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Court upholds Bikini killers life term
KATHMANDU Nepals Supreme Court yesterday upheld a life imprisonment sentence for bikini killer Charles Sobhraj for killing an American backpacker in 1975.

S.A. Raja acquitted in Aladi Aruna murder case
New Delhi: Giving the benefit of doubt, the Supreme Court on Friday acquitted educationist S. Arulraja alias S.A. Raja, cited as the key accused and sentenced to undergo double life imprisonment in the Aladi Aruna murder case.

A call for death penalty debate
Until July 28, no executions had been carried out for a year in Japan, with death row convicts numbering a record 109. On that day, two inmates were hanged in the Tokyo Detention House. Justice Minister Keiko Chiba, a human rights lawyer who used to be a member of a Diet members' league for the abolition of the death penalty, ordered the executions. Moreover, she witnessed them probably the ...

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Melissa Anne Clifton, 34; 333 Drew Bennett Rd., Midville; entered 7/20/10; VGCSA manuf marijuana; released 7/25/10; ECSO.

Felony Fights Owners Shoot For MMA World With Launch of Cage Vs. Cons
If you're a fan of backyard brawls or search Youtube for fighting, you've probably heard of a DVD series called "Felony Fights." The long-running video series pits convicts versus convicts, fresh outta prison, in a no-rules, no-gloves brawl. Today, owners Danny (aka Zodiac) and Michael (aka Solo) are ready to take their fighting brand to the next level with the launch of their own legit MMA ...

Jury convicts attorney of mortgage fraud
STATESBORO, GA - After a three-day trial, a jury in federal district court returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Emanuel County, Georgia attorney John R. Thompson on mortgage fraud charges. The case was tried before District Court Judge B. Avant Edenfield at the U.S. Courthouse in Statesboro, Georgia.

Jury convicts man from Springfield for having sex with 8-year-old child
Allen Giles represented himself at his three-day trial.

State nursing home for sex offenders to open three years late
Three years after its planned completion, and following numerous code violations, a state nursing home for aging convicts and sex offenders is now scheduled to open this fall in St. Peter.

Croatia court cuts jail term for war crimes fugitive
ZAGREB (AFP) - Croatia's Supreme Court said Friday it upheld the conviction of a fugitive lawmaker for war crimes against Serb civilians in the 1991-1995 war but cut two years off his sentence.

Lawmakers reach tentative agreement on criminal justice bill
House and Senate negotiators reached a deal late Thursday on legislation restricting the public life of criminal offense records and striking most of the Senates efforts to provide reduced sentences for non-violent offenders, according to sources familiar with the compromise.