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Breivik killed with joyous "battle cry": survivors
Public reaction to the trial has been mostly calm, but days of harrowing testimony from survivors of Norway's worst peacetime massacre have raised tensions. Last week, the brother of a man gunned down by Breivik hurled a shoe at him in court.
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:06A
Sam Hallam Released On Bail After Appeal Over 2004 Murder Conviction
Sam Hallam, who was found guilty of murder in 2004, was told at the Court of Appeal in London today that he would be released on bail this afternoon after the prosecution announced it would not oppose his appeal. The 24-year-old was jailed for life at
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:06A
Charles Taylor Speaks at War Crimes Trial Sentencing
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone convicted Taylor last month on 11 counts of crimes against humanity, including acts of terrorism, murder, rape and the recruitment of child soldiers. Prosecutors have asked the 64-year-old former leader to
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:04A
Michiel Oakes Seeks Reversal of 'Dog Whisperer' Murder Conviction Based on One
Though other social media issues have been argued before on appeal, this is thought to be the first Twitter appeals case in state history. As retired Chief Justice Gerry Alexander tells us, "During the 17 years I served on the Supreme Court of
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:03A
Did Texas Comply with Voter ID Federal Order?
The response then explains that the state cannot agree that it will not assert new privileges, and it attempts to show that the Department of Justice is equally culpable in failing to comply with discovery. This is noteworthy for several reasons: first
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:03A
Breivik killed with joyous "battle cry" - survivors
Public reaction to the trial has been mostly calm, but days of harrowing testimony from survivors of Norway's worst peacetime massacre have raised tensions. Last week, the brother of a man gunned down by Breivik hurled a shoe at him in court.
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:02A
Breivik killed with joyous “battle cry” – survivors
Public reaction to the trial has been mostly calm, but days of harrowing testimony from survivors of Norway's worst peacetime massacre have raised tensions. Last week, the brother of a man gunned down by Breivik hurled a shoe at him in court.
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:01A
Jackson County Elects First Woman DA
Beth Heckert's extensive trial court and administrative experience as Chief Deputy District Attorney won the day. In a column a few months back I wrote that Patridge was an opportunistic candidate seeking another "job hop" to return to Salem.
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:59A
OJ Simpson Wants New Trial
By Paul Johnson Las Vegas, Nevada (CNN) OJ Simpson's new attorney filed a 94-page document with the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas Tuesday to try to get a new trial. The document spells out reasons Simpson's previous attorneys failed to
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:57A
Chief Justice to testify as last witness in impeachment trial
CHIEF JUSTICE Renato C. Corona will testify in his own impeachment trial when proceedings at the Senate, sitting as impeachment court, resume on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a report from the Office of the Ombudsman's field investigation office showed that Mr.
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:55A
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