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Prosecutors demand 80 years for Charles Taylor
Prosecutors in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor have said he should be handed an 80-year sentence following his war crimes conviction in The Hague last week. In a brief, the team told the Special Court for Sierra Leone the "extreme
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:21P
Man jailed for sexually assaulting daughter's friend
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Suzanne Bensler, who was handed back the case by the Alberta Court of Appeal last June, on Thursday sentenced Alan Dippel, 53, to 2 1/2 years for the assault on the 24-year-old woman. The appellate court said in its
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:15P
Man jailed for sexually assaulting daughter's friend
Court of Queen's Bench Justice Suzanne Bensler, who was handed back the case by the Alberta Court of Appeal last June, on Thursday sentenced Alan Dippel, 53, to 2 1/2 years for the assault on the 24-year-old woman. The appellate court said in its
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:15P
Jury sees 'beer can' evidence in Clemens trial
(AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari) By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Exhibit 52C was the semi-crushed Miller Lite beer can. Exhibit 52D was the FedEx box that once contained the beer can. Then came exhibits of gauze, tissues, syringes,
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:03P
Judge says Google's Android lost money in 2010
A jury is deliberating on Oracle's allegation that Google, the top Internet search engine, violated its copyright to parts of the Java programming language. In a hearing outside the jury's presence on Thursday, US District Judge William Alsup quizzed
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:03P
Sex offenders' ability to seek new trial limited
(AP) -- The state Supreme Court has ruled that sexually violent offenders already committed to McNeil Island must show progress in treatment to be granted a new trial aimed at seeking their freedom. Taxpayers would have faced an additional $22.5
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:00P
Barry Bonds urges appeals court to overturn conviction
In a 70-page brief filed with the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, Bonds' legal team, as expected, attacked the conviction, arguing it should be overturned because of flaws in the jury verdict form, indictment and other factors during trial.
Updated: 05/03/2012 05:00P
Superseding Indictment Charges Former New York State Senate Majority Leader
Today's indictment follows a trial and an appeal. In December of 2009, a jury convicted Bruno of two counts of honest services fraud. Then, in 2010, the United States Supreme Court decided United States v. Skilling, holding that the honest services
Updated: 05/03/2012 04:57P
Former District of Columbia Council Member Harry Thomas, Jr. Sentenced to 38
Thomas, 51, pled guilty on January 6, 2012 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to a criminal information charging him with one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of filing a false tax
Updated: 05/03/2012 04:57P
Former police officer Drew Peterson to return to court for first time in
Peterson was set to stand trial in the summer of 2010 when prosecutors announced they were going to appeal a judge's decision to forbid them from presenting some hearsay evidence. Last month, an appellate court ruled the evidence could be presented.
Updated: 05/03/2012 04:57P
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