Ex-French PM Juppe Appeals Conviction
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Former Prime Minister Alain Juppe, once viewed as a future president of France, began the appeal of his conviction in a political funding scandal, saying on Wednesday that he did not intend to break the law.
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Lawyers for Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton file an appeal against his six murder convictions.
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A French appeals court on Friday ordered the extradition of a former member of Italy's Red Brigades left-wing terrorist group, a judicial official said.
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PARIS, Dec 14 (IPS) - A suspended prison sentence handed out to former  French prime minister Alain Juppe is one of several corruption  cases plaguing French politics and business.
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Disgraced press baron files formal request for trial judge to overturn convictions.
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Former Prime Minister Alain Juppe said Thursday he will resign his parliamentary seat before his October retrial in a party financing scandal.
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Prosecutors urged a court Friday to convict Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi of corruption in connection with business dealings and send him to prison for eight years.
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Francisco Arce Montes, the Spaniard sentenced to 30 years in jail for the 1996 rape and murder of British schoolgirl Caroline Dickinson, will have his appeal against conviction heard in June.
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The United States pressed its case on Thursday for former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega's extradition to France, countering objections from his lawyers that prompted a Florida judge to suspend temporarily the court-approved extradition.
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French European Commissioner Jacques Barrot has demanded that a Eurosceptical British member of the European Parliament withdraw comments he made on a conviction Barrot received in a French court.
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The man convicted of killing York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is appealing against his conviction.
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The former boss of US firm Tyco, Dennis Kozlowski, is to appeal against his convictions for theft, fraud and conspiracy.
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French judges searched the offices of former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin on Friday, a day after targeting his home, as they investigated allegations he unlawfully tried to wreck Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential hopes.
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Former French prime minister summoned for questioning by investigating judges 'who expect to file preliminary charges against him'.
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A former aide to South Africa's ousted deputy president, Jacob Zuma, launched a new legal appeal on Monday seeking to overturn fraud and corruption convictions that have dimmed Zuma's political prospects.
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James Traficant, a flamboyant former  congressman, lost an appeal on Monday seeking U.S. Supreme  Court review of his conviction on corruption charges and of his  eight-year prison sentence.
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Former French prime minister Alain Juppe got a new lease on his political life Wednesday when appeals judges reduced his sentence in a party financing scandal, opening the door for his possible return to office in 2007 elections.