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Calif. Governor Brown Appoints Eight to Los Angeles County Superior Court
in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Debra A. Cole, 50, of Long Beach, has served in multiple positions in the Los Angeles County Alternative Public Defender's Office since 1994, including head deputy, deputy in charge and trial deputy.
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:05P
Clemens' accuser: Not all waste in beer can was pitcher's
Friday when prosecution witness Brian McNamee admitted stashing needles and cotton swabs allegedly used to inject the pitching ace with performance-enhancing drugs in the same crumpled Miller Lite beer can used for medical waste from other players.
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:02P
Defendant sentenced to nine years for drug cases
By John Richmeier A Leavenworth man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison in three drug cases. Marcus W. Byers, 40, was sentenced Friday in Leavenworth County District Court to two counts of possession of methamphetamine with intent to
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:01P
State Supreme Court orders Texas to pay ex-inmate $2 million
Kristopher Moore, one of Allen's attorneys, said the ruling should send a message to Combs that the state's top financial officer is not qualified to interpret criminal law. "The only body allowed to answer the question of innocence in a case like this
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:47P
George Clinton, Black Eyed Peas end song lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - The funk pioneer George Clinton has settled a lawsuit in which he accused the pop and hip hop group Black Eyed Peas of using part of one of his songs in remixes of its hit song "Shut Up" without permission.
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:21P
Arati Majhi acquitted in bus burning case
BERHAMPUR: A Paralakhemundi court on Friday acquitted Maoist leader Arati Majhi and six other Red rebels charged with burning a state-run bus at Raipanka in December 29, 2009. Gajapati district and sessions judge BN Mishra acquitted them for lack of
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:02P
Transient Accused In Double Homicide Ordered To Stand Trial
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — Zachariah Lehnen, a transient accused of murdering an 89-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman in 2011, was ordered to stand trial. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Nancy Newman found sufficient evidence to require Lehnen to proceed
Updated: 05/18/2012 09:01P
Ex-cop in Katrina shootings seeks new trial
A Justice Department spokeswoman didn't immediately respond to an email seeking comment on Kaufman's allegations. Kaufman's attorneys claim leaks to the media about a grand jury's probe of the Danziger Bridge shootings inflamed public opinion against
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:51P
A Victory for All of Us
If the government appeals, the case will go to a federal appellate court. The ruling, even if an appellate court upholds it, could be vanquished in the Supreme Court, especially given the composition of that court. We had none of the resources of the
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:32P
Soldier to stand trial for 2009 Iraq shooting
By Laura L. Myers SEATTLE (Reuters) - A US soldier accused of killing five fellow servicemen at a military combat stress center in Baghdad in 2009 has been ordered to stand trial in a US military court, officials said on Friday.
Updated: 05/18/2012 08:29P
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