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Today's Crimes and Trials: Prosecutor: Polanski defense motion is 'frivolous' Brother of slain U.S. nun sees fresh hope in film Spears gets restraining order on Lutfi, Ghalib Ex-Fannie Mae programmer says not guilty of virus No bail for jailed Florida fund manager Nadel Fla. mom's lawyers can view wooded crime scene James Brown survivors await settlement over estate Death row inmate aids in search for his SC victim Ohio court reprimands judge in death penalty case Jury to see Calif. arson suspect's flame tattoo 3 Mass. men plead not guilty to black church fire Grand jury indicts NY lawyer Dreier Illinois senate votes to impeach Gov. Blagojevich Convicted spy for Russia tried again from jail: U.S. Ex-Texas sheriff pleads guilty in sex assault case Accused mob assassin on trial for 5 murders in NYC California court approves Schwarzenegger cuts CORRECTED: Accused NY financier Cosmo detained for now: judge Settlement reached on Heath Ledger's life insurance Reduced sentence for RI man hurt by Facebook pic Prosecutor: Polanski defense motion is 'frivolous' Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:20 pm PST AP - A prosecutor on Friday urged an appellate court to reject a motion by fugitive director Roman Polanski's lawyer to disqualify the entire Los Angeles Superior Court bench from the notorious rape case. Full Story Top Brother of slain U.S. nun sees fresh hope in film Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:38 pm PST Reuters - A documentary movie about the killing of U.S. Roman Catholic nun Dorothy Stang in the Amazon four years ago has renewed her brother's hope that those suspected of ordering her killing will finally be convicted. Full Story Top Spears gets restraining order on Lutfi, Ghalib Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:08 pm PST AP - Britney Spears has obtained a restraining order against former pal Osama "Sam" Lutfi and one-time boyfriend Adnan Ghalib, court records show. Attorneys for Spears and her father, who is her legal conservator, received the order Friday. The documents state that Lutfi, Ghalib and attorney Jon Eardley have been trying to gain control of Spears' affairs. Full Story Top Ex-Fannie Mae programmer says not guilty of virus Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:14 pm PST Reuters - A 35-year-old computer programer pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he planted a computer virus designed to destroy all the data on 4,000 Fannie Mae computer servers the day he was fired from the company. Full Story Top No bail for jailed Florida fund manager Nadel Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:00 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. court denied bail on Friday for Florida hedge fund manager Arthur Nadel, who surrendered to authorities this week to face securities and wire fraud charges. Full Story Top Fla. mom's lawyers can view wooded crime scene Fri, 30 Jan 2009 02:26 pm PST AP - A judge on Friday denied a motion from Casey Anthony's defense attorneys to remove prosecutors from her murder trial but ruled that the defense team can inspect woods where the remains of her slain toddler were found. Casey Anthony is charged with killing her daughter, Caylee, who was 2 when she disappeared last summer. Full Story Top James Brown survivors await settlement over estate Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:39 am PST AP - James Brown's family could walk out of court on Friday with a brand new deal. If approved by a judge in South Carolina, a settlement over the late soul singer's estate would end a two-year legal saga. Full Story Top Death row inmate aids in search for his SC victim Fri, 30 Jan 2009 08:05 am PST AP - Monica Caison figured it was worth a shot, so she fired off a letter, a single paragraph, to the man on death row for kidnapping and killing Alice Donovan during a two-week, 2,300-mile crime spree. Full Story Top Ohio court reprimands judge in death penalty case Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:14 am PST AP - The Ohio Supreme Court has reprimanded a judge and a prosecutor for teaming up to write a death penalty sentencing order. Full Story Top Jury to see Calif. arson suspect's flame tattoo Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:13 am PST AP - A judge says jurors in the trial of a California man accused of setting a deadly wildfire will get to see photos of a flame tattoo on his arm. Full Story Top 3 Mass. men plead not guilty to black church fire Thu, 29 Jan 2009 08:40 pm PST AP - Three white men have pleaded not guilty to torching a predominantly black church in Massachusetts hours after the election of President Barack Obama. Full Story Top Grand jury indicts NY lawyer Dreier Thu, 29 Jan 2009 05:32 pm PST Reuters - A U.S. grand jury indicted high-profile New York lawyer Marc Dreier on charges of securities fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy in a purported $400 million investment scheme, according to court documents. Full Story Top Illinois senate votes to impeach Gov. Blagojevich Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:50 pm PST AP - Forty state senators have voted to convict Gov. Rod Blagojevich of abuse of power. That's enough votes to remove the two-term Democrat from office. But all 59 senators must vote and the presiding judge must enter the decision before any conviction is official. Full Story Top Convicted spy for Russia tried again from jail: U.S. Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:32 pm PST Reuters - A former senior CIA officer convicted in 1997 of giving secrets to Russia kept trying to spy from his prison cell, U.S. prosecutors charged in an indictment released on Thursday. Full Story Top Ex-Texas sheriff pleads guilty in sex assault case Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:56 pm PST AP - A former North Texas sheriff pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to sexually assaulting a woman, telling her sex was the only way to avoid going to jail for drug possession. Full Story Top Accused mob assassin on trial for 5 murders in NYC Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:58 pm PST AP - A cold-blooded assassin pumped four bullets into the head of a man who ignored an invitation by infamous mob boss John Gotti to a social club, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. Full Story Top California court approves Schwarzenegger cuts Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:31 pm PST AFP - A California judge ruled Thursday that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger can close some state offices for two days each month from February as the state grapples with its spiraling budget deficit. Full Story Top CORRECTED: Accused NY financier Cosmo detained for now: judge Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:34 am PST Reuters - (Fixes spelling of investor's surname to Ingrao; also corrects final paragraph to say prosecutors to amend court papers to say sister and brother-in-law collectively received about $100,000 in payments, not $893,000) Full Story Top Settlement reached on Heath Ledger's life insurance Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:17 am PST Reuters - Heath Ledger's insurance company and lawyers for his young daughter have reached an out of court settlement over a $10 million policy claim on behalf of the girl, an attorney said on Thursday. Full Story Top Reduced sentence for RI man hurt by Facebook pic Thu, 29 Jan 2009 09:58 am PST AP - A judge has reduced by six months the sentence of man convicted of seriously injuring a woman in a 2006 car crash when he was drunk and speeding. Full Story Top

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