rachel, and his 9-month-old daughter, Lillian Rose,
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:51P
Alleged smuggling kingpin goes on trial
A Mainland man who battled deportation from Canada for a decade after being accused of heading China's largest-ever smuggling ring has gone on trial. A court in Xiamen began to hear the high-profile case against Lai Changxing, who was extradited last
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:35P
Alleged smuggling kingpin goes on trial
A Mainland man who battled deportation from Canada for a decade after being accused of heading China's largest-ever smuggling ring has gone on trial. A court in Xiamen began to hear the high-profile case against Lai Changxing, who was extradited last
Updated: 04/06/2012 12:35P
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