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3 hrs ago | Ledger Dispatch

Oakland man guilty of murder for 2008 killing

A 24-year-old man was found guilty last week of first-degree murder for killing a father of eight during a fight outside an East Oakland home last year.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, San Francisco Metro, Oakland Metro, Oakland, CA, Life

14 hrs ago | Oshkosh Northwestern

Krazy Glue defendant Therese Ziemann to argue self-defense

One of three women accused in a July revenge plot against a philandering Fond du Lac man may make a self-defense claim should the case reach trial.

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Related Topix: Life, Menasha, WI, Calumet County, WI, Domestic Violence (Domestic Abuse), Law, Stockbridge, WI

Fri Nov 06, 2009

Asheville Citizen-Times

Prosecutor: Cherokee County shooting was self-defense

Prosecutors say a Georgia man was defending himself and his wife when he shot and killed a 24-year-old Cherokee County man on his property.

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Related Topix: Life, Georgia

The Mobile Register Online

Man charged in 2007 murder claims self-defense

A Huntsville man facing a murder charge for a February 2007 shooting said he fired in self-defense when he saw the other man reaching into his belt for a gun.

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Related Topix: Life, Huntsville, AL

Thu Nov 05, 2009

The News and Tribune

Man pleads guilty in New Albany shooting

A 25-year-old Louisville man pleaded guilty on Thursday to killing a Jeffersonville man at a New Albany apartment complex in 2006.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, New Albany, IN, Prison, Life

Hays Daily News

Dodge City reporter faces subpoena Eds: APNew ...

The Dodge City Daily Globe is challenging a county attorney's efforts to obtain a reporter's notes and information from an interview she conducted with a murder suspect.

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Related Topix: Dodge City, KS, Ford County, KS, Life

Wed Nov 04, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Wife on trial for husband's murder says he wanted to move girlfriend into their home

Lawyers for Jennifer Lisa Benton said in opening arguments Tuesday that she was acting in self-defense when she fatally shot husband James M. Benton four years ago.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Life, Jackson County, MS, Lucedale, MS, Moss Point, MS

WCAX-TV Burlington

NH man could plead self-defense in beating death

A Danville man facing charges he killed is landlord by repeatedly hitting him in the head with an ax-like weapon wants to claim he was acting in self-defense. Fifty-year-old Paul McDonald is due to go on trial for first-degree murder in January for the June 2008 killing of 54-year-old Richard Wilcox.

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Related Topix: Life, Violent Crime

Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Cape police to offer classes on sel.....

The Cape Coral Police Department is sponsoring monthly classes on self-defense strategies for women beginning November 18 and continuing through October 2010.

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Related Topix: Cape Coral, FL, Fort Myers Metro, Life

Tue Nov 03, 2009

The Havelock News

Murder defendant expected to take stand in trial

Gary Lamont Hayes of Havelock is expected to testify next week that he pulled the trigger of a 12-gauge shotgun, pumping three shots into Odell Foster Jr.

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Related Topix: Havelock, NC, Life, New Bern, NC

KOB-TV New Mexico

Hearing continues for man who shot alleged burglar

A preliminary hearing to determine whether a Valencia County man who shot and killed a suspected burglar acted in self defense or committed murder will continue this afternoon.

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Related Topix: Valencia County, NM, Violent Crime, Life

The Journal News

Guardian Angels eye Nyack presence

An Orangeburg man wants to establish the Guardian Angels in this riverfront village of restaurants, shops and theaters.

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Related Topix: Nyack, NY, Life

Mon Nov 02, 2009

KRDO-TV Colorado Springs

Denver Restaurant Owner Charged in Shooting Death

Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against a Denver sushi establishment owner accused of shooting a man after a dispute inside the restaurant.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Restaurant Management, Life

WTOP

Metro mechanic accused of screwdriver stabbing found not guilty

A Metro employee who was fired for allegedly stabbing a fellow mechanic with a screwdriver has been found not guilty by a D.C. Superior Court judge and now wants his job back.

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Related Topix: Life, Washington, DC

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Examiner.com

Rowan County, NC home invader shot in self defense

A Rowan County, NC man shot an armed intruder in self defense, saving himself and his father from a second violent home invasion that week.

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Related Topix: Life, Rowan County, NC

Southeast Asia News

US drones shot down by UN investigator

A UN human rights inspector has told the United States to back away from its use of unmanned warplanes.

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Related Topix: Prison, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Life

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Examiner.com

Toledo, OH burglar shot in self defense

A 62 year old Toledo resident shot a burglar in self defense, after the burglar advanced on him despite two warnings to "freeze." Police say that the homeowner was asleep at about 10:40 PM when an unexpected noise caused him to awaken and believe that a burglary was in progress.

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Related Topix: Life, Toledo Metro, Toledo, OH, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Fri Oct 30, 2009

WXYZ

Police Shoot Suspect in Self Defense

An argument between a landlord and her tenant ended in a shooting death. Police say officers shot an armed man in self defense.

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Related Topix: Life, Violent Crime, Center Line, MI, Detroit, MI

The Enid News

Man accused in beer bottle attack claims self-defense

An attorney for a man accused of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon said his client was acting in self-defense when he struck a man in the neck with a beer bottle.

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Related Topix: Life, Garfield County, OK, Enid Metro, Enid, OK

Thu Oct 29, 2009

KIFI

Attorney: Wyo. hunter acted in self defense

The attorney for a Wyoming man accused of taking a grizzly bear without a license says the shooting was done in self defense.

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Related Topix: Life

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