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Drew Peterson ready to go to trial, attorney says
In a motion sent to the Third District Appellate court today, Peterson's attorneys say they will not fight a recent higher court ruling allowing prosecutors to use previously excluded hearsay statements at the former Bolingbrook, Ill., police officer's
Updated: 04/24/2012 06:05P
Drew Peterson abandons appeal, wants trial date
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter/drzoek@suntimes.com April 24, 2012 4:12PM Drew Peterson won't fight a recent appellate court ruling allowing additional hearsay statements to be used against him when he stands trial for the 2004 drowning death of his third
Updated: 04/24/2012 06:02P
Drew Peterson abandons appeal, wants trial date
BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter/drzoek@suntimes.com April 24, 2012 4:12PM Drew Peterson won't fight a recent appellate court ruling allowing additional hearsay statements to be used against him when he stands trial for the 2004 drowning death of his third
Updated: 04/24/2012 06:02P
Suspended Osceola clerk of court takes stand in own defense
The trial of Osceola County's ousted clerk of court took a bizarre turn on Tuesday when the judge threatened the defendant with a mistrial. Malcom Thompson is accused of hitting an employee during an argument over a holiday card display.
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:56P
Suspended Osceola clerk of court takes stand in own defense
The trial of Osceola County's ousted clerk of court took a bizarre turn on Tuesday when the judge threatened the defendant with a mistrial. Malcom Thompson is accused of hitting an employee during an argument over a holiday card display.
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:56P
Woodstock man charged with plotting to deal drugs, tamper with witness
A grand jury in US District Court in Harrisonsburg handed down a three-count indictment on Thursday accusing Joshua Samuel Knafel of conspiring with others to distribute 100 kilograms -- approximately 220 pounds -- or more of a mixture containing
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:55P
Woodstock man charged with plotting to deal drugs, tamper with witness
A grand jury in US District Court in Harrisonsburg handed down a three-count indictment on Thursday accusing Joshua Samuel Knafel of conspiring with others to distribute 100 kilograms -- approximately 220 pounds -- or more of a mixture containing
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:55P
Aide: Edwards doubted he fathered mistress' baby
John Edwards, right, leaves a federal court with his daughter Cate, left, in Greensboro, NC, Monday, April 23, 2012. A former aide to Edwards has taken the witness stand in his criminal trial to testify about his role in allegedly violating campaign
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:04P
SC man convicted of rape in Fremont, Neb., sent to prison
Thirty-year-old Joshua Keadle, of Swansea, SC was sentenced for first-degree sexual assault on Tuesday in Dodge County District Court. A jury last month rejected Keadle's impotence defense and found him guilty of assaulting the girl in a college
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:03P
Attorney: Drew Peterson drops appeal, will fight hearsay at trial
April 24, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Drew Peterson is ready for his trial to begin, according to his attorney, and has dropped his appeal over the use of hearsay statements at the appellate court level. Defense attorney Joel Brodsky says they will
Updated: 04/24/2012 05:02P
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