Woman Declared Incompetent Again in Stalking Case
Margaret Ray, 45, accused of stalking talk-show host David Letterm an and astronaut Story Musgrave, was ruled incompetent to stand trial for the second time in three months. Judge Roger McDonald postponed the felony battery trial and ordered evaluation every six months at a mental hospital after spitting on a guard at Osceola County Jail while jailed on a misdemeanor stalking Musgrave charge.
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Kissimmee
Fila
David Letterman
Astronaut Story
Musgrave
Roger McDonald
Margaret Ray
Osceola County
McDonald
Ray
Two Homeless Men Accused After Death Wish Slaying
In Orlando Florida James Wise and Matthew Cochrain are charged after prosecutors say they killed 48 year old Frederick Hughes to fulfill his wish to end his suffering from liver disease and emphysema. They allegedly shot him then burned his body and buried him, as Hughes had requested a soldier's burial.
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Orlando
Fla
James Wise
Matthew Cochrain
Frederick Hughes
Hughes
Sheriff's Office
Cmdr
Steve Jones
Wise
Jones
Cochrain
Man gets 20 years in hold against will from womb
In Tuscaloosa Alabama Frederick Polion 39 was sentenced to 20 years for abducting an infant from the womb of Carethia Curry after she was attacked. Prosecutors alleged Polion and girlfriend Felecia Scott performed a crude cesarean and killed Curry. Scott faces capital murder charges. The infant survives with Curry’s father.
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Tuscaloosa
Sta
Frederick Polion
Carethia Curry
Curry
Polion
Felecia Scott
Scott
Indiana inmate Smyth executed by injection in Indiana
In Michigan City Indiana Robert Allen Smyth 47 who pleaded guilty to killing a fellow inmate under a death sentence carried out by injection early today refused appeals and said he wanted to die He was pronounced dead at 12 27 a m at Indiana State Prison In a final statement he apologized and prayed for forgiveness noting the angels nearby and his remorse for his life The inmate had marked a countdown on his cell wall ten days earlier saying the nightmare is finally over
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Michigan City
Ind
Robert Allen Smyth
Indiana State Prison
Smith
Prosecutor seeks death penalty in former officer murder case
In Indianapolis prosecutors seek the death penalty for former officer Myron Powell and accomplice in the killing of drug dealer David Hairston. Officials say Powell used his police uniform to gain entry as they planned a robbery, with cocaine and cash found at the scene. Highbaugh, 33, fired the fatal shot that killed Hairston, 29, on December 11.
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Indianapolis
Myron Powell
Scott Newman
Powell
David
Big C
Hairston
Michael A. Highbaugh
Tucker seeks clemency to avoid Texas execution
Karla Faye Tucker, 38, failed to block her death sentence as Texas highest court rejected her appeal. She awaits execution by injection after pleading that clemency procedures are unconstitutional and seeking a commute to life in prison. Board of Pardons and Paroles will decide and may forward a recommendation to Gov. Bush.
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Austin
Texas
Karla Faye Tucker
Court of Criminal Appeals
Clem
Tucker
Board of Pardons and Paroles
George W. Bush
God
More minority applicants to UC following race policy shift
In Berkeley, California, minority applications rise as freshmen admit policy shifts take effect. Black applications increase from 1,905 to 1,965 and Mexican American applications climb 10 percent to 5,239 amid an 8 percent rise in total applicants to nine UC schools, totaling 59,000. University officials cite more minority graduates and outreach efforts after the 1995 Regents vote ending race based admissions.
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Board of Regents
Grand jury indicts two Democratic fund-raisers in campaign finance case
A federal grand jury charged Yah Lin Trie of Little Rock and Antonio Pan, both tied to the Lippo Group, with 14 counts including fraud and election-law violations for funneling contributions through intermediaries to disguise donors. The indictments mark the first in a wave tied to the 1996 fund-raising frenzy.
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Washington
Yah Lin Trie
Little Rock
Ark
Democratic Party
Clinton
Justice Department
Trie
Democratic National Committee
Reno
White House
Pan
Asia
Clinton rallies draw crowds in Midwest amid lingering doubts
In La Crosse Wisconsin and Champaign Illinois crowds cheer President Clinton as he pitches his State of the Union agenda. Protesters and skeptics surface with questions about Monica Lewinsky as Gore defends the president and addresses education and Social Security. Air Force One was delayed by mud as Clinton noted Lincoln's Civil War waiting room analogy.
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la Crosse
Wis
Clinton
University of Illiois
Illinois
Air Force One
Abraham Lincoln
Canton
al Gore
Lewinsky says Clinton urged her not to fear Jones case
The account notes Clinton told Lewinsky not to worry about the Jones civil suit and suggested she describe White House visits as meetings with his secretary. It also discusses whether Clinton knew of her subpoena and if a defendant may discuss a case with a subpoenaed witness. The timeline covers late December meetings, job searches in New York, and Jordan’s role in Lewinsky’s employment moves.
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Robert Bennett
Clinton
Jones
Lewinsky
Bennett
Starr
Jordan
White House
Betty Curne
New York
Arkansas
American Express
Clinion
Reviow
Clinton Lewinsky affair updates prompt grand jury questioning
Leon Panetta spent most of Wednesday under grand jury questioning as he reaffirmed his disbelief in any improper relationship by President Clinton with interns or others. Starr and Treasury officials weighed securing testimony from Secret Service about Lewinsky ties while her lawyer pressed for immunity talks. Investigators fetched potential Lewinsky related items from a Portland safety deposit box. Paula Jones lawyers added California counsel to handle depositions in Little Rock. Clinton lawyers reportedly rejected a December settlement offer demanding a $2.6 million payment and an apology for any inappropriate hotel room meeting mentioned.
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Clinton
White House
Monica Lewinsky
Leon Panetta
Whitewater
Kenneth Starr
Treasury
Secret Service
Lewinsky
William Ginsburg
Starr
Portland
Ore
Paula Jones
Little Rock
Ark
California
Jones
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