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(Newser) - Lawyers for US soldiers convicted of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison say the recently released CIA memos prove their clients were just following orders, the Times of London reports. Some of the dozen soldiers who were convicted plan to appeal, arguing that the Bush administration kept quiet during... More »

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Abu Ghraib • appeal • US military • soldier • Lynndie England • Iraq war • criminal trial • torture memo • Charles Graner

Rihanna Photo Leak Could Sink Brown Case

Singer's lawyer wants case thrown out if cops were responsible

Apr 29, 09 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - The case against Chris Brown could be dismissed if a pending probe finds cops were responsible for leaking photos of a battered Rihanna, his lawyer tells E! Online. A Los Angeles judge scheduled the preliminary hearing for May 28 in response to the lawyer's request for a delay in... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • domestic violence • felony • assault • Grammy Awards • Rihanna • domestic abuse • criminal trial • Chris Brown

 Fritzl Admits 
 Rape, Denies Murder 

He'll also respond to daughter's taped testimony

Mar 16, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Under the cloud of a media frenzy that required a no-fly zone, Josef Fritzl pleaded guilty today in an Austrian courthouse to rape and incest charges linked to the 24-year imprisonment of his daughter, the BBC reports. But the 74-year-old, who entered court with his face covered, pleaded not guilty... More »

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crime • Austria • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • criminal trial

World Court Issues Warrant for Sudan President

Bashir may be tried for genocide, war crimes

Feb 11, 09 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Sudan's president, a move that Arab and African nations warn could sink peace negotiations in Darfur. Omar al-Bashir is the first state leader that the 7-year-old court has tried to arrest, the New York Times reports. Prosecutors hope to try... More »

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United Nations • genocide • Sudan • Omar al Bashir • criminal trial • International Criminal Court

Anthony Defense Granted Access to Crime Scene

Lawyer also says he'll seek new venue for trial of mom accused of murdering toddler

Jan 30, 09 5:14 PM CST
(Newser) - A judge ruled today that Casey Anthony’s defense team must have access to the scene where Caylee Anthony’s body was found, but denied a request for information from an unofficial search group, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Attorneys for the mother accused of murdering her young daughter had sought... More »

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Florida • crime • defense • criminal trial • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • Jose Baez

 Attacker Wanted 
 Breast Implants 
 Back: Witness 

Roommate of man charged with attempted murder outlines post-breakup attack

Jan 29, 09 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Testimony began this week in the trial of a California man who attacked his ex-girlfriend with a knife, allegedly with the intent to remove breast implants he’d paid for, the Victorville Daily Press reports. Thomas Lee Rowley is charged with attempted murder in the 2006 assault on his ex,... More »

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California • crime • breast implants • stabbing • ex-boyfriends • criminal trial • attempted murder

 Fort Dix 5 Convicted 
 of Conspiracy 

Muslim immigrants guilty of plotting to kill soldiers at NJ base

Dec 22, 08 1:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The five men charged in the Fort Dix terrorism case were convicted today of conspiracy to kill American soldiers, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. The Muslim immigrants from Albania, Jordan, and Turkey were investigated by FBI agents and informers over 15 months in 2006 and 2007. Hours of recordings documented their... More »

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terrorism • New Jersey • conviction • Fort Dix • conspiracy • Islamist extremists • criminal trial

 MySpace Suicide 
 Case Goes to Jury 

Missouri mom accused of bullying neighborhood teen with fake persona

Nov 25, 08 1:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Lori Drew’s fate is in the hands of a California jury as the case of the “MySpace bully” goes into deliberations, Wired reports. After forceful closing arguments yesterday, the jury will decide whether the mother committed computer fraud by creating a false online identity used to bully a... More »

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MySpace • jury • cyberbullying • Megan Meier • Internet fraud • Lori Drew • criminal trial • deliberations • Tina Meier • Sarah Drew

Fritzl 'Forced Daughter to Reenact Porn'

Charges against incest dad detail how he broke daughter's will

Nov 14, 08 4:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The charges against Josef Fritzl reveal fresh details of the ordeal he put his imprisoned daughter through, including forcing her to watch pornographic films and reenact scenes with him, the Daily Telegraph reports. Fritzl also beat and kicked his daughter, Elisabeth, whom he imprisoned for 24 years in a cellar,... More »

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pornography • rape • Austria • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • criminal trial

(Newser) - Josef Fritzl has been charged with murder in the death of one of the seven children he had with his daughter Elisabeth, the Telegraph reports. Austrian prosecutors say he failed to provide medical care to the child, who fell ill shortly after birth. He later burned the child's body in... More »

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rape • Austria • murder trial • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • criminal trial • imprisonment

 Jury Out on OJ Case 

Ex football star faces possibility of life in prison—again

Oct 3, 08 2:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The jury in the OJ Simpson armed robbery case begins deliberations today as the former football star faces the possibility of life behind bars for the second time. Simpson, 61, has been charged with 12 robbery, weapons and kidnapping charges linked to a confrontation with a sports memorabilia dealer in... More »

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celebrity trials • robbery • kidnapping • OJ Simpson • jury • sports memorabilia • criminal trial • Yale Galanter

OJ Victim Alleges Tape Tampering

Dealer thinks recording was doctored to hurt Simpson's defense

Sep 26, 08 8:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the alleged victims in OJ Simpson's memorabilia-theft trial has turned into a boon for the defense, suggesting that another victim doctored a key piece of evidence. Alfred Beardsley, a witness for the prosecution, accused auctioneer Thomas Riccio of editing out parts of a recording Riccio made during their... More »

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celebrity trials • OJ Simpson • memorabilia • armed robbery • witness • criminal trial

 Another OJ Trial Kicks Off 

Ex-NFL great faces a dozen charges, life sentence in Las Vegas court

Sep 15, 08 4:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - OJ Simpson shook his head as a prosecutor promised to show jurors "the true face" of the disgraced NFL star, whose trial on 12 counts of felony kidnapping, armed robbery, and other charges began today in Las Vegas, the Review-Journal reports. Simpson's lawyer countered that he was retrieving his... More »

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celebrity trials • Las Vegas • OJ Simpson • trial • sports memorabilia • criminal trial

 Oprah School Matron
 Pleads Not Guilty

Former dorm matron pleads not guilty

Jul 29, 08 10:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - The former dorm matron at Oprah Winfrey’s $40 million Leadership Academy for Girls in South Africa pleaded not guilty to abuse charges today, Reuters reports. Virginia Mokgoba, 27, was charged in November with assault, harassment, soliciting a minor to perform indecent acts, and verbal abuse. Testimony from six teenage... More »

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South Africa • Oprah Winfrey • child abuse • celebrity • Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls • criminal trial • physical abuse

 R. Kelly
 Witness Was
 Threatened 

Kelly staff told Allen she should die for testifying

Jun 18, 08 11:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - The star witness in R. Kelly's child pornography trial said she was threatened for coming forward, AP reports. According to documents unsealed yesterday—a week after Kelly was acquitted—Lisa Van Allen claimed an employee told her she should have been killed for damaging the R&B star. Allen had... More »

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celebrity trials • underage sex • child pornography • R. Kelly • criminal trial • Lisa Van Allen

Steroid Dealer: I Taught Olympic Track Coach About Drugs

Graham 'called in orders' 4 times a week

May 22, 08 2:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - An admitted steroid dealer told a San Francisco jury that he showed track coach Trevor Graham—who trained Olympic medalists Tim Montgomery and Antonio Pettigrew, among others—the ins-and-outs of the performance-enhancing drug trade. Angel "Memo" Heredia said he crossed the Mexican border to buy steroids, human growth hormone,... More »

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steroids • track and field • BALCO • performance-enhancing drugs • criminal trial

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