Crime & Punishment | Produced by Mary A. Fischer
After a 7-month police investigation into the sudden death of Michael Jackson, his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. The charge stems from Murray administering the powerful anesthetic drug propofol to the pop singer, for insomnia, on the night he died. Dr. Murray could face up to four years in prison.
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Teacher photographed tied-up boys: court 
Sydney Morning Herald
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AAP A former Melbourne schoolteacher tied and gagged young boys then took photos of them, all for his sexual gratification, a court has heard.
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Shon Hopwood, Mediocre Criminal Turned Top Jailhouse Lawyer
New York Times
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Shon R. Hopwood was not a particularly sophisticated bank robber. 'We would walk into a bank with firearms, tell people to get down, take the money and run,' he said the other
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Conn. men face drug charges after Mass. stop
Boston Globe
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Two Connecticut men are facing drug charges after a routine traffic stop in Massachusetts led to the discovery of 500 small bags of
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BART shooting victim's lawyer may back out of deal
Associated Press
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The family attorney of a man fatally shot by a Northern California transit officer threatened Friday to pull out of a recent wrongful death settlement and alleged the transit
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Employees of sweat lodge leader granted immunity
Associated Press
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Two employees of a motivational speaker facing manslaughter charges told authorities they had no reason to be alarmed when participants in a deadly Arizona sweat lodge ceremony
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Man convicted in crash killing 5 sentenced to 15 years
Houston Chronicle
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CONROE ? A 23-year-old man was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for his role in what prosecutors called Montgomery County's deadlies car accident.
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Mother convicted of murdering her disabled son appeals against life term
Guardian Unlimited
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Solicitor will use 'slow burn provocation' defence to show Frances Inglis killed her 22-year-old son while under extreme pressure The mother jailed for life last month after
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Thousands of state inmates freed under new law
San Francisco Chronicle
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A law designed to thin California's bloated criminal lockups by shortening some sentences has prompted the release of thousands of nonviolent county jail inmates in recent days.
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Former soldier jailed in US over Kabul kickbacks
Sydney Morning Herald
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A FORMER Australian soldier has been jailed for nine months in the US for his role in a $US900,000 ($1.03million) Afghanistan security contract kickback scandal.
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