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| Death penalty lawyer Clarke 'humanizes' client and jury Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:11 PM PDT  By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) - When death penalty expert Judy Clarke joined the defense team for the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, she spent months trying to establish a rapport so she could convince him to accept a plea deal that would spare him capital punishment. Though she and his other lawyers angered Kaczynski when they sought to introduce evidence of his mental illness, he eventually pleaded guilty in 1998 and received a life sentence. ... Full Story | Top |
| Female U.S. Army deserter pleads guilty, gets 10-month prison term Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:01 PM PDT By Keith Coffman DENVER (Reuters) - An Army private believed to be the first female U.S. soldier to seek refuge in Canada rather than return to duty in Iraq was sentenced to 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to desertion, military officials in Colorado said on Tuesday. Kimberly Rivera, who said she grew opposed to the war during a three-month tour of duty in Iraq, pleaded guilty at a court-martial proceeding in Fort Carson, Colorado, on Monday and was sentenced immediately. ... Full Story | Top |
| George Zimmerman Still Thinks He Can Convince a Jury He's Not Guilty Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 02:23 PM PDT  The latest chapter of the George Zimmerman murder trial cut off the prologue Tuesday, as Zimmerman and his attorneys appeared in court to waive his right to seek an immunity hearing under Florida's "Stand Your Ground" law — and keep the rest of their strategy close to the vest. For better or worse, that means Zimmerman's fate in the killing of Trayvon Martin will likely be put in the hands of 12 jurors beginning June 10, when one of the most emotional trials in recent American history will begin. ... Full Story | Top |
| France: jihadist convert arrested in Mali Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:35 PM PDT  PARIS (AP) — French troops in Mali have arrested a French citizen who converted to Islam, took on the jihadist cause and threatened his native country in a video last fall, the military spokesman said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Spanish doctor in Puerto trial sentenced to 1 year Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:25 PM PDT  MADRID (AP) — The doctor at the heart of cycling's Operation Puerto doping scandal has been convicted, but the key evidence that could implicate more athletes is set to be destroyed — preventing sport agencies from uncovering other cheaters. Full Story | Top |
| Man found guilty of murder in Texas court shooting Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 01:14 PM PDT  GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Houston man who admitted shooting his daughter outside a Texas courthouse was convicted Tuesday of capital murder for the death of a 79-year-old bystander. Full Story | Top |
| Jurors deliberate Texas courthouse shooting case Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 10:18 AM PDT GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jurors on Tuesday began deliberating the case of a Houston man accused of fatally shooting a 79-year-old woman when he opened fire on his daughter outside a Texas courthouse last year. Full Story | Top |
| Accused Bomber's Defense Team Gets Renowned Death Penalty Lawyer Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:47 AM PDT  Judy Clarke Avoided Death Penalties for the Unabomber and Jared Loughner Full Story | Top |
| Jurors deliberating Texas courthouse shooting case Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 09:22 AM PDT GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jurors are deliberating the case of a Houston man accused of going on a shooting rampage outside a Texas courthouse that killed a 79-year-old bystander. Full Story | Top |
| Fugitive Surrenders At Texas Border For Alleged Role In A Scheme To Defraud The Export-Import Bank Of The United States Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 08:00 AM PDT WASHINGTON, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) announced that on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, fugitive Maria de Jesus Ortiz-Saldivar (Ortiz-Saldivar) surrendered at the U.S. Border in El Paso, Texas and was arrested for her alleged role in a scheme to defraud the Ex-Im Bank.Ortiz-Saldivar, 47, a Mexican citizen and former accountant for Centro Oncolgico de Norte S.A. ... Full Story | Top |
| Ala. man sentenced for wire fraud, paying bribes Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 07:08 AM PDT An Alabama man has been sentenced to five years and three months in prison for wire fraud and paying bribes to a Coast Guard transportation officer. Fifty-two-year-old Huffman Earl Monk of Brookwood, Ala., ... Full Story | Top |
| Sisters plead not guilty in Calif. swaddling case Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 06:56 AM PDT PLEASANTON, Calif. (AP) — Two sisters in Northern California facing charges that they endangered infants' lives by binding them too tightly in swaddling blankets have pleaded not guilty. Full Story | Top |
| How the Boston bombing suspect's stellar defense team could help him avoid the death penalty Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 05:05 AM PDT  An experienced defense lawyer who represented the Unabomber and Tucson shooter Jared Loughner joins Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's team Full Story | Top |
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