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Today's Crimes and Trials: Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court NY gov asks inspector to review troubled crime lab Ex-Ga. judge: depression led to drug conviction NY Sept. 11 wrongful death trial focus may narrow Phil Spector won't appear in person at civil trial US citizen extradited on Hezbollah charges DA: Grand jury had enough to charge boy with rape Ohioan who raped grandma gets death for 2 murders Boston officials testing three more for measles Wisconsin serial killer gets consecutive life sentences US shooter refuses to sign Pakistan charge sheet "Pacman" Jones gets probation for Vegas brawl Jackson judge, defense spar over witnesses in case Pakistani court adjourns U.S. murder trial to March 3 WA inmate charged with aggravated murder in death Grand jury indicts cross-border fake document ring Key soldier reaches plea deal in Afghan murder case 1 of 5 charged in Mo. sex slave case pleads guilty NY judge rejects DA's bid for crime lab prosecutor Judge sets target trial date for Tucson suspect Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:38 pm PST AP - The world is watching to see how the justice system treats a college student from Saudi Arabia who is accused of buying chemicals online as part of a plan to blow up key U.S. targets, his attorney said Friday. Full Story Top NY gov asks inspector to review troubled crime lab Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:29 pm PST AP - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed the state Inspector general to review testing procedures and protocols of a police department crime lab that was closed after revelations that it was generating inaccurate measurements in drug cases. Full Story Top Ex-Ga. judge: depression led to drug conviction Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:45 pm PST AP - A former veteran federal judge who pleaded guilty to two drug-related charges after a stripper claimed he used cocaine with her said in court papers Friday that his battle with depression and brain damage from a bicycling accident led to his troubles. Full Story Top NY Sept. 11 wrongful death trial focus may narrow Fri, 25 Feb 2011 03:20 pm PST AP - A judge on Friday urged lawyers in the June trial of the only wrongful death case remaining from the Sept. 11 attacks to see if they can trim the number of defendants, but one lawyer cited lingering questions over how weapons made it onto the plane as a reason why a Boston airport might need to remain in the case. Full Story Top Phil Spector won't appear in person at civil trial Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:03 pm PST AP - Prison officials won't allow music producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector to attend a civil trial in which he is trying to recoup $1 million paid to celebrity attorney Robert Shapiro, a lawyer told a judge on Friday. Full Story Top US citizen extradited on Hezbollah charges Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:59 pm PST AFP - A dual US-Lebanese citizen has been extradited from Paraguay and charged with supporting Lebanon's Hezbollah militant force, US officials said Friday. Full Story Top DA: Grand jury had enough to charge boy with rape Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:42 pm PST AP - Prosecutors in the case of a teen charged with statutory rape in connection with the suicide of a 15-year-old Massachusetts girl who was bullied acknowledged Friday that the girl's birthdate wasn't given to a grand jury that indicted the boy. Full Story Top Ohioan who raped grandma gets death for 2 murders Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:29 pm PST AP - An ex-convict has been sentenced to death in Ohio for killing his grandfather and raping and killing his grandmother. Full Story Top Boston officials testing three more for measles Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:19 pm PST Reuters - Three cases of measles are now suspected in Boston among residents who may have crossed paths with a 24-year-old woman whose diagnosis was confirmed earlier this month, health officials said on Friday. Full Story Top Wisconsin serial killer gets consecutive life sentences Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:03 am PST Reuters - Serial killer Walter E. Ellis on Thursday received consecutive life sentences with no parole in Milwaukee County Circuit Court for committing seven homicides over a 21-year-period. Full Story Top US shooter refuses to sign Pakistan charge sheet Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:17 am PST AFP - A CIA contractor charged with double murder after shooting dead two men in Pakistan refused to sign a charge sheet in court on Friday and insisted he had diplomatic immunity, lawyers said. Full Story Top "Pacman" Jones gets probation for Vegas brawl Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:05 am PST Reuters - Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones was sentenced on Thursday to a year's probation for his role in a 2007 Las Vegas strip club brawl that left one man paralyzed from the waist down and two others wounded. Full Story Top Jackson judge, defense spar over witnesses in case Fri, 25 Feb 2011 02:53 am PST AP - A judge overseeing the upcoming Michael Jackson trial has questioned defense attorneys about why they are not preparing reports and statements on possible witnesses. Full Story Top Pakistani court adjourns U.S. murder trial to March 3 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:09 am PST Reuters - A Pakistani court adjourned Friday the trial of a CIA contractor charged with killing two Pakistanis until March 3, dismissing U.S. demands for his release. Full Story Top WA inmate charged with aggravated murder in death Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:47 pm PST AP - Prosecutors have filed an aggravated murder charge against a Washington prison inmate accused of strangling a guard at the Monroe Correctional Complex. Full Story Top Grand jury indicts cross-border fake document ring Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:25 pm PST AFP - A federal grand jury has indicted over 20 members of an alleged forged documents ring based in Mexico that kidnapped, beat and murdered its competitors, officials said. Full Story Top Key soldier reaches plea deal in Afghan murder case Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:38 pm PST Reuters - A key suspect in the U.S. Army prosecution of soldiers accused of terrorizing unarmed Afghan civilians has agreed to plead guilty to murder charges next week and testify against his co-defendants, his lawyer said on Thursday. Full Story Top 1 of 5 charged in Mo. sex slave case pleads guilty Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:00 pm PST AP - A southwest Missouri man has admitted that he paid money to torture a young woman who was being held as a sex slave in a rural trailer. Full Story Top NY judge rejects DA's bid for crime lab prosecutor Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:49 pm PST AP - A district attorney on Long Island said Thursday she will ask New York's governor to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a troubled local police department crime lab after a judge rejected concerns that potential conflicts may arise from her probe of an agency also involved in law enforcement. Full Story Top Judge sets target trial date for Tucson suspect Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:02 pm PST AP - A federal judge says trial for the man charged with shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others in Tucson last month should begin no later than Sept. 20. Full Story Top

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