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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 2 Tibet monks sentenced over colleague's death N.Z. woman arrested trying to reclaim dope Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest Judge won't allow new trial for Ohio serial killer Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest Jury to consider death penalty in 5 Ariz. murders Former Pa. speaker to plead guilty to corruption Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in murder case Pelecanos' new crime novel doesn't disappoint Pa. ex-speaker to plead guilty in corruption case Former Gitmo detainee calls Sept. 11 'disgusting' Former Gitmo detainee brands Sept. 11 'disgusting' Boy arrested over Notting Hill Carnival stabbing Cleveland serial killer to ask judge for new trial Former basketballer Crittenton arrested in LA Judge bars former Jackson doctors from testifying FBI: Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in Calif. Obama uncle arrested on drink drive charge: police White-Collar Crime Sentences Longer Than Ones For Murder by Guest Blogger Justin Paperny Arizona man found guilty in quintuple murder Relative of President Obama arrested in Massachusetts Relative of President Obama arrested in Massachusetts Obama's uncle arrested on drunk driving charge Obama's uncle arrested on drunken driving charge 2 Tibet monks sentenced over colleague's death Tue,30 Aug 2011 07:33 PM PDT AP - A Chinese court has sentenced two more Tibetan Buddhist monks to up to 13 years in prison for assisting in the death of a 16-year-old colleague who lit himself on fire, penalties aimed apparently at discouraging further such acts. Full Story Top N.Z. woman arrested trying to reclaim dope Tue,30 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT AFP - A New Zealand woman who lost a bag filled with cannabis was arrested when she tried to reclaim it as lost property from the local police station, it was reported Wednesday. Full Story Top Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California Tue,30 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - A Minnesota father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son after their home went into foreclosure seemed depressed and desperate for work when he applied for a job, so the owners of a coastal California deli hired him to make sandwiches. Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest Tue,30 Aug 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah was briefly arrested outside the White House on Tuesday during a protest against a proposed $7 billion oil pipeline, police said. Full Story Top Judge won't allow new trial for Ohio serial killer Tue,30 Aug 2011 01:32 PM PDT AP - A serial killer convicted of hiding the remains of 11 women in and around his home won't get a new trial, a judge ruled Tuesday. Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest Tue,30 Aug 2011 12:43 PM PDT AP - Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested in front of the White House along with other environmental protesters who oppose a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Full Story Top Jury to consider death penalty in 5 Ariz. murders Tue,30 Aug 2011 12:19 PM PDT AP - A jury that convicted an Arizona man of five counts of murder and other charges in the 2006 killings of an extended Mesa, Ariz., family has found aggravating circumstances exist to consider the death penalty. Full Story Top Former Pa. speaker to plead guilty to corruption Tue,30 Aug 2011 11:59 AM PDT AP - John M. Perzel, the former Pennsylvania House speaker who state prosecutors say orchestrated a corrupt scheme to use taxpayer-financed technology to gain the advantage in political campaigns, plans to plead guilty, according to a court order issued Tuesday. Full Story Top Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in murder case Tue,30 Aug 2011 11:28 AM PDT AP - Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton was in police custody after being arrested at a Southern California airport to board a flight to Atlanta, where his lawyer said he would go to surrender in a murder case. Full Story Top Pelecanos' new crime novel doesn't disappoint Tue,30 Aug 2011 08:14 AM PDT AP - "The Cut" (Little, Brown and Co.), by George Pelecanos: At Thrillerfest, a crime writers conference held in Manhattan this summer, dozens of literary agents spent half a day listening to would-be authors pitch their ideas for books about grizzled Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who return to the states to fight crime. Full Story Top Pa. ex-speaker to plead guilty in corruption case Tue,30 Aug 2011 06:23 AM PDT AP - A former Pennsylvania House Speaker plans to plead guilty in a state corruption case. Full Story Top Former Gitmo detainee calls Sept. 11 'disgusting' Tue,30 Aug 2011 06:19 AM PDT AP - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to plead guilty to a terrorism offense said in a television interview broadcast Tuesday that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States were a "disgusting act." Full Story Top Former Gitmo detainee brands Sept. 11 'disgusting' Tue,30 Aug 2011 05:47 AM PDT AP - The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to plead guilty to a terrorism offense has says the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were a "disgusting act." Full Story Top Boy arrested over Notting Hill Carnival stabbing Tue,30 Aug 2011 04:53 AM PDT AFP - A 16-year-old boy on Tuesday became the fifth person to be arrested over the stabbing of a 20-year-old man at London's Notting Hill Carnival. Full Story Top Cleveland serial killer to ask judge for new trial Tue,30 Aug 2011 04:05 AM PDT AP - Attorneys for a Cleveland serial killer who dumped the remains of 11 women in and around his house will ask a judge for a new trial because of comments made by the jury forewoman. Full Story Top Former basketballer Crittenton arrested in LA Tue,30 Aug 2011 12:33 AM PDT AFP - Former Lakers player Javaris Crittenton was arrested on Monday in Los Angeles and could face a murder charge in connection with the shooting of an Atlanta woman. Full Story Top Judge bars former Jackson doctors from testifying Mon,29 Aug 2011 09:51 PM PDT AFP - A US judge barred defense attorneys for Michael Jackson's doctor, who stands accused of involuntary manslaughter, from calling the singer's former physicians as witnesses. Full Story Top FBI: Ex-NBA player Crittenton arrested in Calif. Mon,29 Aug 2011 09:07 PM PDT AP - Former NBA player Javaris Crittenton, who was suspended from the league for having guns in a locker room with teammate Gilbert Arenas, was arrested Monday in Southern California to face a murder charge in a deadly Atlanta shooting. Full Story Top Obama uncle arrested on drink drive charge: police Mon,29 Aug 2011 08:11 PM PDT AFP - An uncle of President Barack Obama was arrested last week near Boston on a charge of drunk driving, police said. Full Story Top White-Collar Crime Sentences Longer Than Ones For Murder by Guest Blogger Justin Paperny Mon,29 Aug 2011 07:32 PM PDT Forbes - Norwegian authorities have accused a man of the most gruesome mass murder in the country's history. The criminal made international headlines by mercilessly gunning down countless children, scaring all and killing many. Those heinous crimes expose the criminal to a maximum sentence of 21 years under Norway's criminal justice system.In the United States, by contrast, where we incarcerate more people per capita than anywhere else on earth, judges routinely impose sentences that exceed 20 years—even when violence isn't a factor in the offense. ... Full Story Top Arizona man found guilty in quintuple murder Mon,29 Aug 2011 06:25 PM PDT AP - An Arizona man was found guilty on Monday of five counts of murder and other charges in the 2006 killings of an extended family of five. Full Story Top Relative of President Obama arrested in Massachusetts Mon,29 Aug 2011 05:19 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A relative of President Barack Obama was arrested last week outside Boston on charges of drunk driving, a spokesman for his lawyer said on Monday. Full Story Top Relative of President Obama arrested in Massachusetts Mon,29 Aug 2011 04:38 PM PDT Reuters - BOSTON (Reuters) - A relative of President Barack Obama was arrested last week outside Boston on charges of drunk driving, a spokesman for his lawyer said on Monday. Full Story Top Obama's uncle arrested on drunk driving charge Mon,29 Aug 2011 03:25 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunk driving in Massachusetts and was being held without bail by federal immigration officials, authorities said Monday. Full Story Top Obama's uncle arrested on drunken driving charge Mon,29 Aug 2011 03:15 PM PDT AP - President Barack Obama's uncle was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving in Massachusetts, told police he planned to arrange bail through the White House and is being held without bail by federal immigration officials, authorities said Monday. Full Story Top

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