Jury selection begins in second trial in burning death
Independence Virginia AP reports jury selection started for Emmett Cressell 37 accused of murdering and burning Garnett P Johnson 40 after a night at Louis Ceparano's trailer. Prosecutors seek death penalty. Ceparano pleaded guilty earlier. Only a few black residents in Grayson County, and a high share of prospective jurors were dismissed for bias or knowledge of the case.
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Independence
Emmett Cressell
Cressell
Garnett P Johnson
Louis Ceparano
Ceparano
Johnson
Janet Reno
Justice Department
Virginia
Mark Claytor
Jeffrey Dorsey
Colin Campbell
Grayson County
Wilma Cressell
Emmett Cressell Sr
Emmett Jr
41 year old woman faces juvenile murder case in Newark
Susan Marie Watson now 41 recalls killing her mother when she was 14 in Newark on October 3 1971. Experts debate whether to try her as a juvenile or adult under 1971 law and potential sentences. Authorities say she confessed after her brothers revisited the case.
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Newark
N.J
Robert Schwartz
Juvenile Law Center
Philadelphia
Susan Marie Watson
Schenectady
N.Y
Ing
Watson
Johnson
Derek Glenn
Glenn
Essex County
Michael O’brien
Family Court
O'Brien
Philip A. Ross
Seton Hall University School of Law
Ross
Ex Arkansas Gov Tucker hospitalized delaying sentencing
Ex governor Jim Guy Tucker was hospitalized in Little Rock after pleading guilty to using a sham bankruptcy in a 1980s cable TV deal. Judge Stephen Reasoner postponed sentencing indefinitely, with Tucker’s tax liability and penalties to be resolved.
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Arkansas
Jim Guy Tucker
Little Rock
Ark
Whitewater
U.S
Stephen Reasoner
Tucker
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Kenneth Starr
Kevorkian fights police during Royal Oak hospital dropoff
Royal Oak Michigan guards testified that Dr. Jack Kevorkian initiated physical contact with officers as he dropped off a body at the hospital emergency room. He resisted handcuffing, arguing he had done nothing wrong, while associate Dr Georges Reding joined the confrontation.
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Royal Oak
Mich
Jack Kevorkian
Kevorkian
Georges Reding
Keith Marks
Whitney Guerber
Perry Edgell
Guerber
Marks
Edgell
Bob Reilly
Reding
Reilly
Macy's Announces Changes to Thanksgiving Parade Route
Macy's unveils lamppost safety upgrades for the parade route after a 1997 accident. New T shaped posts will be installed at a cost split between Macy's and New York City. Balloons limited to 70 feet in height or length. large balloons will have more handlers and several old stars bow out.
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Macy’s
New York
Macy's
Tim Ray
Bugs Bunny
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