Lab Backlog Means Justice is Delayed, Even Denied
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By Anthony Spangler, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Sep. 5--A backlog in evidence-testing is creating delays throughout the criminal justice system, leaving prosecutors and local law enforcement authorities struggling to bring some cases to trial.
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The State Patrol's toxicology lab has had so many ethical lapses and made so many scientific mistakes in recent years that alcohol breath test results should not be admitted at trial, a court ruled Wednesday.
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A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that attorneys must study.
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The highly anticipated cross examination of Scott Peterson&#39;s former girlfriend was delayed today until Monday because of what the trial judge called a new development in the case.
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Prosecution and defense lawyers asked for another delay in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Thursday, saying the defense will not have enough time to prepare for the first witness, who is due to testify July 3.
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A billion dollar court case is delayed in Nigeria against a US pharmaceutical giant over a drug trial in which 11 children died.
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A court case which will determine the future of the charitable fund set up to honour Princess Diana has been delayed until Wednesday.
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The police delay in attending a fatal shooting "can not be justified", a review into the force's response says.
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Lawyers for a northern Nigeria state seeking $2 billion in damages from Pfizer Inc. over allegations of wrongdoing in a decades-old drug study failed to show up for the first court proceedings Monday and the case was postponed.
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Thousands of criminals are filing for reduced sentences. Backlogged courts are asking lawyers to slow down their appeals. Judges say they're confused about what to do.
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A French court postponed on Wednesday a  verdict in the case of six former Guantanamo Bay inmates who  face terrorism charges, demanding more information about how  evidence against them was obtained.
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Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling on federal sentencing had been keenly awaited for months because it was expected to resolve questions that had put cases on hold throughout the federal system.
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A judge has delayed his ruling allowing felons to vote until after the Nov. 7 general election and until the state Supreme Court can review the issue.
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Patient safety is at risk because of delays in hearing misconduct cases against nurses, the BBC learns.
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The trial of actor Robert Blake faces delays after a computer was stolen from the defence lawyer's apartment.
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Justice Department says company is behind schedule in efforts to comply with consent decree requiring it disclose server protocols to rivals.
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Deliberate bugging of conversations with lawyers could see trials halted and convictions overturned