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Read More »March 29, 2017 Comments Off on Md. high court voids statements in murder case
December 12, 2014 Comments Off on Scalia: Constitution is silent on torture
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is joining the debate over the Senate’s torture report by saying it’s hard to rule out the use of extreme measures to extract information if millions of lives were threatened.
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Read More »August 30, 2012 Comments Off on Huguely to be sentenced in beating death
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Roman Catholic priest has testified that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend is a spiritual person who displayed no anger or aggression in his presence. The Rev. Joseph Scordo testified ...
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Read More »May 2, 2012 Comments Off on Public to see some evidence in Yeardley Love case
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The public will have an opportunity to view some evidence from the trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend. Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk Llezelle Dugger tells media outlets that non-sensitive ...
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Read More »February 15, 2012 Comments Off on Friends: Accused ex-lacrosse player’s mood shifted
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend lied about visiting friends hours before her battered body was found and had a “blank stare” on his face, a former teammate testified Wednesday just ...
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Read More »February 10, 2012 Comments Off on Jurors in lacrosse trial watch police interview
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia lacrosse player said he got physical with his former girlfriend but did not kill her, sobbing and saying “she’s not dead” when detectives told him she died, according to a videotape played ...
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Read More »July 12, 2011 Comments Off on Murder conviction overturned due to ‘Miranda’ violations
A murder suspect’s request that he not talk to police anymore until he spoke with a lawyer was an unambiguous invocation of his right to counsel, the state’s top court ruled Tuesday. The Court of Appeals granted Warren Lee Ballard ...
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Read More »May 16, 2011 Comments Off on Death by deposition
As the fourth deposition of the day started, the lawyers were all gathered around the table. Some ties had been loosened, the coffee pot was exhausted two depositions ago, and lunch was clearly never going to happen. The new lawyer, ...
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