Conviction

Jury: It Wasn't Self-Defense

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB and RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Murder, Iowa, Iowa Crime, Dustin Wehde, Video, Life in Prison, Conviction, Guilty, Early, Tracey Richter, Self-Defense, Crime News

FORT DODGE, Iowa — Two decades of what authorities describe as a Nebraska woman's fraudulent, bizarre and alarming behavior came to an end Monda...

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White Supremacists in San Francisco: Conviction Uncovers Underground Network of Hate Groups

Aaron Sankin | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Hate Crimes, Justin Meskan, Nazi, Hate Groups, Conviction, Assault, Robert Allen, Anthony Weston, White Supremacist Groups San Franciscso, Tenderloin, San Francisco, San Francisco News

The conviction of two men in the brutal assault of two Mexican nationals has shed light on an underground network of white supremacist groups operatin...

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Conviction of the Week: The Animals of Texas

Randall | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Texas, Armadillo, Polygamy, Texas Longhorns, Weird Animals, FLDS Church, Conviction, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Flds, Animals, Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Randall Honey Badger, Warren Jeffs, Warren Jeffs Compound, Warren Jeffs Children, Warren Jeffs Trial, Warren Jeffs Mormons, Comedy News
Randall

Texas is home to some fabulous animals. But the craziest animal of Texas was convicted last week. An evil, nasty, racist, demonic animal named "Warren Jeffs."

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Polygamist Leader Faces Sentencing This Week

AP | PAUL J. WEBER | Posted 10.08.2011

Read More: Texas, Conviction, Eldorado, Yearning for Zion Ranch, Warren Jeffs, Mormon, Flds, Child Marriage, Child Sexual Assault, Spiritual Marriage, Crime News

SAN ANGELO, Texas — Prosecutors seeking life in prison for convicted polygamist leader Warren Jeffs closed their case with a final barrage of gr...

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DVDs: The Tillman Story Is F-ing Good!

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Pat Tillman Story, Cartoons, Lewis Carroll, Hilary Swank, Vampires, Conviction, The Double Life of Veronique, Let the Right One In, Documentaries, Alice in Wonderland, Let Me In, Movies, Dvd, Animation, Kazuo Ishiguro, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

THE TILLMAN STORY ($30.95 BluRay or $24.95 regular DVD; Sony) -- What makes a true patriot? Is it blind devotion? My country right or wrong? Or is t...

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Melissa Leo -- She's a Fighter

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red State, Mildred Pierce, Golden Globes, David O. Russell, Conviction, Treme, Mark Wahlberg, Purchase College, Marshall Fine Interview, Welcome to the Rileys, Todd Haynes, Hbo, Marshall Fine, All My Children, Christian Bale, Frozen River, The Fighter, Melissa Leo, Oscars, Kevin Smith, Melissa Leo Interview, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

She's been a working actor for almost 30 years - having dropped out of Purchase College of the State University of New York to take a role on All My C...

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Spiritual Self-Confidence

Andrew Z. Cohen | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Awareness, Inner Strength, Enlightenment, Activism, Conviction, Spirituality, Transformation, Healthy Living News
Andrew Z. Cohen

Spiritual confidence is that unique and palpable sense of absolute conviction that cannot be affected by external or internal fluctuations. It's being absolutely sure.

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Take the Loco out of Local New York Politics: Local Issues That Matter

Lynne Glasner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exoneration, Jeffrey Deskovic, Death Row Exoneration, Eric Schneiderman, Criminal Justice System, Conviction, Attorney General, DNA Exoneration, Wrongful Conviction, Dna Evidence, New York City, New York News
Lynne Glasner

Although we know there are many aspects of our criminal justice system that are broken, most politicians are unwilling to support measures that might address the injustices.

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The Story Behind "Conviction" and a Path to End Injustice

Barry Scheck | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Minnie Driver, Hilary Swank, Conviction, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Sam Rockwell, Peter Gallagher, Entertainment News
Barry Scheck

Conviction tells a story about just one family's fight against injustice, but there are many others -- every time an innocent is imprisoned a family pays a steep price.

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Conviction: Unvalidated Science in the Courtroom

Linda Kenney Baden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Law, Judge, Forensic Science, Courtroom, Dna, Fingerprint, Crime, Conviction, Wrongful Conviction, Unvalidated Science, Innocence Project, NAS Report, Daubert, Entertainment News
Linda Kenney Baden

The movie Conviction is a compelling hit. It is both a condemnation of the criminal justice system and a celebration of familial love that leads ...

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Toronto Film Fest Days 1 And 2: Midnight Madness

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Garfield, Carey Mulligan, Darren Aronofsky, Natalie Portman, Hilary Swank, Conviction, Tony Goldwyn, Black Swan, Sam Rockwell, Toronto International Film Festival, Movies, Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro, Animation, Jacques Tati, Mila Kunis, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

DAY ONE I've just arrived at the Toronto International Film Festival -- which runs through September 19 -- and I'm already falling behind. Travel sna...

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Nigerian Email Fraudsters, Humbled by Vigilante Justice

Jonathan Ezer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fraud, Sports, Crime, Conviction, Scam, Email, Nigeria, Vigilantes, Nigerian-419-Scams, Justice Department, Justice, Technology News
Jonathan Ezer

The "Nigerian email scam" actually started in the 1970s using paper letters. Lately, though, Nigeria and so-called "scam baiters" have been cracking down on the frauds' perpetrators.

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A Global Golden Age for Broadband

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Study, Equality, Zimbabwe, Latin America, Africa, Impartiality, Somalia, John B. Horrigan, Conviction, Mobile Technologies, United States, Underserved Neighborhoods, Fcc, Asia, Time in History, Sierra Leone, Communications, Digital Literacy, Converts, Ubiquity, Belarus, Necessary Technology, Indonesia, Hopefuls, Commission, Perimeter, Internet Users, Median Age, Fundamental Ingredient, Handset, Susannah Fox, Technology News
Ramon Nuez

The economic and social impacts of broadband are clear but the solutions are not so clear. I believe that every country needs a National Broadband Plan which will address each countries needs.

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New Mexico Job Seekers Don't Have To Disclose Criminal Record

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Looking for a Job, Convicted of Crime, Jobs in NM, Crime, Conviction, New Mexico Jobs, Denver News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico became the second state to "ban the box" with Gov. Bill Richardson's signature on a law prohibiting employment ap...

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DNA: The Freedom Fighter (Part II of III)

Cari Shane | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Innocence Project, Law, Marvin Anderson, Dna, Conviction, Exonerated, Gary Dotson, Exoneration, Inmates, Dna Evidence, Legislation, Crime, Health, Politics News
Cari Shane

As we countdown the top stories of 2009, for a small group of Americans there's no top-100 list, top-20 or top-10 list. For these few dozen Americans there's only one story worth recapping: their exoneration.

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Did I Tell You About the Time I Was Arrested?

Stanton Peele | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Trial, Municipal Protest, Misdemeanor, Stanton Peele, Abbot Giles, Disrupting a Public Meeting, Conviction, St. Mary's Abbey, Tony Cicatiello, Delbarton School, Arrest, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Healthy Living News
Stanton Peele

The arrest of Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. the other day reminded me of the time a few years back when I was arrested and taken to the police station.

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The New Year's Declaration

Karen Talavera | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Courage, Personal Growth, Conviction, Transformation, Traditions, Evolution, Power, New Year, 2009, Happiness, Healthy Living News
Karen Talavera

It's a new year, so what better time for a new tradition? Perhaps like millions of others or as in years past, you've created one (or more) new year's...

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cbc, Corruption, Ted Stevens, Lott, Begich, Surveillance, Mccain, Don Young, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Craig, Nicholas Cage, Perps, Inouye, Mark Begich, Oil Executives, Moose Poop, Alaska, Tasergate, Prewitt, Conviction, Democrat, Congress, Cunningham, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, Investigation, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Person of Interest, Alaskanisms, Barack, Jack Nicholson, Murkowski, Troopergate, Vice President, Court Case, Guilty Plea, Joe Biden 2008, Duke, Obama, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Stevens, 2008 Campaign, Alaskan Politics, Corrupt Bastards Club, Confidential Source, Frank Murkowski, John McCain, Last Bridge to Nowhere, Hats, Frank Prewitt, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, State Representative, Oil Companies, Delay, Witness, 08 Campaign, Convicted, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Fbi, Veco, State Senator, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Exclusive Interview: Frank Prewitt, Author Of Last Bridge To Nowhere

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cbc, Corruption, Ted Stevens, Begich, Surveillance, Mccain, Don Young, Campaign, President, Sarah Palin, Craig, Nicholas Cage, Perps, Mark Begich, Oil Executives, Moose Poop, Alaska, Conviction, Democrat, Congress, 08, Bridge to Nowhere, Investigation, Barack Obama, Biden, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Person of Interest, Barack, Jack Nicholson, Murkowski, Troopergate, Vice President, Court Case, Guilty Plea, Joe Biden 2008, Duke, Obama, Republican, Lisa Murkowski, Stevens, 2008 Campaign, Alaskan Politics, Corrupt Bastards Club, Confidential Source, Frank Murkowski, John McCain, Last Bridge to Nowhere, Hats, Frank Prewitt, 2008 Elections, 2008 Election, State Representative, Oil Companies, Delay, Witness, 08 Campaign, Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Oil, Fbi, State Senator, Lott, Inouye, Tasergate, Prewitt, Cunningham, Alaskanisms, Veco, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Prewitt: The book is my experience working as the confidential source who spent nearly four years helping the F.B.I. pry the lid open on the sordid world of political corruption in Alaska and Washington.

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