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Today's Crimes and Trials: Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first Lawyer: Blagojevich will testify at his own trial Ind. parents grieve slain son, as teen son charged Mom pleads no contest in quadriplegic girl's death NY attorney sentenced in drug-smuggling case Campaign manager for ex-Conn. rep accused of theft Judge says 'no' to defense request in NY bomb plot Italian jurors mull verdict for Knox in sex murder trial Court hears ex-stripper's appeal in 1996 killing RI federal prosecutor pleads not guilty to DUI NYC trial ending for man accused of judge threats Roman Polanski released to house arrest in Swiss chalet Ex-NJ mayor pleads not guilty in corruption case Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings Polanski takes refuge in Swiss chalet A glance at the Alpine luxury resort of Gstaad Fla. judge wants footage in 'Girls Gone Wild' suit Pa. judge won't let Jordanian use alias at trial Italian jurors mull verdict for Knox in murder trial Records of man claiming to be Calif. spy unsealed Va. Tech report: Staff warned their families first Fri, 4 Dec 2009 10:54 pm PST AP - At least two Virginia Tech administrators told family members about a double shooting in a dorm — the prelude to the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history — well before the rest of the campus was notified a gunman was on the loose. Full Story Top Lawyer: Blagojevich will testify at his own trial Fri, 4 Dec 2009 05:56 pm PST AP - A defense attorney for Rod Blagojevich says the former Illinois governor will take the stand at his fraud trial but claim his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination if called to testify in a $90 million civil suit. Full Story Top Ind. parents grieve slain son, as teen son charged Fri, 4 Dec 2009 04:55 pm PST AP - In front of a few friends but with his mother and father conspicuously absent, an Indiana teenager pleaded not guilty Friday to murdering his 10-year-old brother. A few blocks away, the grieving couple greeted well-wishers who had come to pay respects to their slain younger son. Full Story Top Mom pleads no contest in quadriplegic girl's death Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:30 pm PST AP - A Flint woman accused of starving her adopted quadriplegic daughter to death and stashing the body in a storage unit pleaded no contest Friday to involuntary manslaughter. Full Story Top NY attorney sentenced in drug-smuggling case Fri, 4 Dec 2009 03:13 pm PST AP - A defense attorney with a high-profile client list was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday for plotting with a Guyanese businessman to use bribes and threats to silence witnesses in the businessman's drug-trafficking case. Full Story Top Campaign manager for ex-Conn. rep accused of theft Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:17 pm PST AP - The campaign manager for longtime U.S. Rep. Chris Shays pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds. Full Story Top Judge says 'no' to defense request in NY bomb plot Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:03 pm PST AP - A judge says prosecutors don't have to disclose before trial any payments from a federal informant to four men accused of plotting to bomb New York synagogues. Full Story Top Italian jurors mull verdict for Knox in sex murder trial Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:02 pm PST AFP - Italian jurors withdrew Friday to decide whether 22-year-old American Amanda Knox should spend the rest of her days in prison for the 2007 murder of her British housemate. Full Story Top Court hears ex-stripper's appeal in 1996 killing Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:47 pm PST AP - Lawyers for a former stripper convicted of a murder conspiracy asked the Alaska Court of Appeals to overturn her conviction because a jury was allowed to read a victim's "letter from the grave." Full Story Top RI federal prosecutor pleads not guilty to DUI Fri, 4 Dec 2009 12:09 pm PST AP - A federal prosecutor from Rhode Island has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving after police decided to charge him following questions about whether he was let off the hook because of his connections. Full Story Top NYC trial ending for man accused of judge threats Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:55 am PST AP - A New Jersey blogger crossed the line protecting free speech by writing that three federal judges in Chicago "must die" for a decision supporting gun control, a prosecutor said Friday, as the defense countered in closing arguments that giving a passionate opinion is not a crime. Full Story Top Roman Polanski released to house arrest in Swiss chalet Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:19 am PST Reuters - Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski was released on bail into house arrest at his Swiss chalet on Friday while he fights extradition to the U.S. over a 1977 charge of having sex with a 13-year-old girl. Full Story Top Ex-NJ mayor pleads not guilty in corruption case Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:04 am PST AP - One of the New Jersey politicians arrested in a corruption sweep last summer has pleaded not guilty. Full Story Top Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:58 am PST AP - A Fort Drum military policeman accused of stabbing his two Army buddies to death has been arraigned on second-degree murder charges. Full Story Top Polanski takes refuge in Swiss chalet Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:27 am PST AFP - Roman Polanski settled down with his family at his snowbound Swiss chalet on Friday, after being placed under house arrest while he fights extradition to the United States on a child sex case. Full Story Top A glance at the Alpine luxury resort of Gstaad Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:27 am PST AP - Film director Roman Polanski will be confined to his chalet in the Alpine village of Gstaad until the Swiss decide if he will be extradited to the United States for a 32-year-old sex case. Here are some details about the exclusive winter resort: Full Story Top Fla. judge wants footage in 'Girls Gone Wild' suit Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:19 am PST AP - A judge in Florida wants footage to be turned over to the court so he can decide on a motion to dismiss a civil suit against "Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis. Full Story Top Pa. judge won't let Jordanian use alias at trial Fri, 4 Dec 2009 06:01 am PST AP - An illegal immigrant accused of kidnapping and raping a Pennsylvania woman must use his real name at trial. Full Story Top Italian jurors mull verdict for Knox in murder trial Fri, 4 Dec 2009 01:51 am PST AFP - Italian jurors withdrew Friday to decide whether 22-year-old American Amanda Knox should spend the rest of her days in prison for the 2007 murder of her British housemate. Full Story Top Records of man claiming to be Calif. spy unsealed Thu, 3 Dec 2009 07:03 pm PST AP - A judge on Thursday lifted a seal on court records and transcripts that a Southern California man says will prove he was an informant for the FBI. Full Story Top

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