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Ex-Port Huron man gets life in toddler son's death
A former Port Huron man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his 18-month-old son. St. Clair County Circuit Judge Peter Deegan on Monday sentenced 39-year-old John William Gonzales to life in prison without the possibility of parole. A...Tags: Punishment, Prisons
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Paid plaintiff in lawsuit kickback scheme is sentenced in LA to 3 months in prison
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ A man who was paid $2.5 million to be a plaintiff in a major lawsuit kickback scheme was sentenced Monday to three months in prison. Retired real estate mortgage broker Harold J. Vogel was sentenced by U.S. District Judge John Walter...Tags: Judges, Punishment, Laws, Business Enterprises, WorldCom Incorporated
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Former hostage takes stand at murder trial of accused courthouse gunman in Atlanta
Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) _ The woman credited with helping bring about the surrender of accused courthouse gunman Brian Nichols recounted at his murder trial Monday how she appealed to his religious beliefs during hours in captivity before persuading him to set her...Tags: Police Arrests, Police, Bank Robbery, Prosecution, Crimes
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Canada bus beheading suspect declared fit to stand trial, lawyer says
Associated Press WriterTORONTO (AP) _ A man accused of beheading and cannibalizing a fellow bus passenger in Canada has been declared fit to stand trial, his lawyer said Monday. A judge had ordered Vince Weiguang Li to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether...Tags: TransCanada Corporation, Prosecution, Lawyers, Court Administration, Justice System
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Ex-Cobo manager pleads guilty in corruption probe
Associated Press WriterThe former head of the city's downtown convention hall pleaded guilty Monday in a corruption investigation, the second Cobo Center director to admit taking bribes from a contractor. Glenn Blanton said he wrote checks for $15,000 to make it appear that...Tags: Corruption, Corrupt Practices, Values, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Delta, NWA pilots lay out arguments over seniority
AP Business WriterDelta Air Lines Inc. pilots want their seniority list merged with Northwest Airlines Corp.'s pilot list based on pilots' status and aircraft category, while Northwest pilots insist the fair and equitable method is to merge the lists based on pilots'...Tags: Transportation, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Delta Air Lines, Transportation Accidents, Arbitration
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Wis. elections officials to regulate issue ads
Associated Press WriterVoters could get more information about the mysterious and often harsh television advertisements that flood the airwaves just before an election. But it won't happen before the Nov. 4 election -- or, most likely, the spring 2009 election. The state...Tags: Government, Litigation, National Government, Litigation and Regulation, Lawyers
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Jason Wheeler case heads to Supreme Court
Sentinel Staff WriterA public defender will attempt to persuade the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday that Jason Wheeler did not receive a fair trial or sentence for killing Lake County Deputy Sheriff Wayne Koester in an armed ambush. Wheeler, 33, sentenced to death in the Feb....Tags: Michael Johnson, Assault, Brad King, Local Authority, Chris Daniels
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Oprah sued for defamation by ex-girls school head
The Associated PressThe ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa sued the talk show host for defamation, claiming Winfrey falsely suggested she tried to cover up abuse at the school. In widely reported remarks last year, Winfrey suggested that...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Prosecution, Crimes, Oprah Winfrey, Sexual Assault
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Joe Cool defendant to face new trial
South Florida Sun-SentinelA former South Florida security guard charged with murder for last year's killings on board the Joe Cool charter vessel could face a new trial in January 2009, a federal judge said Monday. U.S. District Judge Paul Huck did not decide whether to...Tags: Assault, Firearms, Judges, Defense, Prosecution
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Winfrey sued by ex-girls school headmistress
The ex-headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's school for girls in South Africa is suing the Chicago-based talk show host for defamation. Nomvuyo Mzamane's (num-VOO'-yoh m-zah-MAH'-neez) lawsuit was filed in Philadelphia. It claims that Winfrey falsely...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Oprah Winfrey
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Davenport U. head pleads guilty to drunken driving
The president of Davenport University has pleaded guilty to a first-time drunken-driving charge and a misdemeanor for refusing to take a breath test during his arrest. A lawyer for 51-year-old Randolph Flechsig of Ada says the head of the Grand Rapids-...Tags: Police, Drunk Driving, Police Arrests, Health and Safety at School
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