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		<title>What O.J. Simpson Wants You to Know About His Robbery Case</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 20:49:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Determined to convince a Las Vegas court that he deserves a new trial, O.J. Simpson took the stand Wednesday to describe for the first time in his own words exactly what happened in the 2007 confrontation with two memorabilia dealers that resulted in his incarceration for armed robbery and kidnapping. While he was famously acquitted in his 1995 murder case, Simpson is now throwing a legal &#8220;Hail Mary&#8221; pass in an attempt to gain his freedom. (MORE:  O.J.’s Excuses: 5 Claims in The Juice’s New Defense) Coming on the third day of his evidentiary hearing, Simpson, now 65, appeared in court with grayed hair and a receding hairline. Wearing a navy-blue prison jumpsuit and shuffling to the witness stand through the clanking of his shackles, he responded matter-of-factly to questions from his lawyers on what happened. In an assured though fatigued voice, the Juice broke down his version of the events of Sept. 13, 2007 for the first time ever, since he did not testify in his 2008 felony trial. Simpson made several key points to persuade Judge Linda Marie Bell that his original attorney, Yale Galanter, was incompetent, and that he should get a shot at a new day in court. Those include: He was trying to get back what already belonged to him. Simpson testified that at first he had been told by then-friend Tom Riccio that memorabilia dealers Bruce Fromong and Alfred Beardsley (whose identities Simpson was not completely sure of at the time) were in possession of several items that belonged to him. Initially, he said, he didn&#8217;t intend to pursue them, but when he learned that several heirlooms including rare family photos and game footballs commemorating NFL rushing records were among the collection, he felt he needed to act. &#8220;They belong to my family. They belong to my kids.  They belong to us,&#8221; Simpson said. &#8220;These were all things that they should have, not some guy in a hotel in Vegas.&#8221; He had no idea that any of the men who went with him to retrieve the<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=120689&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>O.J.&#8217;s Excuses: 5 Claims in The Juice&#8217;s New Defense</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2013/05/13/o-j-s-excuses-5-claims-in-the-juices-new-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 18:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1995, the late Johnnie Cochran introduced a defense at O.J. Simpson&#8217;s trial for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman that famously guaranteed O.J.&#8217;s freedom: a black glove found at the crime scene that didn&#8217;t fit his hand. &#8220;If it doesn&#8217;t fit, you must acquit,&#8221; he warned the jury, which soon set Simpson free. But in a less-remembered 2008 trial, the former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer landed in prison anyway for a hotel-room robbery in which he attempted to take back memorabilia that he said had been stolen from him. The glove was a good enough defense to save Simpson, now 65, from prison the first time, but his more recent defense didn&#8217;t succeed the second time. Five years after being sentenced to 9-to-33-years behind bars for armed robbery, for which he will have parole eligibility in 2017, he appeared in a Las Vegas district court room on Monday to request a new trial. He claims that his legal representation was so poor that his conviction should be reversed and that a new trial should be ordered. (A separate appeal was denied in 2010). Here are five reasons Simpson has offered since the time of his 2008 trial to explain why he&#8217;s not guilty: 1. Simpson believed he was taking back what was his. In the incident that led to a prison sentence, Simpson and five other men confronted two memorabilia dealers in a Las Vegas hotel in what he called a &#8220;sting operation,&#8221; according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. He recognized the men from previous interactions and accused them of stealing from him. He ordered that no one should leave the room, and, as the men with him were collecting the memorabilia, one pulled a gun, according to testimony. Nobody was harmed, but what happened fit kidnapping and robbery charges. (PHOTOS:  The Rise and Fall — and Fall Again — of OJ Simpson) 2. His lawyer didn&#8217;t tell him that he could be charged with a crime. Simpson<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=120314&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Judge: Soldier Premeditated Iraq Killings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.) — A military judge found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder Monday in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. Russell now faces a sentencing phase of his court martial to determine whether he will face life in prison with or without the possibility of release. The 14-year veteran from Sherman, Texas, had previously pleaded guilty to unpremeditated murder in exchange for prosecutors taking the death penalty off the table. Under the agreement, prosecutors were allowed to try to prove to an Army judge at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state that the killings were premeditated. The judge, Army Col. David Conn, announced his decision Monday, following a streamlined court martial that concluded Saturday, said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield. The shooting was one of the worst instances of soldier-on-soldier violence in the Iraq war and raised questions about the mental health problems for soldiers caused by repeated tours of duty. Killed in the 2009 shooting in Baghdad were Navy Cmdr. Charles Springle, of Wilmington, N.C., and four Army service members: Pfc. Michael Edward Yates Jr., of Federalsburg, Md.; Dr. Matthew Houseal, of Amarillo, Texas; Sgt. Christian E. Bueno-Galdos, of Paterson, N.J.; and Spc. Jacob D. Barton, of Lenox, Mo. Russell&#8217;s lawyers argued that he was deluded by depression and despair at the time. An Army mental health board found that Russell suffered from severe depression with psychotic features and post-combat stress. Russell had long sought help with sleep troubles and was stammering and crying for help in the days before the shooting. His commanders were so alarmed that they disarmed him and sent him for repeated visits to mental health clinics, said attorney James Culp. But prosecutors argued that Russell was trying to paint himself as mentally ill in an attempt to win early retirement — just as he was facing a sexual harassment complaint that could derail his career and his benefits. The day before the killings, psychiatrist Michael Jones told him that a<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=120358&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Terror Suspect Won&#8217;t Be Released to Home</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2013/05/03/feds-judge-wrong-to-ok-terrorist-suspect-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 11:52:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(CHICAGO) — A federal judge in Chicago has reversed another judge&#8217;s decision to release to home confinement an Illinois teenager accused of seeking to join al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria. U.S. District Judge Edmond Chang ruled Friday in the case of 18-year-old Abdella Ahmad Tounisi of Aurora. On Thursday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Daniel Martin had ruled the Aurora teen could be released to home while awaiting trial. But Martin stayed his own order for 24 hours to give prosecutors a chance to appeal. On Friday, Chang agreed with prosecutors and ruled Tounisi shouldn&#8217;t be released. Tounisi&#8217;s lawyer notes he has no prior criminal record. But prosecutors call that irrelevant in their appeal. They say Tounisi expressed a wish to die a martyr and that a terrorist crime typically &#8220;may only be committed once.&#8221; MORE: France’s Latest Terror Suspect: A French Convert Near Retirement Age<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=119052&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson Back in Spotlight as Civil Trial Begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP / ANTHONY McCARTNEY</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(LOS ANGELES) &#8212; Michael Jackson&#8216;s words and music rang through a courtroom once again on Monday &#8212; this time at the start of wrongful death trial &#8212; as a lawyer tried to show jurors the pop singer&#8217;s loving relationship with his mother and children. Jackson&#8217;s praise for his mother brought tears to her eyes, a tender moment in a day in which her superstar son was repeatedly called an addict by lawyers on both sides of her civil lawsuit against concert giant AEG Live. (MORE: Is a Dispute over Michael&#8217;s Will Causing Turmoil?) Jurors listening to Monday&#8217;s opening status were given a brief tour of Jackson&#8217;s life through photos of him with his children and videos of his performances. Jurors watched a video of one Christmas morning when Jackson bought his children a dog while his song, &#8220;You Are My Life,&#8221; filled the courtroom. Yet Jackson&#8217;s troubles were also on prominent display, with attorneys describing his financial troubles and his struggles with prescription drug abuse. Attorneys showed videos of Jackson ably performing his hits, only to moments later read emails describing the singer as unhealthy and in need of a serious intervention. A defense attorney for AEG Live at one point flashed a slide with 45 medical professionals he said Jackson consulted over the years, some of whom he requested doses of the powerful anesthetic propofol. Both sides concluded opening statements Monday and testimony is expected to begin on Tuesday. Jackson died in June 2009 from an overdose of propofol, and a year later his mother sued AEG claiming the company failed to properly investigate the doctor who was giving it to him. The former physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and remains jailed. Murray, AEG and Jackson were part of an intricate puzzle that plaintiff&#8217;s lawyer Brian Panish hopes to piece together for the jury in the coming weeks. He told the panel that AEG, motivated by its desire overtake a competitor, created a conflicted situation for Murray in which he chose a huge payday over properly<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=118573&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Steubenville Rape Case: Witness Says He Took Photos of Alleged Victim</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A teenaged witness testified that he took photos and videos of a 16-year-old girl at the center of a high-profile rape trial involving two star football players at a small town Ohio high school. Judge Thomas Lipps, after motions by prosecutors, gave the 17-year-old immunity from prosecution when he took the stand in Jefferson County Juvenile Court to testify in the trial of Trent Mays and Ma&#8217;Lik Richmond on Friday. The boy, a teammate of the two defendants, immediately invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and was reluctant to testify at all, but he was compelled by prosecutors to give his testimony. (MORE: Steubenville Teen Rape Case: Witness Pleads Fifth as Trial Continues) The two athletes are accused of sexually assaulting the girl during a night of raucous partying on Aug. 11, in Steubenville, an Ohio Valley industrial town of about 18,500 people. Prosecutors say the girl was assaulted first in a car by one defendant and at least once later in the basement of a home by another. The alleged victim appeared intoxicated and says she does not remember the events of the evening. Pictures and videos surfaced after the incident showing her in compromised positions and, in at least two images, naked. The witness told the court that he was in the car with Mays and Richmond, and that he sat in the backseat of a car with one of the defendants with the alleged victim between them. A probable cause document from October suggests that Mays was in the backseat of the car. The witness said he took a photo of the defendant inappropriately touching the girl. He testified that he later saw the same defendant initiate sexual contact with the girl in the home&#8217;s basement, but when she did not respond he stopped. He said that he recorded a portion of the incident, but deleted it later because he felt it was &#8220;stupid and wrong.&#8221; He also testified that not only was the girl so intoxicated that she began to vomit, but that he was<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=111572&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>James Holmes: Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea on Behalf of Colorado Shooter</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Colorado judge presiding over the homicide arraignment of James Eagan Holmes, 25, charged in the mass murder at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater last summer, pleaded not guilty on his behalf Tuesday. Holmes&#8217; defense said it needed more time for mental evaluations, and that it would be ready to enter a plea in May or June — although his lawyers did not provide a specific date. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think we could ethically stand before you and tell you we were ready to make a plea,&#8221; said defense attorney Daniel King. Frustrated, Arapahoe County District Court Judge William Sylvester replied: &#8220;How am I to make an informed decision based on the limited information you&#8217;ve given me?&#8221; (PHOTOS: Movie Theater Shooting in Aurora, Colorado) Holmes, who was being arraigned in Centennial, Colo., on 166 counts of murder and attempted murder, listened to the judge and his attorneys clad in a red jail jumpsuit, sporting disheveled brown locks and a bushy beard. His parents sat in the courtroom silently. Families of the victims were visibly disappointed, as the proceeding are now further extended. Judge Sylvester set a trial date for Aug. 4; the defense will have an opportunity to change the plea before the trial is scheduled to begin. Several other important dates will pass before then. On April 1, prosecutors will announce whether or not they will seek the death penalty against Holmes. A motions hearing will take place May 13-15, and a status hearing on readiness for the trial will take place July 25. Holmes, a former University of Colorado–Denver graduate student, was taken into custody on July 20 after he allegedly walked into the Century Aurora 16 theater armed with a semiautomatic rifle, a 12-gauge shotgun, smoke bombs, and a .40-caliber pistol and opened fire on moviegoersattending a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 and injuring 70. He had been expected to plead guilty by reason of insanity and still might. With an insanity plea, Holmes would be saying to the court that he was so mentally incapacitated that<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=110806&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jesse Jackson Jr. Pleads Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges; Wife Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Madison Gray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. pleaded guilty on Wednesday to federal conspiracy charges of using campaign funds to purchase personal and luxury items, bringing what&#8217;s likely a grim end to a fast-rising political career. Jackson was charged Friday with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud and making false statements. He is accused by prosecutors of spending $750,000 in campaign funds for personal use. Prosecutors also say that Jackson failed to report $28,000 in gifts he received. In U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Jackson told Judge Robert Wilkins that he was guilty of the charges against him. &#8220;I used money I shouldn’t have&#8230; for personal purposes, and I acknowledge that.&#8221; Jackson faces sentencing on June 28. Based on federal guidelines he could receive up to five years in prison, but prosecutors and defense attorneys could argue for a lighter or heavier term. Both sides have agreed that probation is off the table. (MORE:  Jesse Jackson Jr. Faces Federal Fraud and Conspiracy Charges) The guilty plea comes after an eight-month downward spiral in which Jackson took a medical leave of absence from Congress for what turned out to be bipolar disorder. While he was unable to campaign in his district, which encompasses parts of Chicago&#8217;s South Side and adjacent suburbs, he won reelection handily while being treated at the Mayo Clinic. He resigned from office two weeks after the election, however, and said that he was cooperating with federal investigators. Later Wednesday afternoon, his wife, Sandra, a former Chicago alderman who resigned in January was also charged Friday with a  single count of tax fraud relating to the accusations of Jackson using the campaing funds. She entered her plea separately to the same federal district court in Washington. The son of storied civil rights activist Jesse Jackson, the Illinois politician had served in the House of Representatives for 18 years and had been considered for potential leadership roles in Congress, or possibly as a contender for mayor of Chicago. But political troubles began to surface in 2008, when Jackson became<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=107795&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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