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Daily News: Crime and Trials News Headlines - Death penalty expert Clarke joins defense of Boston bomb suspect

Monday, Apr 29, 2013 06:13 PM PDT

Death penalty expert Clarke joins defense of Boston bomb suspect 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 06:13 PM PDT
By Terry Baynes (Reuters) - Prominent criminal defense lawyer Judy Clarke, who has represented defendants in some of the most high-profile death penalty cases in recent years, has joined the legal defense team for accused Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, according to court documents. San Diego-based Clarke defended Jared Loughner, who pleaded guilty last year to an Arizona shooting rampage that wounded then-U.S. representative Gabrielle Giffords and was spared the death penalty. ...
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Indian arrested for letting son, 9, drive Ferrari 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 05:45 PM PDT
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police in India have arrested a man who allowed his 9-year-old son to drive his Ferrari.
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Haitian businessman pleads not guilty in Miami to U.S. drug charges 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 03:33 PM PDT
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Haitian businessman pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in federal court in Miami on Monday, days after he was arrested in a luxury hotel in the Dominican Republic. U.S. law enforcement officials took Rodolphe Jaar into custody on Saturday after he was extradited to the United States, said Mia Ro, a spokeswoman for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). ...
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Prominent death penalty lawyer Judy Clarke joining marathon bombing suspect's defense team 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:40 PM PDT
BOSTON (AP) — Prominent death penalty lawyer Judy Clarke joining marathon bombing suspect's defense team.
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Boston Psychiatrist Wants Accused Bomber's Brain Studied Like a Crime Scene 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:38 PM PDT
Boston Psychiatrist Wants Accused Bomber's Brain Studied Like a Crime SceneBrain Should Be Studied as Closely as Boylston Street, Expert Says
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Suspect in biggest cyberattack in Internet history arrested 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 11:55 AM PDT
Spanish officials have arrested a Dutch citizen in northeast Spain for his involvement in what has been called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history. The suspect is said to have operated a hacking bunker in a van that was equipped with "various antennas to scan frequencies" that he used to evade authorities. The unnamed individual, who was only identified by his initials S.K., is accused of launching several large denial-of-service attacks on Internet servers in the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the United States, and also of attacking Spamhaus, a Swiss-British watchdog group that blocks spam advertisement for counterfeit Viagra and fake weight-loss pills from reaching Internet inboxes. The Associated Press reports that the 35-year-old male was arrested in the city of Granollers
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Canada dismemberment trial set for fall 2014 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 08:31 AM PDT
MONTREAL (AP) — The trial of a former porn actor accused of dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to Canadian political parties will begin in September 2014.
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Jurors set to get roadmap of Jackson civil trial 
Monday, Apr 29, 2013 02:03 AM PDT
FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, Katherine Jackson poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday April 29, 2013, in Katherine Jackson's lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live over her son Michael's 2009 death. Katherine Jackson claims the company failed to properly investigate the doctor who was convicted in 2011 of involuntary manslaughter for the singer's death, but the company denies all wrongdoing. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The most complete account of Michael Jackson's final months is about to unfold in a cramped Los Angeles courtroom nearly four years after the pop superstar's death.
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