Alberta judge admits snoozing during sentencing hearing of drug dealer
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CALGARY (CP) - An Alberta judge who fell asleep during a sentencing hearing has apologized to the lawyers and the drug dealer who was testifying at the time, but has refused to declare a mistrial.
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Jamal Lewis is expected to accept a plea bargain agreement in his drug conspiracy case at a hearing before a U.S. district judge.
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LOS ANGELES -- A Fresno County, Calif., man is facing years in prison after pleading guilty to illegally growing marijuana and failing to report thousands of dollars in income.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - Baton Rouge's serial "snuggler" - the man who snuck into women's apartments just to cuddle with them - has been sentenced to five years' probation...
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A FORMER heroin dealer who tended a huge cannabis farm was jailed for four years and eight months yesterday.  The High Court in Glasgow heard that Joseph Kerr, 50, was looking after nearly 1000 cannabis plants in a farm in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.
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A former banker was jailed for 12 months in Singapore after admitting he consumed cocaine, according to weekend media reports.
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Former NHL player Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty yesterday to running a sports gambling ring, but might not have to serve any jail time.
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Snoop Dogg pleaded has pleaded guilty to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon. The rapper was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years' probation, his attorney said.
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Crystal meth â coma â lawsuit A Canadian former drug addict has successfully sued the dealer who supplied the crystal methamphetamine that triggered a heart attack and put her in a coma for 11 days, the Times reports.â¦
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PORTLAND, Ore. - His wife was sentenced to three years in prison for putting rat poison in his tacos but Steve Wheeler says he still loves her. "To put it simply, I think this is overdone," Wheeler, 57, told Multnomah County Circuit Judge Jean Kerr Maurer on Tuesday.
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One of the suspects in the 21 July terror trial says he felt 'sick' when he heard a friend had been arrested.
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LaFAYETTE, Ga. -- A former crematory operator pleaded guilty Friday to dumping more than 330 corpses on his property and giving the relatives of the dead cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison.
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A former chief judge caught driving with a blood-alcohol level at twice the legal limit pleaded guilty Thursday to DWI and cocaine possession. He was sentenced to a year of probation.
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Actor Wesley Snipes was found guilty today on three misdemeanor charges of failing to file tax returns -- but jurors cleared him of more serious felony charges of tax fraud and conspiracy. Snipes could be sentenced to up to three years in prison, but a lesser term is expected.
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Boy George won&#039;t be going to jail. But the former Culture Club singer got a scolding from a judge Monday for not complying with the terms of his sentence on a drug charge.
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A judge who briefly heard arguments in cases after Anna Nicole Smith's death has announced his retirement, not long after he pleaded not guilty to smoking marijuana in a city park.
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The beleaguered singer, who has been in the news for drug use, rehabilitation treatment and cancelled performances, was arrested on Tuesday night for perverting the course of justice.