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Saudi man ‘spared paralysis sentence’
A Saudi man escaped a sentence of paralysis for stabbing and paralysing another man by offering him compensation, media reported on Sunday, although the authorities have denied issuing the punishment. The sentence was dropped after the family of Mohammed al-Hazim, 26, accepted one million riyals ($270,000) in compensation from the…
Man sucker punches public defender after getting 15-year sentence
A man in Rock Hill, South Carolina earned himself an extra six months behind bars earlier this week because he punched his own attorney after being given a 15-year sentence. Lamarcus Williamson was in handcuffs on Tuesday when the judge accepted his plea deal for robbery, drug and assault charges,…
Hungarian home birth activist sent to jail
When the police ring Dr Agnes Géreb’s doorbell, late on a Thursday night, she quickly hunches forward on her sofa in an instinctive gesture of self-protection. Then, with infinite tiredness, she shuffles to the front door. A police officer impatiently demands her signature and disappears into the darkness. Saturday will…
In memoriam: Troy Davis, Oct. 9, 1968 – Sept. 21, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night refused to temporarily halt the execution of death row inmate Troy Davis, giving Georgia officials clearance to carry out his death sentence. The court had no comment on the order, which it made about four hours after Davis’ attorneys had filed the motion.…
British juror faces jail over Facebook chat
LONDON – A British juror was warned by a judge on Tuesday that she faces jail for contacting a defendant on the social networking site Facebook, causing the collapse of a major drugs trial. In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Britain involving the…
U.S. contractor found guilty in Cuba trial
HAVANA (Reuters) – American contractor Alan Gross was found guilty on Saturday of working to undermine Cuba’s communist government, Cuban television said, and now faces up to 20 years behind bars in the latest blow to U.S.-Cuba relations. A panel of judges reached the widely expected verdict after hearing two…
Stoning of Iran woman could be quashed: judiciary
TEHRAN — The sentence of death by stoning handed down by an Iranian court against a mother of two could be quashed, a senior judiciary official said on Sunday, adding that some ambiguities remain in her case. When asked by Fars news agency whether the stoning sentence against Sakineh Mohammadi…
Israeli soldiers walk free in Gaza human shield case
JERUSALEM — Two Israeli soldiers received suspended sentences and demotions on Sunday for using a Palestinian child as a human shield during the 2008-2009 Gaza war, an army spokeswoman said. The soldiers were convicted on October 3 for forcing a nine-year-old boy to search bags believed to be booby-trapped during…
Clinton: ‘Vast majority’ of detainees should get civilian trials
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Sunday that civilian trials work better than military commission for convicting terrorism detainees. “We do believe that what are called Article Three trials, in other words in our civilian courts, are appropriate for the vast majority of detainees,” Clinton told Fox News’ Chris Wallace.…
Student who hacked O’Reilly, Coulter websites sentenced to 30 months in jail
A 23-year-old Ohio student who took down the websites of Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly and conservative pundit Ann Coulter, and briefly disrupted the network of the University of Akron, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison. In addition, former University of Akron student Mitchell Frost must pay $40,000 to…
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