BUFFALO — A jury in Buffalo has convicted a New York man of raping and scalding his mentally disabled half-sister before their mother suffocated her last year. The Erie County jury deliberated about 4 hours Wednesday ...

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BUFFALO — The gunman who shot eight partygoers at close range outside a restaurant over the summer targeted the victims, especially a newlywed who's seen on surveillance video cowering from the shooter and then staggering away and dying ...

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NEW YORK CITY — The jury at the insider-trading trial of a wealthy hedge fund founder listened Thursday to giggle-laced audio tapes of phone conversations that demonstrated his playful relationship with a then-top Intel Corp. executive who admits giving him lucrative secrets.

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NEW YORK CITY — Jury selection is slated to begin in the trial of a once-powerful hedge fund boss accused of making more than $50 million by trading secret information in the stock market.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost anywhere in the United States, two holdouts among 12 jurors would prevent a conviction. Unfortunately for Troy Barbour, his trial for attempted murder took place in Louisiana, where he got 48 years in prison after a jury convicted him on a 10-2 vote.

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NEW YORK CITY — A former Goldman Sachs programmer, hired by a rival last year, was convicted Friday of stealing a secret computer code that enables high-speed trading from the company.

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BUFFALO — A jury has awarded $66 million to a western New York woman who was left paralyzed when a weight machine at the physical therapy office where she worked fell on top of her.

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NEW YORK CITY — Deliberations at the first civilian trial of a Guantanamo detainee hit a snag on Monday when a juror told the judge she felt threatened by other jurors and asked to be removed from the panel.

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Faith Pincus — a former attorney who teaches lawyers how to be better public speakers — is the founder of Los Angeles-based Pincus Communications. She has interviewed more than 100 judges to find out what they think about lawyers in the courtroom.

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The Jury Pool Fair Representation Act was included among a package of 18 bills signed by Gov. David A. Paterson earlier this month. The legislation “will help provide us with the information ...

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Dolan Media Newswires) — Facing the growing problem of juror use of electronic communications during trial, the Ohio State Bar Association has approved a new state jury instruction.

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Race remains an important — and an awkward — subject in the United States, which makes it that much harder for lawyers to address with jurors. Should racial issues always be presented to jurors?

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