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Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans
A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila says the magistrate said there was not enough evidence to try 22-year-old Jonathan Davids. A second suspect still could go to trial. The...
foxnews.com (40 minutes ago)
Court frees man in murder that shocked SAfricans
JOHANNESBURG - A magistrate drops charges against the boyfriend accused in the brutal gang-rape and killing of a teenager that shocked South Africans. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila says the magistrate said there was not enough evidence to try 22-year-old Jonathan Davids. A second suspect still could go to...
bostonherald.com (45 minutes ago)
Man accused of rape and murder that shocked South Africa is released
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence. Prosecution spokesman Eric Ntabazalila said the man had...
yahoo.com (1 hour ago)
Florida parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
ORLANDO - Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged
denverpost.com (2 hours ago)
Support grows for student expelled over same-sex 'love'
Online groups trying to change laws to protect peers from prosecution in similar cases.
usatoday.com (5 hours ago)
Today in RI history: Judge shot, killed in his home
A year ago today: The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused to delay the transfer of Jason Wayne Pleau from state prison to federal authorities for prosecution in a murder case. 5 years ago today: As Sen. Edward M. Kennedy sails off his beloved Hyannisport and readies for his battle against brain cancer,...
providencejournal.com (6 hours ago)

Number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing abuse soars
The number of Afghan women jailed for fleeing forced and abusive marriages, and other "moral crimes", has soared since 2011, according to Human Rights Watch. About 600 women and girls are in prison for offences including running away from their husband or family, even though fleeing abuse is not a crime under Afghan...
guardian.co.uk (8 hours ago)
General under fire for meddling in cases against Marines
The top Marine general and four of his legal advisers are implicated in a complaint charging they inappropriately inserted themselves into the prosecution of cases stemming from the infamous video showing scout snipers urinating on dead insurgents in Afgh
htrnews.com (8 hours ago)
In brief: Prosecution expected to end case today - Tue, 21 May 2013 PST
Prosecutors have not linked Clay Starbuck to the scene of his ex-wife’s killing in an ongoing murder trial, other than a partial DNA match that Starbuck’s defense has argued could have come from their sons’ clothes. Spokane County Deputy Prosecutor Larry Steinmetz is expected to end his case today after calling lead...
spokesman.com (10 hours ago)
Manchester Police Conclude Student's Drowning 'Tragic At Best'
Report Finds No Cause For Prosecution In Malvrick Donkor's Death In High School Pool Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Manchester Facebook PageA fledgling swimmer, Malvrick Donkor had stayed away from the deep end of the pool at Manchester High School, fellow students told police.
courant.com (16 hours ago)

Newspaper owner's trial over TV punch descends into farce: FIVE prosecution witnesses refuse to...
The tycoon pleaded not guilty to hooliganism and assault based on 'political hatred' when he punched businessman Sergei Polonsky during a TV talk show in 2011.
dailymail.co.uk (16 hours ago)
Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged with sex crimes only because her lover, a then 14-year-old schoolmate, was another girl.
reuters.com (17 hours ago)
Parents turn to Internet to help daughter charged with sex with girl minor
By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Thousands of people have protested against the prosecution of an 18-year-old Florida high school senior after her parents launched an Internet petition claiming she was charged with sex crimes only because her lover, a then 14-year-old schoolmate, was another girl. By...
yahoo.com (17 hours ago)
White House Explains: Obama Didn't Know What He Knew When Everyone Else Knew What He Should Have...
Yesterday, when we reported that as a result of new disclosures regarding the timing of who learned what, but most importantly when, in the White House regarding the IRS persecution (if not prosecution) of conservative groups, we made it quite clear that the narrative enacted by the White House, which could simply...
zerohedge.com (19 hours ago)
Capitol Alert: CA Senate approves bill to regulate medical marijuana shops
The California Senate passed a bill today that would shield pot shops following state guidelines for dispensing medical marijuana from prosecution for marijuana possession or sale.Click to Continue »
sanluisobispo.com (19 hours ago)
Zimmerman's father: My son faces 'malicious prosecution'
Robert Zimmerman, father of murder defendant George Zimmerman, is complaining about a state audio expert who reported hearing George Zimmerman make righteous statements during a call to police just before he shot Trayvon Martin.
orlandosentinel.com (19 hours ago)
SACked: Cohen Considers Closing
It appears that the noose is tightening and the wobbly-chair that Steve Cohen is standing on is getting wobblier... As Bloomberg reports, after five years under investigation for insider trading Steve Cohen is considering a 'deal' with prosecutors that would shut his $15 billion fund to outside investors and (as we...
zerohedge.com (20 hours ago)

Media Tycoon Gets Surprise During Trial
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW, May 20 (Reuters) - Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev received unexpected support from a prosecution witness on Monday and told a court that charges laid against him over a televised punch-up were invented by state prosecutors. Lebedev, the financial backer of Britain's Independent...
huffingtonpost.com (20 hours ago)
Marshals: sex assault suspect arrested after fleeing to Charlotte
U.S. Marshals have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman multiple times in East Hartford, Connecticut and fleeing to Charlotte to avoid prosecution.Click to Continue »
charlotteobserver.com (21 hours ago)
Lawyers, judge meeting for charge conference at Mario McNeill capital murder trial today
Lawyers for the defense and prosecution in the Mario McNeill capital murder case are meeting with the trial judge this morning in a continuation of the charge conference.
fayobserver.com (1 day ago)

Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes | Glenn Greenwald
It is now well known that the Obama justice department has prosecuted more government leakers under the 1917 Espionage Act than all prior administrations combined - in fact, double the number of all such prosecutions. But as last week's controversy over the DOJ's pursuit of the phone records of AP reporters...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)
Steve Cohen's SAC May Face Criminal Charges
The longest ongoing government "sting" operation against a hedge fund, possibly in all of history, that which absolutely everyone has known about for years now i.e., against Steve Cohen's SAC and its Bernie Madoff-esque series of profitable years (at least until recently that is, when "expert networks" no longer...
zerohedge.com (1 day ago)

Landowner who spent 'hundreds of thousands' restoring dead Norfolk broad facing prosecution for...
David Pooley, 64, has spent three years restoring Sotshole Broad in Ranworth, Norfolk, but is now facing prosecution because he carried the work out without planning permission.
dailymail.co.uk (1 day ago)

Abu Qatada expects to be acquitted of terror charges in Jordan, lawyers say
Abu Qatada, the radical Islamist cleric, expects to be acquitted of "tainted" terror charges when he voluntarily returns to Jordan, his lawyers have told a court hearing. Danny Friedman, for Abu Qatada, told the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (Siac) on Monday that the new treaty between Britain and Jordan...
guardian.co.uk (1 day ago)

Neville Neville, father of ex-Premier League and England footballers Gary and Phil, charged with...
Neville Neville, the father of former footballers Gary and Phil Neville, is to be charged with sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)

Neville Neville, father of footballers Gary and Phil, charged with sexual assault against...
Neville Neville, the father of former footballers Gary and Phil Neville, is to be charged with sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)

Neville Neville: Father of footballers Gary and Phil Neville charged with sexual assault
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge the 63-year-old
mirror.co.uk (1 day ago)

Neville brothers' father charged
The father of former England footballers Gary and Phil Neville is to be charged with sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
bbci.co.uk (1 day ago)

BREAKING: Neville Neville, father of footballers Gary and Phil, to be charged with sexual assault
Neville Neville, the father of former footballers Gary and Phil Neville, is to be charged with sexually assaulting a 46-year-old woman the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)

Neville Neville, father of footballers Gary and Phil, to be charged with sexual assault
BREAKING: Neville Neville, the father of footballers Gary and Phil, is to be charged with sexual assault, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
independent.co.uk (1 day ago)