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Today's Crimes and Trials: Policeman tearfully describes carnage of blast Ariz. fugitives indicted on capital murder charges Correction: People-Kid Cudi story Rapper Kid Cudi drug charge may be dismissed NY lawyer convicted in Dead Sea Scrolls case Feds want case dropped against Afghan in Calif Colo prosecutor accused of unlawful sexual contact Judge issues gag order in Allen Stanford trial Ex-dean accused of making NYC students do chores Lead attorney intends to leave Blagojevich defense Court hears appeal in 'West Memphis Three' case NY man admits fatal standoff shooting of baby son Defense challenges evidence in Conn. home invasion Indian court rules to divide disputed holy site Chicago bomb suspect to appear in court Bin Laden evidence readied at detainee trial in NY Activists hail stay of execution in California Woman pleads not guilty in Wash. in acid hoax case Armstrong team staffer testifies to grand jury New trial sought in Oregon Islamic charity case Policeman tearfully describes carnage of blast Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:18 pm PDT AP - A police detective broke down in tears Thursday as he told jurors in a murder trial about finding the bodies of two officers after a bomb went off in a bank. Full Story Top Ariz. fugitives indicted on capital murder charges Thu, 30 Sep 2010 06:25 pm PDT AP - A federal grand jury has indicted two Arizona prison escapees and a woman who allegedly helped them escape on capital murder and carjacking charges in the New Mexico deaths of an Oklahoma couple. Full Story Top Correction: People-Kid Cudi story Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:30 pm PDT AP - In a Sept. 28 story about a court hearing on drug charges against rapper Kid Cudi, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by Manhattan prosecutors, erroneously reported that Cudi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. Full Story Top Rapper Kid Cudi drug charge may be dismissed Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:34 pm PDT Reuters - A drug possession charge against U.S. rapper Kid Cudi could be dismissed in six-months if he stays out of trouble, a spokeswoman for the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday. Full Story Top NY lawyer convicted in Dead Sea Scrolls case Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:27 pm PDT AP - A scholar's son was convicted Thursday of using online aliases to harass and discredit his father's detractors in a heated academic debate over the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Full Story Top Feds want case dropped against Afghan in Calif Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:21 pm PDT AP - Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to drop charges against the Afghan-born brother-in-law of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard, saying a key overseas witness was unavailable to testify. Full Story Top Colo prosecutor accused of unlawful sexual contact Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:14 pm PDT AP - A western Colorado district attorney accused of unlawful sexual contact and indecent exposure was arrested Thursday. Full Story Top Judge issues gag order in Allen Stanford trial Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:54 pm PDT Reuters - A federal judge on Thursday issued an order banning lawyers and witnesses in accused swindler Allen Stanford's criminal trial from talking to the media. Full Story Top Ex-dean accused of making NYC students do chores Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:08 pm PDT AP - A former fundraiser for St. John's University implicated in an embezzlement scheme is facing allegations she used threats to make students cook and perform other chores for her. Full Story Top Lead attorney intends to leave Blagojevich defense Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:35 pm PDT AP - Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's lead attorney is asking a judge to release him from the defense team ahead of Blagojevich's retrial on corruption charges, according to a Thursday court filing. Full Story Top Court hears appeal in 'West Memphis Three' case Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:52 pm PDT AP - Justices on the Arkansas Supreme Court sharply questioned the state attorney general's office Thursday, asking what damage could be done if a judge examined evidence that allegedly exonerates an inmate sentenced to death for killing three Cub Scouts in 1993. Full Story Top NY man admits fatal standoff shooting of baby son Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:02 pm PDT AP - A 21-year-old central New York man has pleaded guilty to shooting his 3-month-old son to death in front of a state trooper. Full Story Top Defense challenges evidence in Conn. home invasion Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:01 pm PDT AP - Prosecutors in the trial of one of two men accused killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion failed to prove he intended to cause the girls' deaths, his attorneys argued in court papers Thursday. Full Story Top Indian court rules to divide disputed holy site Thu, 30 Sep 2010 12:01 pm PDT AFP - An Indian court ruled Thursday that a disputed holy site in Ayodhya with a history of triggering Hindu-Muslim clashes should be divided -- in a judgement seen as favouring the Hindu litigants. Full Story Top Chicago bomb suspect to appear in court Thu, 30 Sep 2010 04:55 am PDT AP - A 22-year-old Lebanese immigrant accused of placing a backpack he thought contained a bomb near Chicago's Wrigley Field this month is set to appear in federal court. Full Story Top Bin Laden evidence readied at detainee trial in NY Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:20 pm PDT AP - Prosecutors plan to give Osama bin Laden a starring role in the terrorism trial of the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in civilian courts, a test case in the debate over whether suspects scooped up in the war against terrorism can be prosecuted like everyone else. Full Story Top Activists hail stay of execution in California Wed, 29 Sep 2010 07:00 pm PDT AFP - Death penalty opponents Wednesday hailed a federal judge's ruling postponing the execution of a convicted sex killer, but denounced the legal "chaos" surrounding capital punishment in the state. Full Story Top Woman pleads not guilty in Wash. in acid hoax case Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:23 pm PDT AP - Her face red and blotchy, the woman who splashed acid in her face in what was a bizarre hoax made a brief court appearance Wednesday and was ordered by a judge to live in a mental health facility while she awaits trial. Full Story Top Armstrong team staffer testifies to grand jury Wed, 29 Sep 2010 06:02 pm PDT AFP - Allen Lim, an exercise physiologist for Lance Armstrong's Team Radioshack, has appeared before a federal grand jury charged with looking into doping in professional cycling. Full Story Top New trial sought in Oregon Islamic charity case Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:23 pm PDT AP - Prosecutors in the trial of the Oregon leader of an Islamic charity branch used appeals to provoke prejudice and emotion that included waving the Quran in the air and throwing it on the table in front of jurors, his lawyers say in a request for a new trial. Full Story Top

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