Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
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Judges on both coasts weighed in Wednesday on what to do with Anna Nicole Smith's remains amid the custody dispute over her infant daughter, moving closer to releasing the former Playboy Playmate's body for burial.
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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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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - In a sign of growing  disarray among the jury considering the double-murder case  against Scott Peterson, the judge dismissed the foreman on  Wednesday, a day after another juror was removed midway through  deliberations.
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A U.S. court on Wednesday rejected a bid by the estranged mother of dead Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to halt her burial in the Bahamas, clearing the way for an end to a battle over the decomposing body.
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The judge in Scott Peterson&#39;s double murder trial emerged from a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with attorneys and dismissed the jurors for the day, saying, &quot;There&#39;s been a potential development in this case that has to be checked out before we can go any ...
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In a sign of growing disarray among the jury considering the double-murder case against Scott Peterson, the judge dismissed the foreman on Wednesday, a day after another juror was removed midway through deliberations.
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In a surprise move in his first appearance since taking over as his own lawyer, Anthony Pellicano, the embattled Hollywood private investigator, withdrew his request for a hearing into allegations that the F.B.I. and federal prosecutors violated his constitutional rights by using his former girlfriend to elicit confidential information, The Los Angeles Times reported. In withdrawing the request, Mr. Pellicano, who is facing trial on wiretapping and conspiracy charges, told Judge Dale S. Fischer of United States District Court, âI donât believe I had any chance of prevailing.â The accusation of prosecutorial misconduct was a crucial element in the defense of the lawyers who previously represented Mr. Pellicano. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the United States Attorneyâs Office in Los Angeles, expressed satisfaction with the withdrawal and said, âWe have always believed that the motion was unfounded.â The judge plans to begin the trial on Feb. 27.
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A federal judge ruled that Gregory L. Reyes, convicted in August of stock-options manipulation, is not entitled to a new trial.
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A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday lifted an order that kept Anna Nicole Smith's body from being buried, saying that enough DNA required for a legal battle over her infant daughter was obtained during Smith's autopsy.
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A federal judge turned aside one of Saddam Hussein's lawyers who wants an American court to step in and issue a stay of execution.
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A Los Angeles judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the remains of Anna Nicole Smith but ordered that her body be preserved until a February 20 hearing in the paternity case surrounding her baby.
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SANTA MARIA -- The judge in the molestation case against Michael Jackson on Monday rejected a defense request to conduct psychological examinations of the alleged victim and the boyâs family.
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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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Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith has lost a legal battle over half of her husbandâs estate. The ex-modelâs appeal to federal appeals court was handed over back to Texas probate court, who already
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The judge presiding over Conrad Black&#39;s  criminal fraud trial refused a request from his lawyers on  Wednesday to bring back to the stand and try to further  discredit the star witness against the former media baron.
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By MATT SEDENSKY FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend testified Thursday that he attempted to curb the starlet's drug use as the judge referred to longtime companion Howard K.