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2 plead guilty in O.J. Simpson armed-robbery case
Criminal Law 10/24/2007Two co-defendants, one of them a Mesa man, pleaded guilty to reduced charges Tuesday in the O.J. Simpson armed-robbery case, agreeing to testify against Simpson and three others in the alleged theft of sports collectibles from two memorabilia dealers...
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Nevada court stays execution of murderer at 11th hour
Criminal Law 10/16/2007[##_1L|1371563251.jpg|width="180" height="135" alt=""|_##]Nevada's highest court gave a reprieve to a former construction worker scheduled to die on Monday, ruling that his execution should await a U.S. Supreme Court decision on the issue of lethal i...
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Class Action Lawsuit Against NutriSystem, Inc.
Criminal Law 10/16/2007Klafter & Olsen LLP announces that it has filed a class action in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of a Class consisting of all persons other than Defendants who purchased the common stock of Nut...
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'Mansion Madam' pleads guilty to prostitution
Criminal Law 10/12/2007[##_1L|1132441984.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]Former Penthouse model Lisa Ann Taylor pleaded guilty Wednesday to prostitution and drug charges, culminating a high profile criminal case involving sordid allegations in an exclusive neighborh...
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Man Pleads Guilty to 2nd Kidnapping
Criminal Law 10/10/2007[##_1L|1260256715.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]A former pizzeria manager said Tuesday that he attempted to kill a boy he kidnapped and held captive in his apartment, but the child persuaded him not to do it.Michael Devlin, 41, pleaded guilt...
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Police Kill Man Who Shot 5 at Law Firm
Criminal Law 10/06/2007Anger over a divorce settlement may have driven a 63-year-old Baptist deacon to shoot five people in a law office, killing two, then exchange gunfire with police during a standoff, authorities said Friday.A special tactical unit used explosives to en...
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MIT student arrested at Logan airport for fake bomb
Criminal Law 09/22/2007A dopey MIT student's art stunt bombed big-time yesterday when she was arrested at gunpoint after wearing a phony bomb into an airport terminal.Star Simpson was sporting a computer circuit board with flashing lights and wires - all, apparently, in th...
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Vegas Priest Pleads Guilty to Battery
Criminal Law 09/21/2007[##_1L|1076423740.jpg|width="120" height="101" alt=""|_##]A Roman Catholic priest who smashed a wine bottle over the head of a woman in church pleaded guilty to felony battery with a deadly weapon. The Rev. George Chaanine admitted Thursday in Clark ...
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Man Pleads Guilty in Dog Beheading
Criminal Law 09/19/2007A man pleaded guilty Tuesday in the killing and beheading of a dog belonging to a girl who had spurned his affections.Anthony Gomez, 24, admitted in court that he watched another man shoot the dog, then encouraged the man to behead the animal, a 4-ye...
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Identity thieves preying on Islanders with IRS scam
Criminal Law 09/13/2007[##_1L|1254590086.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]District Attorney Daniel DonovanStaten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan is warning Staten Islanders of an Internet scam aimed at stealing victims' credit card and other personal informat...
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Court: Release or Retry Death Row Inmate
Criminal Law 09/11/2007A death row inmate convicted of setting a fire that killed five children must be released or retried because his constitutional rights were violated when his confession was used at trial, a federal appeals court panel ruled Tuesday.The 6th U.S. Circu...
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Five found guilty in Chicago mob trial
Criminal Law 09/10/2007[##_1L|1058937077.jpg|width="120" height="88" alt=""|_##]A jury found four aging Chicago mobsters guilty on Monday of operating a decades-long criminal conspiracy that included 18 unsolved gangland murders, including two gruesome slaying depicted in ...