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• Philadelphia abortion trial nears closing arguments

  April 24, 2013 in News A Philadelphia jury won’t hear from an abortion provider before they weigh charges he killed a woman and four babies. Dr. Kermit Gosnell has decided not to testify or call …

• Boston Marathon bombing suspect is charged

  April 22, 2013 in Nation/World BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room today with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime … 20

• Boston bombing suspect to be tried in federal court

  April 22, 2013 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The White House says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing will not be tried as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal. 12

• Children ordered to testify against Deer Park dad

  April 5, 2013 in City SPOKANE — Five pre-teen children have been ordered to provide information that may be used against their father who is accused of strangling their mother at their Deer Park home. 27

• Judge: No new trial for Jerry Sandusky

  January 30, 2013 in Nation/World HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky lost a bid for a new trial today when a judge rejected his argument that his lawyers were not given enough time to prepare for …

• Colorado shooting suspect to be formally charged

  July 30, 2012 in Nation/World DENVER — Launching a case that legal analysts expect to be dominated by arguments over the defendant’s sanity, Colorado prosecutors plan to file formal charges Monday against James Eagan Holmes, …

• Transcripts reveal officers were given three days to file Zehm report

  April 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Newly released documents show Spokane police officers involved in the deadly altercation with Otto Zehm were given three days to think about the incident before writing reports detailing the 2006 … 85

• Guantanamo trial of 9/11 plotters gets the go-ahead

  April 5, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 MIAMI – The Pentagon on Wednesday cleared the way for a death penalty trial against five Guantanamo Bay captives charged with engineering the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Retired Navy … 4

• Thompson admits ‘errors’ in statement to investigators

  October 29, 2011 in City on Page B1 YAKIMA – Spokane police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. finished his second day of testimony Friday, acknowledging again that he made some errors in his taped statement describing the 2006 … 19

• Clark: Venue change is slap to Spokane jurors

  October 6, 2011 in City on Page A5 The verdict is in. Anyone desiring to watch the upcoming federal trial of Karl Thompson Jr. – the Spokane cop whose deadly encounter with Otto Zehm earned him an excessive … 22

• Near-victim takes devotion to a whole new reality

    May 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele, former Aryan Nations shyster, was found guilty late last week of hiring some thug to blow his wife, Cyndi, (and her mother) to smithereens. Can’t say I didn’t … 17

• Edgar Steele a heavy user of dating website

  April 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met …

• Steele’s wife says she’s not surprised by emails

  April 29, 2011 in Idaho BOISE – A North Idaho lawyer standing trial on federal charges that he hired a man to kill his wife sent more than 14,000 online messages to women he met … 4

• Alleged victim defends man charged with trying to have her killed

  April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The alleged victim in a murder-for-hire plot supposedly hatched by her husband told jurors Thursday she knew he was talking to other women online but that it was …

• Edgar Steele trial drew volunteer jurors

  April 20, 2011 in Idaho BOISE - When a federal court prepared to select a jury in Coeur d’Alene last month to try former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele on charges including murder for hire, … 5

• Double murder case goes to jury

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A9 A six-man, six-woman jury will begin deliberating this morning whether a Spokane man murdered two men last September or was defending himself when he gunned them down. Merle W. Harvey, …

• Survival instructor found not guilty of rape

  June 16, 2010 in City A Spokane jury found a former civilian survival instructor at Fairchild Air Force Base not guilty of rape and assault today. 11

• Prosecutor alleges police officer’s divorce was fraudulent

    May 7, 2010 in City Spokane Police Officer Karl F. Thompson Jr. divorced his wife to shield his assets and force taxpayers to foot the bill for his criminal defense, the federal prosecutor in the … 28

• Jury won’t hear of gun felonies

  April 15, 2010 in City on Page A5 Defense attorneys in the Coeur d’Alene hate crime trial of three brothers lost an attempt Wednesday to challenge the alleged victim’s credibility by introducing his criminal record, which includes felony … 1

• Judge declares mistrial in race harassment case

  March 31, 2010 in City on Page A1 A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in the trial of three Coeur d’Alene brothers accused of racially harassing a Hispanic family in August. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Art Verharen had just … 3

• Mistrial declared in malicious harassment trial

  March 30, 2010 in Idaho, News A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the trial of three Coeur d’Alene brothers accused of racially harassing a Hispanic family in August.

• Sick downwinder seeks trial

  March 14, 2010 in City on Page B1 With the fingers of her right hand, Deborah Clark presses firmly on a gaping surgical hole in her neck. It’s the only way she can speak. The words that emerge … 1

• Putnam often combative, witness says

  January 29, 2010 in City on Page A11 A former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch employee and close friend of a counselor accused of abusing a former ranch resident testified Thursday that he never saw inappropriate conduct. Ray Roberts, …

• Sex procurement alleged in boys’ ranch trial

  January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave the witness money years later to keep … 4

• Attorney alleges ranch director paid for witness’ silence

  January 21, 2010 in City An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave him money to keep it quiet years … 7

• Man pleads guilty to drug-related killing

  April 10, 2009 in City on Page A7 A jury was scheduled to be seated Thursday in the first-degree murder trial of Brady Joe Lewis, who was charged in connection with the Dec. 10 burglary and shooting death …

• Lewis pleads guilty to 2006 murder

  April 9, 2009 in City A jury was scheduled to be seated today in the first-degree murder trial of Brady Joe Lewis, who was charged in connection with the Dec. 10, 2006, burglary and shooting …

• Pete, family must wait longer for trials

  November 15, 2007 in City on Page B3 Shonto Pete and his family will have to wait a little longer for two trials involving alleged crimes against them. A Montana man’s plea on charges he murdered Pete’s sister, …

• Duncan’s January trial date unchanged

  October 13, 2007 in Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Joseph Duncan’s attorneys have plenty of time to prepare for a January trial, U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge declared Friday, and he refused to let Duncan’s former lead …

• Anti-Abortion Tactics On Trial In Lawsuit Now Uses Federal Racketeering Law To Allege Nationwide Conspiracy Of Violence, Intimidation

  March 2, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 A federal class-action lawsuit filed 12 years ago charging anti-abortion protesters with a conspiracy of extortion and violence to close abortion clinics finally begins today in Chicago, and its resolution …

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