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DC Jury Convicts 'High-Flying' International Drug Trafficker
Sitzmann, 61, convicted this week in US District Court for the District of Columbia, now faces a mandatory minimum 20-year prison term when he is sentenced, prosecutors said today. A jury convicted him Monday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:18P
DC Jury Convicts 'High-Flying' International Drug Trafficker
Sitzmann, 61, convicted this week in US District Court for the District of Columbia, now faces a mandatory minimum 20-year prison term when he is sentenced, prosecutors said today. A jury convicted him Monday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:18P
Roger Clemens trial takes day off, but many questions remain
If the World Series can have days off, so can trials of baseball players. The court did not sit Tuesday because the judge had another obligation, a timely pause following five-plus grueling days of testimony from the government's key witness.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:18P
Roger Clemens trial takes day off, but many questions remain
If the World Series can have days off, so can trials of baseball players. The court did not sit Tuesday because the judge had another obligation, a timely pause following five-plus grueling days of testimony from the government's key witness.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:18P
Carriere murder trial now in jury's hands
That conviction was later overturned by the state Supreme Judicial Court, which found that a prosecutor improperly questioned a witness during his trial. As the only living link to Edmond Carriere's alleged involvement, Stewart was a key reason
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:13P
Jimmy Henchman Trial Day 6
Today in court, testimony continued from a variety of prosecution witnesses. The case agent assigned to the Rosemond investigation, Marc Van Driessche, testified today. Agent Van Driessche investigated Rosemond starting in 2008, until his arrest in
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:11P
Murder trial for 3 Somalis charged with killing 4 American in piracy case set
They were the first US citizens killed in a wave of pirate attacks. Prosecutors said during a scheduling hearing in federal court in Virginia on Tuesday that the trial is expected to last five or six weeks. Jury selection begins June 3, 2013.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:08P
Swartout takes witness stand in own defense
By Jack Moran Alleged baby killer Angelica Swartout is testifying today in her murder trial in Lane County Circuit Court. Swartout, 25, testified for about 30 minutes this morning before Judge Suzanne Chanti allowed jurors to take a lunch break.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:06P
Swartout takes witness stand in own defense
By Jack Moran Alleged baby killer Angelica Swartout is testifying today in her murder trial in Lane County Circuit Court. Swartout, 25, testified for about 30 minutes this morning before Judge Suzanne Chanti allowed jurors to take a lunch break.
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:06P
US Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in Mississippi murder case
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear claims from Mississippi inmate Joey Chandler, who was seeking a new trial on a murder charge in Clay County. Chandler was convicted in 2004 and sentenced to life in prison for the death of his cousin,
Updated: 05/22/2012 04:03P