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Ex-NY politician's corruption trial wrapping up

U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe instructed jurors late Monday on the eight fraud counts, saying they must determine whether or not Bruno schemed to defraud New Yorkers and misrepresented or concealed his sideline business dealings.

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Related Topix: New York Government, New York, Law

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KOMO-TV Seattle

Medical marijuana finds social outlet in Northwest cafe

At the newly opened Cannabis Cafe, people sit around taking tokes from a "vaporizer" - a contraption with a big plastic bag that captures the potent vapors of heated marijuana.

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Related Topix: St. Pierre, MT, Law

Abc13.com

Man with alleged child porn shrine charged

A Wisconsin man transformed his apartment into a pornographic shrine to young girls, arranging mannequins in a sex act, plastering the walls with photos and setting up a bed covered with stuffed animals, investigators said Monday.

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Related Topix: Law

Augusta Chronicle

Woman sentenced in child's death

A woman convicted of suffocating a baby in her home day care 11 years ago has been sentenced to 22 years in prison, and prosecutors are trying to decide if they will try her in two other infant deaths.

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Related Topix: Prison, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law

Fox News

Man Guilty of Scaring Grandma to Death Gets Life in Jail

A man will spend the rest of his life in prison after he was found guilty in what prosecutors said was a case of scaring a 79-year-old North Carolina woman to death.

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Related Topix: Charlotte Metro, Law

WINS-AM New York

Man Charged in Grizzly Queens Double Homicide

A Queens man has been charged with murder in the deaths of his wife and teenage son, who were found in a closet wrapped in plastic with their throats slashed.

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Related Topix: Law

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Andover Advertiser

Graphic images to shock knife yobs

Hundreds of knife-carrying yobs are to be shown graphic images of stab wounds in an effort to discourage them from reoffending.

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Related Topix: Law

KSAX

Wisc. Teen Charged With Late Night "Snack Attack"

A Sheboygan teen has been charged with breaking into a neighbor's house to look for snack food.

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Related Topix: Law

SF Gate

Attorney: Jackson's doctor returning to work

A lawyer for Michael Jackson's former personal physician says the doctor is returning to work at his Houston clinic.

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Related Topix: Law, Los Angeles Metro

Recordpub.com

Ohio robbery suspect may have eaten evidence

Police say a bank robbery suspect may have eaten evidence of the crime when he gobbled a piece of paper while handcuffed and lying across the hood of a police cruiser.

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Related Topix: Law, Twinsburg, OH, Cleveland Metro, Streetsboro, OH

North Jersey Media Group

How to protect your luggage

Worried about your bag being stolen in baggage claim? You've got plenty of company, especially since the news broke about police arresting a suburban Phoenix couple on suspicion of stealing nearly 1,000 bags from carousels at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

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Related Topix: Law, Travel

San Diego 6

Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Woman

"Attitude is Everything: Being & Feeling Thankful" Be sure to watch Dr. Kanner discuss this segment live this Monday, November 23rd @ 8:20am on San Diego 6 News In The Morning.

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Related Topix: San Diego, CA, Mira Mesa (San Diego, CA), San Diego Metro, Law

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Globe and Mail

Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seat

New York - Associated Press Published on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 11:21PM EST A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Law

KCCI

Officials: Humboldt Police Chief Suspended 34min

Officials in Humboldt said Friday the police chief has been suspended pending an investigation into alleged misuse of driver's license and criminal history information.

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Related Topix: Law

Newsday.com

Terror trials differ in civilian, military courts

But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Law, Columbia University, George Bush

WMC

Judge strikes down Tenn. guns-in-bars law

Tennessee's new law allowing people with handgun permits to be armed in bars and restaurants that serve alcohol is unconstitutionally vague, a judge ruled on Friday.

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Related Topix: Law, Collierville, TN

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Sergeant accused of stealing more than $600,000

Head of Chicago Police Sergeant's Association is arrested for stealing and using the money for gambling trips to Las Vegas, stays at Chicago hotels and work on his home.

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Related Topix: Chicago Metro, Law

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Slam Sports

Bond amount increased to US$100K for man accused in videos taken of reporter Erin Andrews

An Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews posted US$100,000 bond on Friday - a much larger amount than previously imposed.

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Related Topix: Law, Nashville Metro, Winter Sports, Curling

Time

N.C. Man Charged in Shaniya Davis Killing

A man charged with raping and killing a 5-year-old North Carolina girl was expected in court Friday, a day after authorities revealed what they believed happened to her in her final days.

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Related Topix: Fayetteville, NC, Law

ABC News

Investors Sue Fla. Lawyer in Fraud Probe for $100M

A high-profile South Florida attorney under federal investigation for allegedly running a huge fraud scheme has been sued for $100 million by a group of investors.

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Related Topix: Law, Broward County, FL

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