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Today's Crimes and Trials: Jaycee Dugard's accused kidnappers have confessed: lawyer Lawyer: Couple confessed in Jaycee Dugard kidnap Elan convicted over marketing of epilepsy drug Jackson judge says he might delay trial of doctor Obama admin defends health care reform in court Doctor goes on trial in Ohio painkiller OD deaths NY man posed as doctor, assaulted patients, prosecutors say Trial begins in Utah oil-gas lease auction case Judge: Mexican man can file clergy suit in US Pennsylvania woman gets jail for bank heist and man's death Suspect in Yale doctor killing's found competent Request to move Conn. home invasion trial rejected Lawyer's family tragedy delays ex-CIA agent's case Argentina's ex-dictators in court over baby kidnappings Court says dying witness statement OK at trial Texas killer of 2 loses high court appeal Brooklyn jury hears morbid ID theft case Judge rules for gov't on Rajaratnam evidence Saudi suspect in terror plot appears in fed. court NY gov asks inspector to review troubled crime lab Jaycee Dugard's accused kidnappers have confessed: lawyer Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:58 pm PST Reuters - Phillip and Nancy Garrido, the California couple charged with abducting 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 and holding her captive for 18 years, have given police a full confession, a defense lawyer said on Monday. Full Story Top Lawyer: Couple confessed in Jaycee Dugard kidnap Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:19 pm PST AP - A Northern California couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years have given full confessions to authorities, a defense lawyer said Monday. Full Story Top Elan convicted over marketing of epilepsy drug Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:05 pm PST AP - A U.S. subsidiary of Irish drugmaker Elan Corp. PLC has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor violation of the federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act over the improper marketing of the epilepsy drug Zonegran. Full Story Top Jackson judge says he might delay trial of doctor Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:49 pm PST AP - The judge handling the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor indicated Monday he might delay the trial in what would be a defeat for defense lawyers anxious to get on with the proceedings. Full Story Top Obama admin defends health care reform in court Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:42 pm PST AP - President Barack Obama's administration said in court papers Monday that a federal judge in Virginia erred in striking down the centerpiece of its health care reform law. Full Story Top Doctor goes on trial in Ohio painkiller OD deaths Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:17 pm PST AP - Federal prosecutors say Dr. Paul Volkman was part of a scheme that illegally distributed millions of highly addictive pain pills that may have led to a dozen deaths. The doctor says he is innocent and was vigilant about conducting drug tests to make sure patients weren't abusing substances. Full Story Top NY man posed as doctor, assaulted patients, prosecutors say Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:08 pm PST Reuters - The trial of an alleged phony cancer doctor accused of sexually assaulting his patients started on Monday in New York with jury selection. Full Story Top Trial begins in Utah oil-gas lease auction case Mon, 28 Feb 2011 02:39 pm PST AP - Jury selection is under way in the trial of a Utah environmental activist who's charged with sabotaging a 2008 federal oil-and-gas auction by buying up $1.7 million of leases in an act of civil disobedience. Full Story Top Judge: Mexican man can file clergy suit in US Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:26 pm PST AP - A Mexico City man can proceed with a clergy abuse lawsuit filed in U.S. court against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, even though the alleged abuse occurred in Mexico and the priest and plaintiff are Mexican citizens, a federal judge has ruled. Full Story Top Pennsylvania woman gets jail for bank heist and man's death Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:24 pm PST Reuters - A Pennsylvania woman was sentenced on Monday to life plus 30 years in prison for her role in a 2003 bank robbery in which a pizza delivery man was killed by a bomb attached to his neck, prosecutors said. Full Story Top Suspect in Yale doctor killing's found competent Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:23 pm PST AP - A judge has ruled that an unemployed doctor is competent to stand trial for murder in the killing of a Yale University physician he once worked with. Full Story Top Request to move Conn. home invasion trial rejected Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:01 pm PST AP - The trial of a Connecticut man charged with killing a mother and her two daughters during a notorious home invasion should not be moved, a judge ruled Monday, saying his attorneys failed to prove pretrial publicity prevented him from getting a fair trial in New Haven. Full Story Top Lawyer's family tragedy delays ex-CIA agent's case Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:44 am PST AP - The perjury trial of a former CIA operative has been suspended for a day because of a tragedy in a defense attorney's family. Full Story Top Argentina's ex-dictators in court over baby kidnappings Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:50 am PST AFP - Two former Argentine dictators appeared in court Monday for the first time to face charges over the kidnapping of some 500 babies decades ago, seized from their mothers in secret maternity units minutes after birth. Full Story Top Court says dying witness statement OK at trial Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:26 am PST AP - The Supreme Court on Monday ruled against a defendant in a murder trial who wanted to exclude the dying victim's identifying statements because the accused shooter had no chance to cross-examine the victim. Full Story Top Texas killer of 2 loses high court appeal Mon, 28 Feb 2011 07:54 am PST AP - The Supreme Court has turned down an appeal from a death row in inmate in Texas whose lawyers say they have been unable to get a court to consider claims that their client is mentally retarded, and thus ineligible for execution. Full Story Top Brooklyn jury hears morbid ID theft case Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:41 am PST AP - A New York City trial has exposed jurors to testimony about a dismembered body, a Halloween mask discarded with the body parts and an extravagant shopping spree that began after a translator vanished. Full Story Top Judge rules for gov't on Rajaratnam evidence Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:54 pm PST Reuters - A federal judge ordered that Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam must reveal taped evidence to be used in his upcoming insider trading trial set for March 8, a court document said. Full Story Top 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

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