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Judge Nixes New Trial for Man With 47 IQ

Texas 18-year-old's 100-year molestation sentence will stand

Apr 8, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Witness after witness testified about the severity of Aaron Hart’s mental disabilities—his former special education teacher said he functions below a 1st-grade level—but Texas judge Eric Clifford ruled against giving the 18-year-old a new trial or sentencing hearing, the Chicago Tribune reports. Hart, whose IQ is... More »

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mental retardation • child molestation • trial • disability • learning disabilities

(AP) - A special tribunal convicted former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori of murder and kidnapping today and sentenced him to 25 years in prison related to death-squad activities during his autocratic 10-year rule. The judge told a hushed courtroom there was no question the 70-year-old Fujimori authorized the creation of a military... More »

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human rights • Peru • trial • Alberto Fujimori • death squads

 Astor Trial Crawls 
 as Lawyers Squabble 

Would-be jurors plan for 3-month commitment

Apr 6, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the second week of jury selection in the Brooke Astor trial began today, with potential jurors being asked if they can sit still for a 3-month trial, the judge upbraided the lawyers for bickering and grandstanding as if they never wanted it to end, the New York Times reports.... More »

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fraud • crime • trial • will • Brooke Astor • juror • Anthony Marshall • jury selection

Astor Case
Jury Selection
a Quiz Show

Son charged with stealing from socialite gets hostile welcome

Apr 3, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The trial of Brooke Astor’s son is becoming something of a circus—and it hasn't even started. In the courtroom, Anthony Marshall's lawyers are using a lengthy questionnaire to screen potential jurors who will determine whether he exploited his socialite mother's deteriorating mental and physical condition, the New York ... More »

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trial • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • jury selection

 Khmer Rouge's 
 Duch Apologizes  
 for 'Brutal' Deaths 

Owns up to 'torture and execution' in trial

Mar 31, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - On trial for his role in Cambodia’s murderous Khmer Rouge regime, the man known as Duch made his first public apology today for overseeing the deaths of thousands at the prison he ran, the Financial Times reports. “I am responsible for the crimes committed at S-21, especially the... More »

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torture • murder • execution • trial • Cambodia • Khmer Rouge • Duch • apology

 Nazi Prosecutor Loved 
 Zinging 'Fat Boy' Goering 

Letters offer glimpse into Nuremberg

Mar 20, 09 7:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Newly released letters offer a glimpse behind the scenes of the Nuremberg trials of Nazi leaders, reports the BBC. The letters that British prosecutor David Maxwell-Fyfe sent his wife reveal a playful side—he refers to Reichsmarshall Hermann Goering as "the fat boy" and "slap-happy Hermann"—... More »

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prosecutor • trial • Nazi • Nazism • Nuremberg trials • war crimes tribunal

 Fritzl: 'I 
 Can't Go 
 Back and 
 Change It' 

Jury to decide case today

Mar 19, 09 5:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Monster dad Josef Fritzl apologized "from the bottom of my heart" today for keeping his daughter locked in a cellar as a sex slave for 24 years, then added: "I can't go back and change it." Fritzl, 73, made his remarks as an Austrian jury was about... More »

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murder • rape • Austria • trial • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • Kerstin Fritzl • Rosemarie Fritzl

Mistrials Rise as Phone-Wielding Jurors Hit Web

Google searches, Twitter posts force
end to cases

Mar 18, 09 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a juror admitted last week that he had done online research during a major Florida drugs case, the judge thought he could dismiss the juror and continue. But he had to declare a mistrial when he questioned the jury—and found eight other jurors had been doing the same... More »

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Google • trial • court • jury • online search • Twitter

 Fritzl Admits All Charges 


Mar 18, 09 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Josef Fritzl has pleaded guilty to all counts in the indictment against him, reversing his earlier denial of the most serious counts of enslavement and murder, Reuters reports. Fritzl, who no longer hid his face in the third day of his trial today, said his daughter’s harrowing 11-hour video... More »

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murder • trial • guilty plea • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl

 Fritzl Daughter 
 Gives Video Testimony 

Will be held on camera; press faces jail for reporting

Mar 17, 09 6:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The judge in Josef Fritzl’s incest trial kicked press and the public out of the court today ahead of Elisabeth Fritzl’s video testimony in a move to protect her identity, the Guardian reports. Her recorded evidence is being played “in small portions,” a court official said,... More »

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rape • Austria • sexual abuse • trial • court • testimony • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl

 Fritzl Blames It All 
 on 'Troubled Childhood' 

Lawyer says dungeon dad's just a guy who wanted a big family

Mar 16, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Apparently Josef Frizl’s mom made him do it. Austria’s most infamous incestuous rapist today told the court he’d committed his awful deeds because he had a “troubled childhood,” the Daily Telegraph reports. Fritzl regaled the court with the story of his early days, showing... More »

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rape • trial • testimony • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl

(Newser) - The Minnesota recount trial is finally out of the lawyers’ hands, with both sides claiming certain victory, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. Now the judges will weigh evidence provided by Norm Coleman’s and Al Franken’s teams and decide exactly which votes to count. “It’s more likely... More »

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Senate • trial • Norm Coleman • Minnesota • Al Franken • recount • Minnesota Supreme Court • election challenge • absentee ballots

Fritzl Trial to Begin Under No-Fly Zone

Dungeon dad claims daughter asked him to kidnap second girl

Mar 13, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the highest-profile trials Europe has ever seen begins Monday, when Josef Fritzl faces charges of rape, murder, incest, and slavery, the Telegraph reports. Security is incredibly tight—police have gone so far as to declare a no-fly zone over the entire town, fearing that someone will attempt... More »

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Austria • trial • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria

Caylee Grandpa Suicide Note Stays Private: Judge

Defense requests DNA info at pre-trial hearing for Casey Anthony

Mar 13, 09 2:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge has ruled that a note written by Caylee Anthony's grandfather the night he threatened suicide should not be made public, CNN reports. George Anthony wrote that he wished to end his life and be with his granddaughter, whose body had been found weeks earlier. The ruling came yesterday... More »

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Florida • suicide • trial • suicide note • Casey Anthony • Caylee Anthony • George Anthony

 Shoe Hurler Gets 
 3 Years in Prison 

Zaidi convicted of assaulting a foreign head of state

Mar 12, 09 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at George W. Bush during a Baghdad press conference has been sentenced to three years in prison, the Guardian reports. Muntadar al-Zaidi had pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a foreign head of state, saying his actions were "a natural response... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • shoes • trial • George W. Bush • protesters • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Alleged Church Shooter Pleads Not Guilty

Lawyer enters plea
on behalf of suspect
still in Ill. hospital

Mar 11, 09 1:46 PM CDT
(AP) - An attorney for the man accused of gunning down an Illinois pastor and wounding two churchgoers with a knife entered a not guilty plea for his client today, and asked for a jury trial. The man, Terry Sedlacek, 27, is charged with murder and aggravated battery in Sunday's attack at... More »

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murder • trial • plea • church shootings • Terry Joe Sedlacek • Fred Winters

 Top Saddam Aides 
 Get 15 Years 
 for Killings 

'Down with the occupiers,' his half-bro shouts as sentence is read

Mar 11, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein’s ex-foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, and his cousin “Chemical Ali” al-Majid were both sentenced today to 15 years in prison for their involvement in the 1992 execution of 42 Baghdad merchants. The pair was among eight defendants, and only one—then governor of Iraq’s central bank—... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Baghdad • prison • execution • Chemical Ali • trial • Tariq Aziz

(Newser) - Helg Sgarbi, the man European media nicknamed “the Swiss Gigolo,” was sentenced to 6 years in prison today after pleading guilty in German court to seducing and conning the BMW heiress who is Germany's richest woman, along with several others. Sgarbi apologized to his victims, none of whom... More »

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sex scandal • trial • blackmail • heiress • sex tape • BMW • sentence • Helg Sgarbi • Susanne Klatten

(AP) - The Minnesota Supreme Court today rejected Democrat Al Franken's petition for an election certificate that would put him in the US Senate without waiting for a lawsuit to be resolved. Franken is ahead of Republican Norm Coleman by 225 votes. Coleman's ongoing lawsuit argues some uncounted absentee ballots were wrongly... More »

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Congress • Senate • trial • lawsuit • Norm Coleman • Tim Pawlenty • Al Franken • recount • Mark Ritchie • Minnesota Supreme Court • election certificate

 Trial Postponed 
 for Iraqi Shoe Hurler 

Unrepentant journalist says chucking shoes at Bush was protest against US occupation

Feb 19, 09 8:05 AM CST
(Newser) - The trial of an Iraqi journalist who chucked his shoes at President Bush has been delayed until next month, reports the BBC. The court first needs to consult with the Iraqi government on whether Bush's visit to Iraq was formal or informal, according to the judge. Munthadar al-Zaidi is charged... More »

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Iraq • shoes • protests • trial • George W. Bush • Muntadar al-Zaidi • court appearance

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