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Today's Crimes and Trials: Vince Neil's DUI trial pushed back in Las Vegas Crime author's ex-business manager pleads guilty Did Jackson kill himself? Pre-trial hearing due in LA Ice cream truck driver pleads guilty in NJ fatal Judge upholds Pa. groping lawsuit against Disney Judge will rule if doc is tried in Jackson's death Man pleads guilty to killing woman found in pond Murder charge for songwriter's son in NY tub death Mass. jury picked in child's Uzi death Judge: Attorneys for Fla. mother violated order Gov. Schwarzenegger issues last day commutations Ex-Calif. speaker's son's prison sentence commuted Reports of sea lion shootings on rise in Calif. Deputies: Fla. dad stabs 6-year-old son 20 times Attorneys want Somalis' piracy convictions tossed Chief justice urges progress naming judges Brazil-Italy row over fugitive's extradition Ohio judge drops newspaper website comments suit Berlusconi to 'fight on' for ex-militant's extradition Khodorkovsky defence files appeal Vince Neil's DUI trial pushed back in Las Vegas Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:31 pm PST AP - Rocker Vince Neil's trial on misdemeanor drunken driving and speeding charges has been pushed, thanks to a change in the judge in the case. Full Story Top Crime author's ex-business manager pleads guilty Mon, 3 Jan 2011 07:27 pm PST AP - The former business manager for best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell pleaded guilty Monday to lying about the source of 21 contributions of $2,300 apiece to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. Full Story Top Did Jackson kill himself? Pre-trial hearing due in LA Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:18 pm PST AFP - Lawyers for Michael Jackson's personal doctor will argue that he killed himself, prosecutors claimed ahead of a pre-trial hearing Tuesday into the pop icon's death. Full Story Top Ice cream truck driver pleads guilty in NJ fatal Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:01 pm PST AP - An ice cream truck driver who admitted he was driving drunk when he struck and killed a fallen pedestrian on a New Jersey highway has pleaded guilty to several charges. Full Story Top Judge upholds Pa. groping lawsuit against Disney Mon, 3 Jan 2011 04:10 pm PST AP - A Pennsylvania woman who claims Donald Duck groped her at Disney's Epcot theme park can have her day in court, a federal judge has ruled. Full Story Top Judge will rule if doc is tried in Jackson's death Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:48 pm PST AP - A doctor who had been hired for a dream job as Michael Jackson's highly paid private physician now has his reputation in tatters and his future on the line as he faces a preliminary hearing to decide if he will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter in the death of Jackson. Full Story Top Man pleads guilty to killing woman found in pond Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:48 pm PST AP - A New Jersey man pleaded guilty Monday to killing his mistress, whose dismembered body was found in a New York City pond. Full Story Top Murder charge for songwriter's son in NY tub death Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:09 pm PST AP - An Academy Award-winning songwriter's son has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his swimsuit designer girlfriend, who was found in a posh hotel bathtub, according to court records that show the upgraded charges. Full Story Top Mass. jury picked in child's Uzi death Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:03 pm PST AP - Jury selection has been completed in the manslaughter trial of a former western Massachusetts police chief whose company co-sponsored a 2008 gun fair where a Connecticut boy fatally shot himself with an Uzi submachine gun. Full Story Top Judge: Attorneys for Fla. mother violated order Mon, 3 Jan 2011 01:33 pm PST AP - Attorneys for a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter have violated a court order to turn over information about expert witnesses who will testify on her behalf, a judge ruled Monday. Full Story Top Gov. Schwarzenegger issues last day commutations Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:28 pm PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sunday commuted the manslaughter sentence of the son of California's former Assembly speaker, drawing criticism from the victim's family. Full Story Top Ex-Calif. speaker's son's prison sentence commuted Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:41 pm PST AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has commuted the manslaughter sentence of Esteban Nunez, the son of former Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez. Full Story Top Reports of sea lion shootings on rise in Calif. Sun, 2 Jan 2011 10:46 am PST AP - The weak and woozy California sea lion found on a San Francisco Bay-area beach in December with buckshot embedded in its skull has become an all-too-common sight for wildlife officials. Full Story Top Deputies: Fla. dad stabs 6-year-old son 20 times Sat, 1 Jan 2011 01:01 pm PST AP - Deputies in Florida say a man accused of stabbing his 6-year-old son more than 20 times has been charged with attempted murder. Full Story Top Attorneys want Somalis' piracy convictions tossed Sat, 1 Jan 2011 08:43 am PST AP - Attorneys for five Somali men convicted of attacking a U.S. Navy ship off Africa are asking a judge to reconsider the piracy conviction. Full Story Top Chief justice urges progress naming judges Sat, 1 Jan 2011 01:03 am PST AP - Republicans and Democrats must find a long-term solution to selecting federal judges, Chief Justice John Roberts says, while blaming both sides for the political gridlock of judicial nominations in the Senate. Full Story Top Brazil-Italy row over fugitive's extradition Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:50 pm PST AFP - On his final day in office, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sparked a diplomatic row by refusing to extradite an Italian fugitive wanted by Rome for a string of murders in the 1970s. Full Story Top Ohio judge drops newspaper website comments suit Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:10 am PST AP - An Ohio judge taken off a high-profile murder trial has dropped her $50 million lawsuit against a Cleveland newspaper and reached an undisclosed financial settlement with an affiliated company that runs the publication's website, an attorney said Friday. Full Story Top Berlusconi to 'fight on' for ex-militant's extradition Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:09 am PST AFP - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Friday he would press on to seek the extradition of former extremist Cesare Battisti following Brazil's refusal to send him back to Italy. Full Story Top Khodorkovsky defence files appeal Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:43 am PST AFP - The defence of Mikhail Khodorkovsky filed an initial appeal Friday with a Moscow court following a judge's conviction and sentencing of the Kremlin critic, his lawyer said. Full Story Top

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