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Trial set for Arkansas man charged in teen's death
FORT SMITH, Ark. (AP) - An Arkansas man accused of killing a 16-year-old girl he met online is slated to go on trial this summer after authorities found her body in a blue, plastic barrel. During a brief hearing Tuesday, court clerks say Lloyd Jones'
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:36A
Unrepentant Mladic proud of his Bosnian "legacy"
(Reuters) - There is something shocking about Ratko Mladic in court. Old and infirm, he is a shadow of the strutting Bosnian Serb general who once struck fear into the hearts of Muslims and Croats. But physical weakness has not dimmed his belief in
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:36A
Unrepentant Mladic proud of his Bosnian "legacy"
By Douglas Hamilton (Reuters) - There is something shocking about Ratko Mladic in court. Old and infirm, he is a shadow of the strutting Bosnian Serb general who once struck fear into the hearts of Muslims and Croats. But physical weakness has not
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:36A
Ratko Mladic finally faces justice at UN court
"I don't have to tell you how important it is that finally this trial can start 17 years after the first indictment was issued (against Mladic)," said the court's Belgian chief prosecutor Serge Brammertz. For years after the war Mladic was an elusive
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:36A
US Supreme Court denies request to review Petters' conviction in $3.65B Ponzi
Article by: AP MINNEAPOLIS - The US Supreme Court says it won't take up the case of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. In documents made public Tuesday, the nation's highest court denied Petters' request to review his 2009 conviction on charges he
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:35A
US Supreme Court denies request to review Petters' conviction in $3.65B Ponzi
Article by: AP MINNEAPOLIS - The US Supreme Court says it won't take up the case of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. In documents made public Tuesday, the nation's highest court denied Petters' request to review his 2009 conviction on charges he
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:35A
Ex-coach to enter plea in Vegas casino death of Utah man
Attorney Jack Buchanan says he'll tell Clark County District Court Judge Abbi Silver on Tuesday that Benjamin Hawkins of Gainesville, Fla., has cooperated with authorities since the encounter that left John Massie dead last July 6.
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:33A
Ex-coach to enter plea in Vegas casino death of Utah man
Attorney Jack Buchanan says he'll tell Clark County District Court Judge Abbi Silver on Tuesday that Benjamin Hawkins of Gainesville, Fla., has cooperated with authorities since the encounter that left John Massie dead last July 6.
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:33A
US Supreme Court won't review Petters' conviction
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The US Supreme Court says it won't take up the case of Minnesota businessman Tom Petters. In documents made public Tuesday, the nation's highest court denied Petters' request to review his 2009 conviction on charges he orchestrated a
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:33A
California Chief Justice: Guv's Cuts for Court 'Devastating and Disheartening'
The budget allocation for the state court system in 2012-13, with the $544 million taken out, is now $3.6 billion, according to state Department of Finance figures. The funding covers the 58 county superior court trial courts, state appeals courts,
Updated: 05/15/2012 11:32A