Bryant prosecution troubled from Day 1
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one of the richest and most recognizable basketball players in the world, an exclusive resort, an admiring young woman, an alleged rape.
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Prosecutors in the rape case against U.S. basketball star Kobe Bryant are questioning the validity of DNA evidence crucial to the defense's case, saying data appeared to have been manipulated and might have to be thrown out.
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The young woman now labeled the "alleged victim" in the Kobe Bryant rape case at one time enjoyed being in the spotlight. Now death threats, public scrutiny and investigation have changed all of that.
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EAGLE, Colo. -- Defense attorneys argued in a court filing that Kobe Bryant's statements to investigators after the basketball player was accused of rape last summer should be kept secret because it is not certain they will be used in his trial.
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EAGLE, Colo. -- Kobe Bryant&#39;s attorneys say in a new court filing that statements he made to investigators after he was accused of rape last summer shouldn&#39;t be released to the media because it is not yet certain they will be used in his trial.
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DENVER -- Kobe Bryant&#39;s defense team spent months trying to keep his comments to investigators sealed. Now that the details are out -- admitted adultery, graphic sexual details and Bryant&#39;s hope of paying
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Hundreds of prospective jurors in the high-profile Kobe Bryant rape case turned up on Friday for jury selection in a trial of the star athlete that lawyers said is shaping up to be full of rancor.
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EAGLE, Colo. - After 14 months of sordid headlines and days of hearings that left unanswered questions, Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial was to begin with hundreds of people scheduled to arrive for the first wave of jury selection...
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Attorneys in Kobe Bryant&#39;s sexual assault case are questioning prospective jurors on their attitudes about race, experiences with sexual assault and any effect intense pretrial publicity has had on them -- but it&#39;s all happening behind closed doors.
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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.
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EAGLE, Colo. Lawyers in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case will start questioning about one hundred potential jurors today. District Judge Terry Ruckriegle (RUCK&#39;-ree-gull) has closed the session to the public
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VAIL, Colo. -- Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case said this week they were unconcerned with a ruling that many legal experts said would have torpedoed their chances of convicting the NBA star.
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EAGLE, COLO. -- Kobe Bryant&#39;s trial began yesterday with 300 prospective jurors arriving at the county courthouse to fill out questionnaires, the first step toward choosing 12 people who will decide whether
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With Kobe Bryant's sexual assault trial scheduled to begin in less than two weeks, speculation is mounting that prosecutors are looking for a way to dismiss the charge after a series of setbacks.
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Attorneys for basketball star Kobe Bryant asked a judge to dismiss a rape charge against their client, arguing prosecutors did not disclose that one of their expert witnesses had information that could help Bryant.
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On the eve of Kobe Bryant's rape trial, a frustrated judge chastised prosecutors Thursday for waiting until the last minute to challenge DNA evidence the defense says shows the accuser had sex with someone else hours after her encounter with the NBA star.
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Shortly after Kobe Bryant's arrest, the strategy his lawyers were pursuing to keep him out of prison began to take shape: Put prosecutors on the run and shift the focus from the NBA star to the woman accusing him of rape.