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Today's Crimes and Trials: Abortion doctor's killer gets forum, life sentence Jackson doctor fights to keep medical license Jackson doctor pleads to keep his license Jamaican court to rule on U.S. extradition request Jackson doctor fights to retain Calif. license Lawyers for U.S. militia members seek their release Woman with 2 identities pleads guilty to fraud Cornell student from NZ on trial in wife's murder No ruling yet on whether to free militia suspects Mayor of SW Illinois village fatally shot Members of assisted suicide group plead not guilty Lives altered by mass shooting a year ago in NY DC police look to stop shooting paybacks; 5 dead 2 exonerated Conn. inmates ordered freed Jailhouse audio OK'd for Mass. teen's murder trial Radical Christian militia due back in court US lawyer wants to question pope on child sex cases Deputy not indicted for Tasering 72-year-old woman Abducted Army linguist glad to be back in US Judge grants gag order in Ariz. sweat lodge case Abortion doctor's killer gets forum, life sentence Thu, 1 Apr 2010 09:59 pm PDT AP - Defiant in court, a man who murdered one of the few U.S. doctors who performed late-term abortions used his sentencing hearing to do what the judge wouldn't let him do during his trial — justify his crime by describing abortion in gritty detail. Full Story Top Jackson doctor fights to keep medical license Thu, 1 Apr 2010 07:25 pm PDT AP - Michael Jackson's doctor is "hanging on by a thread" and must be allowed to continue practicing medicine in order to pay for his defense on a manslaughter charge in the pop star's death, the physician's lawyers said in court papers filed Thursday. Full Story Top Jackson doctor pleads to keep his license Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:20 pm PDT AFP - Lawyers for Michael Jackson's doctor Thursday asked a California court not to revoke his medical license because he would be unable to defend himself from charges of involuntary manslaughter in the King of Pop's death. Full Story Top Jamaican court to rule on U.S. extradition request Thu, 1 Apr 2010 04:51 pm PDT Reuters - Prime Minister Bruce Golding has asked Jamaica's courts to rule on a U.S. request for the extradition of an alleged leader of the Caribbean island's notorious Shower Posse drug gang. Full Story Top Jackson doctor fights to retain Calif. license Thu, 1 Apr 2010 03:55 pm PDT Reuters - Attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged with involuntary manslaughter in pop star Michael Jackson's death, filed court papers on Thursday seeking to keep his California medical license. Full Story Top Lawyers for U.S. militia members seek their release Thu, 1 Apr 2010 02:33 pm PDT Reuters - The extremist militia group members accused of plotting to kill police and wage war on the U.S. government should be freed pending trial because the case against them centers on political, not criminal issues, defense lawyers argued on Thursday. Full Story Top Woman with 2 identities pleads guilty to fraud Thu, 1 Apr 2010 02:19 pm PDT AP - Rachel Yould is a former Rhodes scholar who took on a new identity under a federal program that helps rape and domestic violence victims hide from their tormentors. Full Story Top Cornell student from NZ on trial in wife's murder Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:28 pm PDT AP - A Cornell University doctoral student from New Zealand who's charged with slashing his wife's throat on a nature trail in central New York plotted the killing and tried to destroy evidence by setting their home on fire, a prosecutor said at his murder trial Thursday. Full Story Top No ruling yet on whether to free militia suspects Thu, 1 Apr 2010 12:05 pm PDT AP - Eight suspected members of a Midwest Christian militia charged with conspiring to overthrow the government will have to wait until Friday to learn whether they'll be released before their trial. Full Story Top Mayor of SW Illinois village fatally shot Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:53 am PDT AP - The mayor of a decaying village near St. Louis known for its strip clubs and beset by financial troubles and embezzlements was shot and killed early Thursday. Full Story Top Members of assisted suicide group plead not guilty Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:12 am PDT AP - Four members of an assisted suicide group pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they helped a man with cancer kill himself, and asked a judge to strike down the state law used to prosecute them. Full Story Top Lives altered by mass shooting a year ago in NY Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:58 am PDT AP - Layla Khalil survived breast cancer, a bus hijacking and a suicide bombing in Iraq. Yet even in the chaos of war, the mother of three never tired of reciting her magic recipe for a fulfilling life: "Just focus on your studies!" Full Story Top DC police look to stop shooting paybacks; 5 dead Thu, 1 Apr 2010 10:14 am PDT AP - A possible feud among neighborhood crews, three shootings and five fatalities have authorities in the nation's capital trying to stop more paybacks in an area known for drugs and violence just 7 miles from the White House. Full Story Top 2 exonerated Conn. inmates ordered freed Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:41 am PDT AP - Two Connecticut men imprisoned for 16 years in a murder that a judge says they did not commit were ordered freed on Thursday. Full Story Top Jailhouse audio OK'd for Mass. teen's murder trial Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:25 am PDT AP - A Massachusetts judge has ruled that prosecutors can use the recorded jailhouse conversations of a teenager charged with fatally stabbing another student at a high school. Full Story Top Radical Christian militia due back in court Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:37 am PDT AFP - Members of a radical US Christian militia who pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to overthrow the government were due back in court Thursday to hear if they will remain in prison until trial. Full Story Top US lawyer wants to question pope on child sex cases Wed, 31 Mar 2010 07:06 pm PDT AFP - A US lawyer has gone to court seeking to have Pope Benedict XVI questioned over the child sex scandal that is rocking the Roman Catholic church, the attorney told AFP Wednesday. Full Story Top Deputy not indicted for Tasering 72-year-old woman Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:40 pm PDT AP - A deputy constable who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to use the stun gun during a traffic job was cleared Wednesday by a grand jury. Full Story Top Abducted Army linguist glad to be back in US Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:49 pm PDT AP - A civilian Army employee kidnapped while working as a linguist in Iraq released a statement Wednesday saying he is delighted to be back in the United States and is focused being able to reintegrate back into his normal life. Full Story Top Judge grants gag order in Ariz. sweat lodge case Wed, 31 Mar 2010 05:28 pm PDT AP - An Arizona judge has granted the prosecution's request for a gag order in the case of a motivational speaker charged with manslaughter. Full Story Top

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