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Jefferson Petitions Appeals Court for Second Look at Ruling

Top Stories from CQ — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:56:18 +0000

Embattled Rep. William J. Jefferson has petitioned an appeals court in Richmond, Va., to take another look at recent ruling denying the Louisiana Democrat’s bid to toss out corruption and bribery charges against him.

Sex-on-beach tourists avoid jail

msnbc.com: World news — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:52:49 +0000

A British couple convicted of having sex on a Dubai beach had their prison sentences suspended by an appeals court on Tuesday in a case that exposed a cultural divide in this glitzy Gulf boomtown.

Allow me to prove onyx is bulletproof, suspect says

admin — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 07:29:12 +0000

An imprisoned precious stone dealer has asked a court to allow him to ‘challenge the world’ to prove that an onyx, which he promoted for Dh1.8 billion, is bulletproof. “I am willing to prove to the world that it’s a bulletproof onyx stone… I am ready to face a death sentence if that’s what will [...]