Protestors at Virginia Capitol arrested
Protestors at the Virginia Capitol were arrested on “unlawful assembly” charges, charges that will almost surely be thrown out....
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Huguely — the aftermath
The day after the Huguely verdicts, some questions — what will happen at the April hearing that the judge talked about? Where will George Huguely serve his time? How much of the sentence will he actually serve? Will there be an appeal?...
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Jury recommends 26 years for Huguely
The jury has recommended a total of 26 years for George Huguely....
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Huguely jury returns on guilt
The George Huguely jury has returned verdicts of “guilty” on second-degree murder and grand larceny, “not guilty” on the other four charges....
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The Huguely jury begins to deliberate
The Huguely jury is out, and thinking. ...
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How the Huguely jury might — or could — approach the decision
Here is the decision-making process that the George Huguely jury might follow, on robbery, murder and burglary charges....
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Media circuses and trials
In the George Huguely trial, the refusal to allow the public to see the exhibits means that the public, and the media, don’t really know the extent of Yeardley Love’s injuries. This creates a risk that whatever verdict the jury renders, it will be second-guessed by partisans on each side who have their own views of the evidence. ...
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Day 11 of the Huguely trial — defense rests, arguments done, jury deliberates Wednesday
Day 11 of the George Huguely trial was a complete mess. Rhonda Quagliana came back, but was still sick; she then got into trouble because she had sent e-mails to her expert witnesses telling them of the testimony from the prosecution witnesses — a no-no under trial procedure. The witnesses are not supposed to know what the other witnesses have said. So much of the defense evidence was thrown out. The case was argued to the jury, and at about 7 PM, the jury decided that they did not want to deliberate tonight. They went home, and will return Wednesday morning to deliberate....
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Day 10 of the Huguely case — Jury instructions and what will happen tomorrow
The judge has made his decisions about jury instructions in the George Huguely murder case, and the jury is likely to get the case tomorrow....
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Day 10 — Defense lawyer is still sick
Day 10 of the Huguely murder trial resumed with some — but not much — evidence being presented. Rhonda Quagliana is still quite sick. Trial will resume Saturday morning....
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