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  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors who spent five months determining Jodi Arias' fate couldn't decide whether she should get life in prison or die.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • A U.C. Berkeley law school graduate has taken a plea deal in the beheading of an exotic bird last October at a Las Vegas resort.
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trials, crime, uc berkeley, animal, animals in peril, caught on tape, las vegas, east bay news
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Chris Butler and Norman Wielsch.
  • The former head of Contra Costa County's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, east bay news, laura anthony
  • Jodi Arias addresses the jury on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 during the penalty phase of her murder trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, AZ.
  • Jodi Arias has told a jury that she can contribute to society from prison if she is allowed to live.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Norman Wielsch.
  • Norman Wielsch, the former head of the county's drug enforcement task force, was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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crime, corruption, drugs, contra costa county, oakland, trials, news
  • Jodi Arias
  • The jury deciding the fate of Jodi Arias has heard dramatic and emotional testimony from the brother of the man she murdered.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Jodi Arias
  • Jurors have found Jodi Arias eligible for the death penalty after they convicted her last week of murdering her one-time boyfriend.
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crime, murder, trials, death penalty, national/world
  • Flier warning people in Chinatown about the Blessing scam.
  • A new public awareness campaign to help protect the Chinese community launches this week in San Francisco.
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scam, trials, chinatown, george gascon, 7 on your side, michael finney
  • A new public awareness campaign to help protect the Chinese community launches this week in San Francisco.
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scam, trials, chinatown, george gascon, consumer news
  • Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant.
  • Kobe Bryant and an auction house that wants to sell memorabilia from his basketball past are heading for a trial.
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lawsuit, trials, los angeles lakers, nba
  • Shown is the directory at the Womens Medical Society in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. .
  • A Philadelphia doctor accused of performing illegal, late-term abortions in a filthy clinic has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
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abortion, crime, murder, trials, national/world
  • Joseph Naso
  • Jury selection is expected to begin Monday at alleged serial killer Joseph Naso's murders trial.
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marin county, crime, murder, trials, joseph naso, healdsburg, north bay news
  • An East Bay lawyer could be disbarred Tuesday for smuggling out a hit list from her client, former your Black Muslim Bakery leader Yusef Bey IV.
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trials, crime, alameda county, oakland, east bay news
  • Jay Shah
  • Two convicted swindlers got the harshest penalty ever handed down in a San Francisco fraud case Tuesday.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, trials, 7 on your side, vic lee
  • Jay Shah
  • Two convicted swindlers got the harshest penalty ever handed down in a San Francisco fraud case Tuesday.
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real estate, fraud, crime, housing market, trials, news
  • Ohio high school football players found guilty of raping 16-year-old girl.
  • Two Ohio football players found guilty of raping a drunken 16-year-old girl have been sentenced to one year in juvenile jail.
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crime, trials, sex crimes, news
  • Former crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • A former San Francisco police crime-lab technician accused of stealing drug evidence is expected to change her plea on Friday.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • A judge has ruled a couple accused of killing an alleged pimp who was prostituting their teen daughter will stand trial.
  • A judge has ruled a couple accused of killing their teen daughter's alleged pimp will stand trial.
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murder, shooting, trials, bayview hunters point, crime, san francisco news, vic lee
  • A judge has ruled a couple accused of killing an alleged pimp who was prostituting their teen daughter will stand trial.
  • A couple accused of killing an alleged pimp who was prostituting their teen daughter will stand trial.
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murder, shooting, trials, bayview hunters point, crime, news
  • The trial has finally started in one of the worst workplace killings in Silicon Valley.
  • A man accused of slaying three managers at SiPort in 2008 was found guilty Friday of three counts of first-degree murder.
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silicon valley, santa clara, shooting, murder, trials, mental health, south bay news
  • Murder suspect Tare Beltron
  • The man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, Claire Tempongko, 13 years ago appeared before the Calif. Supreme Court Tuesday.
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crime, richmond district, california supreme court, murder, trials, domestic violence, san francisco news, lyanne melendez
  • San Francisco crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • A former police crime lab technician accused of taking small amounts of cocaine from her office appears to be poised to conclude a plea bargain.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • San Francisco crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • A mistrial was declared for a second time in the case of a former SFPD crime lab tech accused of taking cocaine from the facility.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • San Francisco crime lab technician Deborah Madden
  • Closing arguments are underway in the retrial of a former SFPD crime lab tech accused of taking small amounts of cocaine.
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crime lab scandal, SFPD, trials, drugs, san francisco news
  • The trial has finally started in one of the worst workplace killings in Silicon Valley.
  • The trial has finally started in one of the worst workplace killings in Silicon Valley.
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silicon valley, santa clara, shooting, murder, trials, mental health, news
  • The trial has finally started in one of the worst workplace killings in Silicon Valley.
  • The trial has finally started in one of the worst workplace killings in Silicon Valley.
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silicon valley, santa clara, shooting, murder, trials, mental health, south bay news, vic lee
  • A carpool lane sign
  • A Marin County man is trying to use the concept of "corporate personhood" to fight a carpool lane violation ticket.
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laws, trials, CHP, highway 101, north bay news, carolyn tyler
  • A Marin County man is trying to use the concept of corporate personhood to fight a carpool lane violation ticket.
  • A Marin County man is trying to use the concept of "corporate personhood" to fight a carpool lane violation ticket.
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laws, trials, CHP, highway 101, news
  • A second man accused of killing a father and two of his sons in San Francisco in 2008 pleaded not guilty to murder charges Tuesday.
  • A second man accused of killing a father and his two sons in will not be charged as the triggerman.
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san francisco bay, murder, crime, shooting, trials, ramos trial, gang violence, news
  • Giselle Esteban found guilty of 1st-degree murder
  • The judge presiding over the murder case of Michelle Le had a tough sentence and tough words for Giselle Esteban Monday.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
  • Giselle Esteban found guilty of 1st-degree murder
  • The judge presiding over the murder case of Michelle Le had a tough sentence and tough words for Giselle Esteban Monday.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, news
  • Giselle Esteban found guilty of 1st-degree murder
  • Giselle Esteban, the woman convicted of murdering Michelle Le, was sentenced to 25 years to life.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, news
  • Giselle Esteban in court
  • Giselle Esteban, the woman convicted of murdering Michelle Le, was sentenced to 25 years to life.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
  • A jury has found former San Jose elementary school principal Lyn Vijayendran guilty of failing to report suspected cases of child sex abuse.
  • A jury has found a former San Jose elementary school principal guilty of failing to report suspected cases of child sex abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, children, crime, news
  • A jury has found former San Jose elementary school principal Lyn Vijayendran guilty of failing to report suspected cases of child sex abuse.
  • A jury has found former San Jose elementary school principal Lyn Vijayendran guilty of failing to report suspected cases of child sex abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, children, crime, south bay news
  • Jury couldnt reach verdict in SJ principals case
  • Jury deliberations are set to continue Monday in the case of a former San Jose principal accused of not reporting suspected child abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, south bay news
  • Jury couldnt reach verdict in SJ principals case
  • The jury couldn't reach a verdict in the case of a former San Jose principal accused of not reporting suspected child abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, south bay news, karina rusk
  • Jury couldnt reach verdict in SJ principals case
  • The jury couldn't reach a verdict in the case of a former San Jose principal accused of not reporting suspected child abuse.
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san jose, child abuse, trials, news
  • An Oakland man was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in state prison for fatally shooting another man in East Oakland on the victim's 24th birthday two years ago.
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oakland, murder, crime, trials, shooting, east bay news
  • Principal gives emotional testimony in sex abuse case
  • There was emotional testimony from a San Jose principal on trial, accused for not reporting child sex abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, south bay news, karina rusk
  • Principal gives emotional testimony in sex abuse case
  • There was emotional testimony from a San Jose principal on trial, accused for not reporting child sex abuse.
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san jose, trials, news
  • Lyn Vijayendran
  • The trail has begun for a former elementary school principal accused of not reporting a case of suspected child abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, south bay news, karina rusk
  • Lyn Vijayendran
  • The trail has begun for a former elementary school principal accused of not reporting a case of suspected child abuse.
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san jose, sex crimes, trials, news
  • Giselle Esteban found guilty of 1st-degree murder
  • An Alameda County jury has found Giselle Esteban guilty of first-degree murder in the May 2011 death of nursing student Michelle Le.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
  • Giselle Esteban found guilty of 1st-degree murder
  • An Alameda County jury has found Giselle Esteban guilty of first-degree murder in the May 2011 death of nursing student Michelle Le.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, news
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  • The jury deciding the fate of murder suspect Giselle Esteban is on its second day of deliberations.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
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  • Closing arguments in the murder trial of Giselle Esteban are taking place in an Oakland courtroom.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
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  • An expert testified that a computer belonging to Giselle Esteban showed hundreds of searches for Michelle Le's name shortly before she disappeared.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, missing person, murder, east bay news
  • Giselle Esteban
  • Giselle Esteban will go on trial on Monday for allegedly murdering nursing student Michelle Le.
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trials, oakland, michelle le, east bay news