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Brown commutes sentence in shaken baby case
But the US Supreme Court last year reinstated Smith's conviction and ordered her sentence reinstated. Still, the justices said that doubts about whether Smith was guilty were understandable, and that her case might be appropriate for clemency "to help
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:12P
David Fried Oppenheim rape case documents ordered released at request of
By Fred Contrada, The Republican File photo by Don Treeger / The RepublicanAuthorJoe McGinnis, of Pelham, listens to court proceedings in Hampshire Superior Court in December while researching his next book. NORTHAMPTON – Ruling that the public has a
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:09P
Trial of Lodge Grass triple murder suspect moved to September
Court documents say two children belonging to one of the victims, witnessed all three murders. Chase faces life in prison if he's convicted on the charges. (October 6, 2011) New details have emerged about the shooting deaths of three people on the Crow
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:06P
HC alters lifer to 10-year jail
PANAJI: Reducing the sentenced of life imprisonment imposed by a trial court, the high court of Bombay at Goa recently ordered a ten-year jail term against Suresh Vadnur on charges of causing the death of Vithal Zunzure with a wooden 'danda' at Sacorda
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:04P
HC alters lifer to 10-year jail
PANAJI: Reducing the sentenced of life imprisonment imposed by a trial court, the high court of Bombay at Goa recently ordered a ten-year jail term against Suresh Vadnur on charges of causing the death of Vithal Zunzure with a wooden 'danda' at Sacorda
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:04P
Trial delayed for man charged in 1996 Iowa killing
Flores won a new trial in 2009 based in new evidence. The state Appeals Court affirmed the ruling last year. His trial is now scheduled to start Oct. 1 in Polk County District Court. The newspaper says both the prosecution and defense have also agreed
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:01P
Trial delayed for man charged in 1996 Iowa killing
Flores won a new trial in 2009 based in new evidence. The state Appeals Court affirmed the ruling last year. His trial is now scheduled to start Oct. 1 in Polk County District Court. The newspaper says both the prosecution and defense have also agreed
Updated: 04/06/2012 05:00P
Murder charges dismissed
We wrote in late 2009, and didn't get it back until spring of 2011 when we got an opinion from the Court of Appeals." According to Spears, the Court of Appeals agreed with the trial court's ruling to keep the letters out. "The state asked the court to
Updated: 04/06/2012 04:58P
Derrick Nix's lawyer declines comment as Michigan State center waives arraignment
Derrick Nix has filed for a waiver of arraignment on misdemeanor charges of operating a vehicle with any presence of drugs and marijuana possession, and a pre-trial hearing will be set, an East Lansing 54B District Court official confirmed Friday.
Updated: 04/06/2012 04:55P
US court wary of Apple request to block Samsung
In a high-stakes patent dispute, the court heard arguments about whether a federal trial judge acted correctly in December when she ruled that Apple failed to provide enough evidence to support an injunction of Samsung's Galaxy product line.
Updated: 04/06/2012 04:55P