Jury in Abramoff-related case reaches verdict on 1 of 8 charges, still deliberating othersOctober 14th, 2009 Jury decides 1 charge in Abramoff-related trialWASHINGTON — Jurors are entering their seventh day of deliberations in the criminal trial of an ex-lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal. Jurors in the case of Kevin Ring reached a verdict on one criminal charge Tuesday and appeared deadlocked on seven others.
Judge tells jury to keep deliberating despite deadlock in Abramoff-related caseOctober 14th, 2009 Jury deadlocked in Abramoff-related trialWASHINGTON — A judge directed a jury Wednesday to keep deliberating despite its inability to reach a verdict on seven of eight charges in the criminal trial of an ex-lobbyist caught up in the Jack Abramoff influence peddling scandal. The panel reached a verdict on one count Tuesday but has not disclosed what it decided.
Calif. mother who abandoned 3 infants found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 1 child's deathOctober 9th, 2009 Calif. mother found guilty of child's murderVISALIA, Calif. — A central California mother accused of abandoning three of her newborns and leaving one to die in the back of a pickup could face more than 22 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse charges.
Oregon jury rules lawnmower companies not liable in 2006 accident that cost toddler her legOctober 8th, 2009 Jury says companies not liable in mower accidentEUGENE, Ore. — An Oregon jury has decided that John Deere and a local distributor are not liable for a 2006 accident that amputated the leg of a toddler.
Pa. couple face manslaughter counts for praying, failing to seek medical help before tot diedOctober 8th, 2009 DA: Pa. couple prayed, denied care to dying totPHILADELPHIA — A fundamentalist couple who prayed over their sick toddler rather than get medical help before his pneumonia death have been ordered to stand trial on manslaughter charges. Prosecutors believe 2-year-old Kent Schaible succumbed because his parents chose prayer over modern medicine.
Court spokesman: Jury to deliver verdict in criminal trial over handling of Astor's fortuneOctober 8th, 2009 Jury to deliver verdict in NYC Astor trialNEW YORK — A court spokesman says jurors have a verdict in the criminal trial over the handling of New York philanthropist Brooke Astor's fortune. Courts spokesman David Bookstaver says the jury notified a judge Thursday that it had reached a decision in its 11th day of deliberating on the criminal charges against Astor's son and an estate lawyer.
NY judge says he'll ask Brooke Astor case jurors if they've reached agreement on any countOctober 8th, 2009 NY judge to ask Astor jury for partial verdictNEW YORK — A judge said Thursday he would ask jurors whether they have reached a partial verdict in the criminal trial surrounding New York philanthropist Brooke Astor's fortune. Judge A. Kirke Bartley's decision came in the 11th full day of deliberations in the case against Astor's son, Anthony Marshall, and estate lawyer Francis Morrissey.
Jurors begin deliberating case of California mother accused of abandoning 3 newborn babiesOctober 7th, 2009 Jury gets case of California mom accused of murderVISALIA, Calif. — Jurors have begun determining the fate of a California mother accused of abandoning three of her newborn babies.
Brooke Astor jury told to keep deliberating after indicating they're struggling with verdictOctober 5th, 2009 NYC judge tells Astor jury to keep deliberatingNEW YORK — Signs of stress and a struggle to reach a verdict emerged Monday among jurors in the five-month-long criminal trial over philanthropist Brooke Astor's will. Judge A. Kirke Bartley told jurors to press on after they sent him a note that apparently signaled a conflict during the eighth full day of deliberations.
Excerpts from victim's 1977 grand jury testimony in Roman Polanski child rape caseSeptember 30th, 2009 Excerpts of grand jury testimony in Polanski caseThe following excerpts are from a transcript of the March 1977 grand jury proceedings that led to Roman Polanski's indictment on charges of furnishing a controlled substance to a minor, lewd or lascivious act on a child under 14, unlawful sexual intercourse with a female under the age of 18, rape by use of drugs, perversion (now called oral copulation) and sodomy. Polanski later pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse; prosecutors dropped the other charges.
Computer expert one of last to testify at Italian murder trial of US student, ex-boyfriendSeptember 26th, 2009 Italian jury hears last witnesses in Knox trialROME — The jury in the trial of an American college student and her former boyfriend accused of murdering her roommate has finished hearing evidence from witnesses. Among the last to testify Saturday before the court in Perugia was a computer expert who appeared as a defense witness.
Episcopal court rejects deposed Pa. bishop's bid for new trial based on cache of lettersSeptember 26th, 2009 Church court rejects Pa. ex-bishop's new trial bidPHILADELPHIA — An Episcopal Church court has rejected a defrocked Pennsylvania bishop's bid for a new church trial based on a recently discovered cache of letters related to his case.
National Lampoon CEO pleads guilty to conspiracy in stock price manipulationSeptember 23rd, 2009 National Lampoon CEO pleads guilty to conspiracyPHILADELPHIA — The CEO of National Lampoon Inc. has pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
Nebraska CSI chief accused of falsifying evidence records found not guilty on federal chargesSeptember 10th, 2009 Neb. CSI chief accused of records fraud acquittedOMAHA, Neb. — A federal jury has acquitted a Nebraska crime-scene investigator accused of falsifying records in a 2006 double-murder case and depriving two men initially charged in the slayings of their rights.
Canadian inventor sues Idaho, Washington, Oregon universities over yellow mustard seed patentSeptember 4th, 2009 Inventor sues 3 Northwest universities over patentBOISE, Idaho — Three Pacific Northwest universities face a federal lawsuit that accuses them of using a Canadian inventor's patented process to build a better yellow mustard seed without permission. Soheil Sharafabadi filed the lawsuit this summer in U.S.
