Australian woman given 20 year Bali drug sentence
An Australian woman named Schapelle Corby was convicted of smuggling nine pounds of marijuana into Bali and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The case drew furious attention in Australia with claims the drugs were planted. prosecutors had sought life, and the defendant faced possible death. Corby wept as the verdict was read and her mother reacted with shouts of liar in the gallery.
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Australia offers lawyers for Corby appeal and Bali transfer talks
After the verdict the Australian government offered two senior lawyers to assist Corby's appeal and said it would start negotiations with Jakarta on a prisoner transfer. Corby, arrested in October for marijuana found in her surf bag on arrival in Bali, her lawyers claim the drugs were planted by airport baggage handlers in Australia as part of a drug-smuggling operation and ended up in Bali by mistake.
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Eddie Albert dies at 99 in California home
Actor Eddie Albert known for Green Acres has died at 99 from pneumonia at his Pacific Palisades home. He passed in the presence of caregivers including his son Edward Albert. Albert starred as Oliver Douglas and appeared in Roman Holiday and The Heartbreak Kid. He campaigned for conservation and environmental causes. He served in the Navy during World War II and survived Tarawa.
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Jackson trial moves forward as tape shown to jurors
In Santa Maria California prosecutors played a 2003 interview video of the accuser in the Michael Jackson child molestation case as closing arguments loom. The defense did not present a rebuttal, ending its case after calling 50 witnesses and 15 rebuttals.
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