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The law says jurors must stick to the evidence in court. But in the real world, jurors view that evidence through a thick lens of experience.
Waiting to learn who pays Dixon's legal bills
Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon 's legal bills, racked up during a years-long corruption probe that has led her to enlist seven criminal defense attorneys for a theft trial next week, could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, legal observers say.
Donation boosts Sacramento diving rescue unit's capabilities
Divers for the all-volunteer DART team now have a sonar device that will help them rescue people in danger of drowning or aid in a safe recovery of a body.
Fetal rights stir debate on abortion
The political debate on abortion, largely dormant in Canada, is being revived because of a bill that would make it a criminal offence for someone to attack a woman with the intent of killing her unborn child.
Peterson lawsuit lands $791,000 libel damages award
A jury has awarded $791,000 to three locals for libel damages caused by the creator of the board game Pirateer.
Negative publicity stimulates an effort to 'rebrand' Modesto
The Yosemite murders, Chandra Levy, Scott Peterson. Meth, foreclosures, the auto theft capital of America.
Nancy Grace: One More Dead Child to Expliot
Nancy Grace is the shallow end of the gene pool, her show is in the business of exploitation, and if its a dead child its even better.
There's a thriving industry built on the scientific selection of jurors, but the jury is out on just how accurate it is, or whether it gives legal adversaries an edge.
The Choice: Divorce or Murder?
When I followed the Scott Peterson case I was drawn to the fact that this man showed no emotion before and after his trial.
Stop the killing of our children now
Scott Peterson sits on death row in California for murdering his wife, Laci, and his 8-month-old unborn child.
David Krikorian Accusing Congresswoman Jean Schmidt For Taking "Bloo
Date : Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:18:37 +0500 DAVID KRIKORIAN ACCUSING CONGRESSWOMAN JEAN SCHMIDT FOR TAKING "BLOOD MONEY" FROM TURKISH GOVERNMENT /PanARMENIAN.Net/ 01.10.2009 01:49 GMT+04:00 /PanARMENIAN.Net/ In U.S. the Ohio Elections Commission is set to rule on whether a challenger made reprehensible false statements when he claimed that a Republican ...
a oeKiller Groupies An Unexplained Mysterya
From the San Francisco Chronicle : Killer Groupies an unexplained mystery Stefan Tomik, Chronicle Staff Writer Even in his death row cell, satanic serial killer and rapist Richard Ramirez, the "Night Stalker,"receives bags of mail.
Fight between Turks, Armenians lands at Ohio elections panel
A 19th-century Midwest skyscraper is the unlikely stage for an acutely modern drama involving political speech, foreign lobbying and the fraught relations between Armenia and Turkey.
Killer groupies an unexplained mystery
And of the dozens of people who try to contact him each year, officials say, about 90 percent are women.
AZ corrections workers disciplined in inmate death
Sixteen Arizona corrections employees have been fired, suspended or otherwise disciplined for their roles in the death of an inmate left in an outdoor holding cell for four hours in triple-digit heat and for a 'wait-them-out' practice at the prison where she died.
Peterson grant benefits police divers
A fund honoring murder victims Laci and Conner Peterson has awarded another grant to the Modesto Police Department's developing scuba team.
3 New Judges Appointed to Alameda Bench
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed three new judges to the Alameda County Superior Court bench today, including the son of the judge who presided over Scott Peterson's murder trial in 2004.
Council Hears About More BARC Stuff, This Time Some Nasty Divorce Allegations
It seems a day can't go by without some drama regarding the Bureau of Animal Regulation and Care .
Over the past three decades, few Stanislaus County trials have used out-of-town juries.
Change of venue in CHP slaying trial
Columbus Allen Jr. II will not stand trial before a Stanislaus County jury in the murder of a California Highway Patrol officer, a judge ruled Monday.
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