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Closing arguments given in Westbrooks homicide trial
Defense attorney Allyson Kacmarski suggested during closing arguments of Westbrook's trial on Friday in Luzerne County Court that Brandon Crum could have killed Weaver, 20, of Hazleton. Crum was riding in a vehicle with Westbrooks, Weaver and a third
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:37P
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | DNA sampling case develops
Bormes Maryland officials have set the stage for an appeal to the Supreme Court to revive their legal right to collect DNA samples from individuals who have been arrested, but not yet convicted of a crime — if the state's highest court cannot be
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:30P
Special court acquits 31 in second Ode massacre case
The Special Fast Track Court in Anand on Friday acquitted 31 others in the second Ode massacre case in which three members of a Vohra family, including two women, were burnt alive during the post-Godhra communal carnage in Gujarat on March 1, 2002.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:28P
Nebraska Supreme Court denies new trial for ex-CSI chief
OMAHA — The Nebraska Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a former top crime scene investigator serving a prison sentence for evidence tampering in a double murder case. Former CSI chief David Kofoed had asked the state's high court to grant him
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:25P
Brian McNamee to testify in Roger Clemens case
WASHINGTON-aaRoger Clemens' former strength coach Brian McNamee is expected to testify in US District Court early next week that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998-2001. McNamee's testimony could be make-or-break for
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:22P
JOLIET — A judge has been appointed to hear the Drew Peterson case.
Peterson was set to stand trial in the summer of 2010. But prosecutors appealed a judge's decision to forbid them from presenting certain hearsay evidence. Last month, an appellate court ruled the evidence could be presented. Peterson is charged in the
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:18P
Iraqi VP refuses to stand before criminal court, demands independent one
ANKARA, May 4 (KUNA) -- Iraqi vice-president Tareq Al-Hashemi said Friday he would stand trial but before an independent court not the Iraqi criminal court. At a news conference in Istanbul, Al-Hashemi said the constitution stipulated that he should
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:17P
Khmer Rouge judge says staff interfered with justice
Prime Minister Hun Sen once even said that cases beyond the court's current second trial were "not allowed". Reserve judge Kasper-Ansermet arrived in December as the UN's choice to replace a German judge who quit citing government interference at the
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:14P
Khmer Rouge judge says staff interfered with justice
Prime Minister Hun Sen once even said that cases beyond the court's current second trial were "not allowed". Reserve judge Kasper-Ansermet arrived in December as the UN's choice to replace a German judge who quit citing government interference at the
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:14P
Court: Officer who stuck foot under garage door overstepped Constitution
By TONY RIZZO In a case affirming the court's stance concerning the 4th Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure, the court ruled that evidence subsequently gathered against the man was illegally obtained.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:10P
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