Jeffs' Conviction: A Winning Legal Ploy
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The polygamist "prophet" is found guilty of accessory to rape, a victory for a novel legal tactic focusing on child abuse
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There's not much middle ground in the legal community when it comes to opinions of local prosecutor Mike Nifong's most famous case.
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A former drug sales representative won the award despite the judgeâs criticism that he should have brought the scheme to light earlier.
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Scott Peterson&#39;s own claim that he was out fishing near where his pregnant wife&#39;s body later turned up is proof enough to convict
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A law firm boss and some of his former staff are convicted after claiming up to an estimated Â£10m of bogus Legal aid work.
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If Roger Clemensâs lawyers thought last weekâs hearing would resurrect his reputation, they made an expensive mistake.
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A former drug sales representative wins award, despite judgeâs criticism that he should have brought scheme to light earlier.
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CHICAGO -- Conrad Black's prosecutors won a ruling that makes it easier to convict the former chairman of Hollinger International Inc. and his codefendants of fraud.
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A jury Thursday convicted a once-prominent attorney who lived a pampered, lavish lifestyle for stealing millions from clients including low-income tenants, disabled children and struggling immigrants.
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In initial versions of a July 3 story about President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's sentence, The Associated Press erroneously described the conviction. Libby was convicted of perjury and obstruction of justice, not conspiracy.
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Special prosecutors in Colorado said Friday that DNA found on a murder victim does not match the man convicted for her murder. Tim Masters should be freed immediately while he awaits a new trial, they added. The case of the horrific 1987 killing and 1999 trial has pitted cop against cop and raised many questions about whether an innocent man was convicted.
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For the governmentÂs star witness in its case against Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chief of WorldCom, last weekÂs court appearance may seem like a breeze compared with the cross-examination he faces this week.
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TORONTO (CP) - Jurors convicted an innocent man of murder on the basis of an absurd Crown theory, a key witness whose testimony changed under hypnosis and the strong likelihood the real criminal was notorious sex killer Paul Bernardo, Ontario's highest court heard Wednesday.
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Guilty until proven innocent Also in this week's column:â¦
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Mark Geragos&#39; task now is to save the life of his client, a convicted double murderer facing a possible death sentence. His problem is that the usual defense approach to the penalty phase of a capital case
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One of the nationâs best-known plaintiffâs lawyers, Richard Scruggs, is ensnared in legal drama involving federal conspiracy and bribery charges.
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Mark Hurlbert, the prosecutor who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars preparing a case against Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant before dismissing it, may pay dearly for his decision at the polls in November.