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Lansing man to stand trial for allegedly fleeing police, causing 5-car crash
By Brandon Howell | brhowell@mlive.com LANSING, MI -- A 22-year-old Lansing man is headed to Clinton County Circuit Court after he allegedly fled police, causing a major five-vehicle accident last week. Nathaniel Austin was bound over for trial in
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:28P
Charges stand in hep C case against former doctor
Clark County District Court Judge Valerie Adair said Thursday that despite protests by an attorney for former Dr. Dipak Desai (DEE-pack des-EYE), the indictment meets legal and constitutional requirements. Prosecutors say Desai cut corners to save
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:27P
Ballot drama continues; case in federal judge's hands
More >> One last chance to save nearly 200 candidates who were kicked off ballots statewide by the state Supreme Court is in the hands of a federal judge. A Columbia attorney filed a complaint after the last week's ruling that 183 candidates did not
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:23P
Edwards wanted to be Supreme Court justice, former adviser testifies
Instead of landing on the federal bench, Edwards is now a defendant in federal court. The detail about Edwards' lingering political aspirations emerged shortly before the prosecution rested its case Thursday in that trial, calling its last set of
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:20P
Phila. jury returns $78.5 million plaintiff's verdict in case of fetal brain
The parents of a now-3-year-old girl who suffered brain damage as the result of hospital negligence back when the child was born have secured a $78.5 million verdict following a jury trial at state court in Philadelphia, according to the plaintiff's
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:19P
Phila. jury returns $78.5 million plaintiff's verdict in case of fetal brain
The parents of a now-3-year-old girl who suffered brain damage as the result of hospital negligence back when the child was born have secured a $78.5 million verdict following a jury trial at state court in Philadelphia, according to the plaintiff's
Updated: 05/10/2012 04:19P
Rafferty jury could begin deliberating Thursday evening
This court sketch shows Michael Rafferty during his first-degree murder trial in London, Ont., on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Michael Rafferty is seen in this undated image presented as evidence at his trial in London, Ont. on Thursday, April 5, 2012.
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:41P
Emily Longley trial: Boyfriend planned to 'tell her the rules'
Emily Longley travelled home to New Zealand because she was homesick at the same time her boyfriend was planning to "tell her the rules" upon her return to England, a UK Court has heard. The cross-examination of Elliot Turner, the 20-year-old accused
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:41P
Joshua Packer's lawyers want judge off Faria Beach killings case
By Raul Hernandez Defense attorneys have filed a motion to disqualify Ventura County Superior Court Judge Patricia Murphy from presiding over the Joshua Graham Packer case. The motion, filed Wednesday, comes two days after the District Attorney's
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:39P
Jerry Sandusky defense wins mixed decision on subpoenas
A judge on Thursday gave Jerry Sandusky's lawyers some of the information they sought through subpoenas, but he did not enforce broad requests for all information related to accusers in the child sex-abuse case. Judge John Cleland said the defense team
Updated: 05/10/2012 03:35P
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