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Media reports Monday say he was fined 1,000 dirhams $273 by the judge, who couldn't hold back a smile as he called the defendant's name.
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Earlier this month, for instance, the court voted 7-2 to boost a defendant's sentence by classifying his felony vehicle flight as a "violent felony."
Kagan Gives New Life to Court's Liberal Wing Jess Bravin 2011
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Also, the description of the outline appeared to be a different size than the stickers found in the defendant's bedroom.
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Also Tuesday, the defendant's mother, Cindy Anthony, took the stand for the third time.
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The two warrantless entries into the defendant's house by the police violated the federal and state constitutions, he wrote in the brief.
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Justice Antonin Scalia, most vigorous in his challenge to the defendant's argument, said, "There are a lot of constraints on law enforcement, and the one thing it has going for it is that criminals are stupid."
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He deconstructed the defendant's trading in stock after stock, trying to debunk what he called the "flawed notion" that the Galleon chief had relied on research and publicly available analyst reports.
Galleon Prosecutors, Defense Take Their Case to Jurors Michael Rothfeld 2011
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The two warrantless entries into the defendant's house by the police violated the federal and state constitutions, he wrote in the brief.
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"The tapes were devastating evidence of the defendant's crimes in real time," Mr. Brodsky said.
Galleon Prosecutors, Defense Take Their Case to Jurors Michael Rothfeld 2011
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Earlier this month, for instance, the court voted 7-2 to boost a defendant's sentence by classifying his felony vehicle flight as a "violent felony."
Kagan Gives New Life to Court's Liberal Wing Jess Bravin 2011
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