Appeals court to consider Smith burial
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The fate of Anna Nicole Smith's body was in the hands of three appeals court judges Tuesday who will decide whether to overturn a trial court ruling that meant the Playboy model would be buried in the Bahamas.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.  - An emotionally charged case  pitting a husband against his brain-damaged wife's parents goes  before the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday for a ruling that  may help decide if she lives or dies.
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FORT SMITH, Ark. - Authorities are looking for a bench swiped from the Fort Smith National Historic Site, an area where visitors can explore the Trail of Tears and the courthouse used by an infamous judge.
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The man serving a life sentence for the murders of a mother and her daughter is to begin his second bid at the Court of Appeal to overturn his conviction.
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A South African court is due to begin hearing an appeal by the former financial advisor to ex-Deputy President Zuma.
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A Florida appeals court Wednesday upheld a judge's ruling that allowed Anna Nicole Smith to be buried in the Bahamas, agreeing evidence supports that's what the former Playboy Playmate wanted.
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A federal appeals court on Monday opened the way for Missouri to resume executing condemned inmates, ruling the state's lethal injection procedure is not cruel and unusual punishment.
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The body of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith cannot be taken immediately to the Bahamas for burial, a Florida appeals court ruled on Monday.
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Anna Nicole Smith's estranged mother asked an appeals court Monday to overturn a judge's decision over who controls where the starlet should be buried.
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A Florida appeals court suspended on Monday a lower court ruling that would have allowed the burial of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith in the Bahamas, as the battle over her baby shifted to the Bahamian capital.
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The Anna Nicole Smith hearings bounced back to Florida on Wednesday, where an appeals court was considering a request by the Playboy model's mother to let her bury her daughter in Texas.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.  &#151; Anna Nicole Smith's funeral will not take place before Tuesday, the court-appointed attorney for the starlet's baby daughter said Saturday.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - Lawyers for former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and her mother jousted over her corpse on Tuesday, making little headway in legal skirmishing over where she should be buried.
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The US Supreme Court is to hear a challenge to lethal injections that has halted executions for months.
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Anna Nicole Smith said in a 2001 will that her estate should be given to her longtime companion to hold in trust for her son, who has died, according to a copy released Friday.
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By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith appeared in court Tuesday in his quest to &quot;carry out what Anna Nicole wanted&quot; on her burial, closing his eyes as her embalming was discussed.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday  upheld a stay of execution for convicted serial killer Michael  Ross and sent his case back to a lower federal court to  determine if a public defender may intervene in the process.