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Crimes and Trials News
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Police questioned ex-Utah trooper before shootings (AP)
AP - An ex-Utah state trooper who police say was involved in a series of roadway shootings last month learned just hours before the deadly incidents that he would soon be arrested on burglary and robbery charges.
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Former Houston officer accused of sexual assault (AP)
AP - A former Houston police officer has been charged with aggravated sexual assault after a woman accused him of raping her while he was on patrol.
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Blagojevich lawyers want US attorney off case (AP)
AP - Gov. Rod Blagojevich's defense attorneys urged a federal judge Thursday to remove Chicago's top federal prosecutor and all of his assistants from the fraud and bribery case against the governor.
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Judge dismisses charges against Ariz. border agent (AP)
AP - Prosecutors in Arizona have dropped charges against a U.S. Border Patrol agent who shot and killed an illegal immigrant near the Mexican border after two trials ended with jurors deadlocked.
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Jury deliberations begin in Calif. corruption case (AP)
AP - Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a former Southern California sheriff accused of accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks in exchange for the power of his office.
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Judge delays start of evangelist Alamo's trial (AP)
AP - A federal judge in Arkansas has delayed the trial of jailed evangelist Tony Alamo (uh-LAH'-moh) on charges he took young girls across state lines for sex.
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Judge releases Ala. sheriff jailed over jail food (AP)
AP - An Alabama sheriff who made $212,000 in the last three years by feeding inmates what a judge said were skimpy portions was released from prison Thursday after submitting a plan pledging to feed them better.
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LA judge hears bid to dismiss MySpace conviction (AP)
AP - An attorney for a woman convicted in a MySpace hoax directed at a teen who ended up committing suicide asked a judge to dismiss her convictions Thursday, saying a computer-fraud law was improperly used to prosecute her.
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Judge OKs release of Ala. sheriff jailed over food (AP)
AP - A federal judge has ordered the release of an Alabama sheriff he locked up after ruling that the sheriff purposely fed jail inmates skimpy meals so he could profit from state funds.
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OJ co-defendant who got probation jailed in Vegas (AP)
AP - A former O.J. Simpson co-defendant who was given probation after testifying against Simpson is in jail in Las Vegas.
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Former Sen. Larry Craig dropping further appeals (AP)
AP - Former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his lawyers said Thursday.
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APNewsBreak: Larry Craig dropping further appeals (AP)
AP - A lawyer for former Idaho Sen. Larry Craig says they won't ask the Minnesota Supreme Court to void Craig's conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting.
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Ala. sheriff locked up over measly jail meals (AP)
AP - This time, somebody listened to prisoners' complaints over lousy jail food. A northern Alabama sheriff was in federal custody Thursday after a judge ruled he purposely fed inmates skimpy meals so he could make money from an unusual Alabama system that lets sheriffs turn a profit on their jail k …
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Defense wants conviction dismissed in Web hoax (AP)
AP - Contending it's not a federal crime to violate the service terms of a Web site, a defense attorney has asked a judge to dismiss the conviction of a Missouri mother in a cruel Internet hoax on a 13-year-old girl who committed suicide.
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Judge in Mattel dispute OKs sales of Bratz by MGA (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. court will allow the company that makes the popular Bratz dolls to sell the toy line that is at the heart of a four-year legal battle with Mattel Inc through 2009.
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NYC bouncer gets 25 years in student's kidnapping (AP)
AP - A former New York City nightclub bouncer has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for kidnapping a young woman as she walked home from class.
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Federal judge arrests Ala. sheriff over jail food (AP)
AP - A federal judge has ordered the arrest of an Alabama sheriff who was held in contempt of court for failing to adequately feed jail inmates while profiting from the skimpy meals.
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Ex-sheriff's defense blasts Calif. corruption case (AP)
AP - Lawyers for a former Orange County sheriff blasted federal prosecutors Wednesday for failing to call one of his ex-assistants as a key witness in his corruption trial.
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Baltimore city councilwoman, developer indicted (AP)
AP - A grand jury indicted a Baltimore councilwoman and a prominent developer Wednesday, the first public corruption charges in a three-year probe of city finances that has targeted the mayor.
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Feds charge 3 NY men in election bias attacks (AP)
AP - Three men, riled by Barack Obama's victory, spent election night hunting down black people to beat up and yelling insults about the president-elect, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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