Paternity Test Ordered in Duke Rape Case
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DURHAM, N.C. -- A judge ordered testing Friday to determine whether three Duke lacrosse players fathered the child of a woman who accuses them of rape _ a prospect defense attorneys dismissed as an "absolute impossibility."
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A lawyer for one of three men claiming to be the father of Anna Nicole Smith's baby asked a judge Tuesday to order late Playboy model's partner, Howard K. Stern, to come to California and provide a DNA sample.
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The Georgia Supreme Court yesterday ordered the release of a man who was serving a 10-year prison sentence for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old girl when he was two years older than she was.
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A judge agreed Thursday to release a man serving a 20-year sentence for a 1992 rape that DNA tests showed he didn't commit.
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Disgraced former prosecutor Mike Nifong pleaded not guilty Thursday to criminal contempt charges stemming from his failure to turn over complete DNA testing results during the now-discredited Duke lacrosse rape case.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- A stripper who performed at a Duke lacrosse team party where another dancer said she was raped was sentenced to 120 days of house arrest Monday for an unrelated probation violation.
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By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's body must be held for DNA testing in the paternity dispute involving the former Playboy Playmate's partner, her 5-month old daughter and another man, a judge ruled Wednesday.
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DNA taken from a child rape victim cleared a 23-year-old man charged in the case, prompting prosecutors to ask Wednesday for the charges to be dismissed.
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Attorneys for the three players falsely accused in the Duke University lacrosse rape case are seeking a settlement of about $30 million and several changes to the state's legal process, a person close to the case said early Friday.
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The father of a Duke University lacrosse player charged with rape says the case has taken a &quot;horrendous emotional toll&quot; on his family, and he had to borrow &#36;400,000 to post his son&#039;s bond, according to an affidavit.
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A man who has spent 19 years behind bars for rape and murder was cleared by new DNA testing and will be released from prison, his lawyer said Tuesday.
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For the first time since a rape scandal led to last season's premature ending, the Duke lacrosse team returns to the practice field.
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Attorneys for a player charged in the Duke University lacrosse rape case asked Thursday for any notes or other material related to the accuser&#039;s medical exam that have not been turned over by the prosecution.
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Children can be forced to testify against a parent in criminal proceedings if they do not live with the parent, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday in the case of a man charged with raping two of his daughter's teenage friends.
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By Carlos Sadovi, Chicago Tribune  Mar. 1--A Cook County judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors may test additional items for DNA evidence linked to last year's rape and murders of two women, allegedly at the hands of a Comcast cable repairman.
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The father of a seriously ill premature baby is set to give evidence in the High Court on Friday in a bid to ensure his daughter is given &quot;every chance&quot;.
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DENVER - Crucial DNA evidence tested by defense experts in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case might have been contaminated, prosecutors said in a court filing released Wednesday, just two days before jury selection is to begin.    Prosecutors said they had found contamination in DNA "control" samples intended to ensure testing was accurate...