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Today's Crimes and Trials: Jury hands man life sentence in Arizona shootings Holocaust museum shooter indicted for murder Official: Jackson doctor could face foreclosure Arizona man gets life in prison for shootings Marine pleads not guilty in California attacks Jury to decide in ex-congressman's bribery trial DC judge convicts woman of killing 4 daughters Alleged DC Holocaust museum shooter indicted Pakistani neuroscientist fit to stand trial: U.S. judge NY judge: Terror defendant competent for trial Police raid Vegas home of Jackson doctor US judge rejects delay in UBS tax evasion case Kansas man denies slaying abortion doctor $370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC Lawyers want records preserved in judge corruption case Salt Lake law firm indicted in visa fraud case Suspect in abortion doc's death pleads not guilty Suspect pleads guilty in Ill. girl's 1983 killing Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge Jury hands man life sentence in Arizona shootings Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:11 pm PDT AP - A jury spared a man convicted in a series of random nighttime shootings from the death penalty and sentenced him to life in prison on Wednesday. Full Story Top Holocaust museum shooter indicted for murder Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:46 pm PDT AFP - James Von Brunn, an 89-year-old white supremacist, was indicted on murder and hate crimes charges by a grand jury in connection with his shooting attack at the US Holocaust Museum on June 10. Full Story Top Official: Jackson doctor could face foreclosure Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:47 pm PDT AP - Michael Jackson's personal physician is more than $100,000 behind on his mortgage payments and could face foreclosure on the country club home authorities searched in their manslaughter investigation into the singer's death, records show. Full Story Top Arizona man gets life in prison for shootings Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:39 pm PDT Reuters - An Arizona man who was one of two serial shooters who terrorized the Phoenix area three years ago was spared the death penalty on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison. Full Story Top Marine pleads not guilty in California attacks Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:32 pm PDT AP - An attorney for a U.S. Marine accused of attacking his estranged wife and two of her relatives says his client suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from combat. Full Story Top Jury to decide in ex-congressman's bribery trial Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:51 pm PDT AP - Ex-congressman William Jefferson was a political rock star in west Africa who was willing to wield his influence for financial benefit, but that is not a crime, his defense lawyer told a jury Wednesday. Full Story Top DC judge convicts woman of killing 4 daughters Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:51 pm PDT AP - A judge found a District of Columbia woman guilty Wednesday of killing her four daughters and living with their mummified bodies for months in a case that brought scrutiny to the city's child welfare system. Full Story Top Alleged DC Holocaust museum shooter indicted Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:40 pm PDT AP - A federal grand jury indicted an elderly white supremacist Wednesday on charges that could earn him the death penalty in the fatal shooting of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Hate crimes charges were added to the case against James von Brunn, who has been in a hospital since the shooting last month. Full Story Top Pakistani neuroscientist fit to stand trial: U.S. judge Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:59 am PDT Reuters - A Pakistani woman charged with trying to kill American interrogators in Afghanistan is fit to stand trial, a U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday after months of examination of her mental state. Full Story Top NY judge: Terror defendant competent for trial Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:41 am PDT AP - A U.S.-trained Pakistani scientist accused of being an al-Qaida operative is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Wednesday as he rejected the finding of a defense expert who concluded she was mentally ill. Full Story Top Police raid Vegas home of Jackson doctor Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:59 am PDT AFP - Police and federal agents has swooped down on the Las Vegas home of Michael Jackson's doctor, as speculation mounted he could face possible manslaughter charges in the singer's death. Full Story Top US judge rejects delay in UBS tax evasion case Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:26 am PDT AFP - A US federal judge in Miami on Wednesday rejected a request by Swiss bank UBS to postpone a tax evasion trial, due to start Monday. Full Story Top Kansas man denies slaying abortion doctor Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:06 pm PDT AFP - An anti-abortion activist pleaded not guilty to gunning down a controversial provider of late-term abortions in his Kansas church. Full Story Top $370M verdict against Guess co-founder Marciano Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:51 pm PDT AP - A jury returned a $370 million verdict against Guess Inc. co-founder Georges Marciano Friday in a civil defamation lawsuit that was filed by five former employees. Full Story Top April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:39 pm PDT AP - The first wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will go to trial April 12, a judge said Tuesday. Full Story Top Lawyers want records preserved in judge corruption case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:54 pm PDT AFP - Lawyers who argue that thousands of juveniles were sentenced to prison terms by corrupt judges are petitioning a US federal court in Pennsylvania to preserve the case record so they can sue for damages. Full Story Top Salt Lake law firm indicted in visa fraud case Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:50 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment Tuesday alleging a law firm arranged thousands of fraudulent visas for foreign workers at Utah companies. Full Story Top Suspect in abortion doc's death pleads not guilty Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:31 pm PDT AP - An anti-abortion activist pleaded not guilty Tuesday to opening fire on late-term abortion provider George Tiller after a witness gave chilling testimony that he saw the alleged shooter point a gun at the Kansas doctor's head before pulling the trigger. Full Story Top Suspect pleads guilty in Ill. girl's 1983 killing Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:21 pm PDT AP - A convicted murderer pleaded guilty Tuesday to the 1983 slaying of a 10-year-old girl in a case that helped lead to landmark reforms in Illinois after two other men endured multiple trials, death sentences and more than 10 years in prison before being cleared. Full Story Top Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:19 pm PDT AP - A Minnesota man who helped build a training camp for a group of Islamic militants in his homeland of Somalia told a federal judge Tuesday that he had attended secret meetings in Minneapolis before he went back to East Africa. Full Story Top

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