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Today's Crimes and Trials: Jury questioning next in Anna Nicole Smith case Blagojevich die-hards the kind he'd want on jury 1 Arizona inmate captured after police pursuit US court to hear Arizona immigration law in November Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report Use of Expert Testimony Questioned in Malpractice Ore. district attorney says no Gore prosecution Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction Reno man who fled after `88 rape sent to prison LA trial nears to determine owner of giant emerald Canadian serial killer Pickton denied new trial Three Kenyans face 76 murder counts in Kampala attacks Thai court extends bail for Russian maestro on sex charge Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home Texas man gets death penalty for beheading 3 kids Change of venue arguments heard in Smart case AZ appeals order blocking parts of immigration law Obama signs bill to combat crime in Indian Country SB1070: appeal seeks to reinstate all parts of Arizona law Colo. pot shops face closure under tough new rules Jury questioning next in Anna Nicole Smith case Sun, 1 Aug 2010 01:54 pm PDT AP - A judge says questionnaires filled out by prospective jurors in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend show most of them know something about the model's life and death. Full Story Top Blagojevich die-hards the kind he'd want on jury Sun, 1 Aug 2010 11:00 am PDT AP - One woman clapped the instant she saw Rod Blagojevich emerge from a courthouse elevator. An elderly woman, in tears, handed him a piece of candy in court and said she'd pray for him. On the sidewalk outside court, another person once held a placard that read, "Rod's not cuckoo, Rod's not guilty." Full Story Top 1 Arizona inmate captured after police pursuit Sun, 1 Aug 2010 10:25 am PDT AP - One of three inmates who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the big rig to flee has been captured in western Colorado, authorities said Sunday. Full Story Top US court to hear Arizona immigration law in November Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:52 pm PDT AFP - A US appeals court in California said Saturday it will take up Arizona's new immigration law in November after the most controversial provisions were stripped by a federal judge this week. Full Story Top Grand jury eyes monitor shutdown at Massey mine: report Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:06 am PDT Reuters - A federal grand jury looking into an explosion that killed 29 workers at a Massey Energy Co coal mine in West Virginia heard testimony this week about possible illegal tampering with a mine safety monitor, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Full Story Top Use of Expert Testimony Questioned in Malpractice Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:16 am PDT LiveScience.com - A new study calls to the stand the legitimacy of expert witnesses, those doctors and other medical specialists hired by lawyers in medical malpractice suits to convince the jury that someone somewhere goofed. Full Story Top Ore. district attorney says no Gore prosecution Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:02 pm PDT AP - Former Vice President Al Gore was cleared Friday of allegations he groped and assaulted a masseuse in a luxury Portland hotel room in 2006, closing a case that could have tarnished the Nobel prize winner's reputation. Full Story Top Petters seeks new trial after Ponzi conviction Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:38 pm PDT Reuters - Lawyers for convicted U.S. Ponzi schemer Tom Petters on Friday asked an appeals court to send the case back for a new trial, saying they were not able to fully present arguments against some of his accusers. Full Story Top Reno man who fled after `88 rape sent to prison Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:16 pm PDT AP - A former Reno man who fled to the Caribbean in 1988 after he was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 15-year-old girl is finally headed to a Nevada prison. Full Story Top LA trial nears to determine owner of giant emerald Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:49 pm PDT AP - The case of an emerald the size of a boulder will roll into a courtroom in September, accompanied by a small army of lawyers representing those who have laid claim to the 840-pound rock as it traveled a circuitous route from Brazil to Los Angeles. Full Story Top Canadian serial killer Pickton denied new trial Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:00 pm PDT Reuters - Canada's highest court refused on Friday to grant a new trial for serial killer Robert "Willie" Pickton, who was convicted of killing drug addicts and prostitutes and butchering their remains at his pig farm. Full Story Top Three Kenyans face 76 murder counts in Kampala attacks Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:36 pm PDT AFP - A Ugandan court on Friday charged three Kenyans with 76 counts of murder, the first such cases opened against suspects in the July 11 suicide attacks in Kampala which targeted football fans watching the World Cup final. Full Story Top Thai court extends bail for Russian maestro on sex charge Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:05 am PDT AFP - A Thai court on Friday extended bail granted to Russian conductor Mikhail Pletnev, who has been charged with raping a 14-year-old boy, his lawyer said. Full Story Top Fed atty: Military secrets sold to pay for HI home Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:16 pm PDT AP - A federal prosecutor said Thursday a former B-2 bomber engineer helped China design a stealth cruise missile to raise money to pay the $15,000-a-month mortgage on the mansion-like home he built on Maui's north shore. Full Story Top Texas man gets death penalty for beheading 3 kids Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:35 pm PDT AP - A jury sentenced a south Texas man to death on Thursday, four days after convicting him of capital murder for beheading his common law wife's three children in 2003. Full Story Top Change of venue arguments heard in Smart case Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:21 pm PDT AP - Defense lawyers for the man charged with kidnapping Elizabeth Smart argued Thursday that the case should be moved out of Utah so he can get a fair trial. Full Story Top AZ appeals order blocking parts of immigration law Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:07 pm PDT AP - Arizona asked an appeals court Thursday to lift a judge's order blocking most of the state's immigration law as the city of Phoenix filled with protesters, including about 50 who were arrested for confronting officers in riot gear. Full Story Top Obama signs bill to combat crime in Indian Country Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:49 pm PDT AP - President Barack Obama has signed a bill he says will address the unique public safety challenges facing American Indian tribes. Full Story Top SB1070: appeal seeks to reinstate all parts of Arizona law Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:24 pm PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Lawyers for Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to reverse a judge’s decision to block key portions of SB 1070, the state’s controversial immigration law. Full Story Top Colo. pot shops face closure under tough new rules Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:22 pm PDT AP - Nearly a fifth of Colorado's medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new state rules barring some convicted felons from the pot business, federal drug authorities say. Full Story Top

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