May 21, 2013

Hudson Family Murder Trial Jury Complete

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*The final selections have been made for the Hudson family murder trial against William Belfour (below) for killing three of Jennifer Hudson’s family members. Twelve jury members and six alternates have been selected and the action will begin April 23 with the start of testimony. RELATED: Jennifer Hudson’s Fame Could Sabotage Family Murder Trial Among [...]




Hudson Family Murder Trial Jury Selection Well Underway

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*A judge and attorneys began questioning dozens of potential jurors Monday at the Chicago trial of William Balfour, the man accused of killing singer and Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew. By Monday afternoon, nine of the 12 jurors and six alternates were selected. Judge Charles Burns and attorneys had questioned 24 of [...]




Breaking News: Conrad Murray Jury Signals it Has a Vedict

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*The LA Times is reporting that after deliberating for less than two days, jurors have signaled they have reached a verdict in the trial of Michael Jackson’s personal physician. They signaled the verdict just before 11 a.m. Dr. Conrad Murray faces up to four years in prison if convicted of involuntary manslaughter for Jackson’s death [...]




Meet the Jury for Conrad Murray’s Manslaughter Trial

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*A 12-person jury was selected on Friday to hear the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s former doctor. The panel of seven men and five women includes one man who said he briefly met Jackson when he worked at Walt Disney Co in the 1980s when the singer was starring in the “Captain EO” film that [...]




Judge: Jury for Jackson’s Doctor Will Not Be Sequestered

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*The jury in the upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor will not be sequestered, despite a request by defense lawyers who expect the case to be “the most publicized in history.” Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor ruled against removing the jurors from their homes during the four- to six-week trial starting [...]




Murray Team Asks Judge for Sequestered Jury…Mostly From Nancy Grace

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*Dr. Conrad Murray’s legal team filed legal papers claiming sequestering the jury during the Michael Jackson manslaughter trial is the only way to protect him and the system from Nancy Grace type “character assassinations,” reports TMZ. In legal papers obtained by the website, Dr. Murray’s lawyers argue the only reason the Anthony jurors were untainted [...]




Teen Convicted by Jury in Death of Chicago Honors Student

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*He threw a single punch at Derrion Albert. But that punch in the midst of an attack by an angry mob that would kick, punch, stomp and slam Albert over the head with a board before he was dragged away and rushed to a hospital and pronounced dead was enough to convince a jury to [...]




LA Jury Acquits Atlanta Man Who Killed Rapper Dolla

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*A jury in Los Angeles  has acquitted a man of killing Atlanta rapper Dolla during a shooting at the upscale Beverly Center mall. Jurors on Friday rejected prosecutors’ contentions that the killing of Dolla, whose real name was Roderick Anthony Burton II, was a callous act of apparent revenge, reports the AP. Burton and his [...]