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Michael Phelps reports for jury duty in Baltimore
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Sheriff's Capt. Sam Cogen tells The Baltimore Sun that Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps drew such a buzz that courthouse employees and other prospective jurors began crowding in to take his picture.
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Olijawon Griffin murder: Suspects in fatal Metro stabbing head to court
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It will be “several hours” before the nine suspects in the case of the stabbing death of an 18-year-old man at the Woodley Park Metro station in Washington over the weekend are arraigned Monday, ABC7 has learned.
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Bowie State murder trial: Alexis Simpson not guilty of roommate's death
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911 tapes were released Friday, one day after Alexis Simpson was acquitted of murder. She was on trial for the slaying of Dominique Frazier, her roommate at Bowie State University.
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Antoinette Starks due in court for Target stabbing
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The woman charged with stabbing a shopper outside a Target store in Lanham is scheduled to be in court Monday for a status hearing.
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William Alemar to pay $15 for running near schools with training rifle
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Alemar was arrested August 20 after police found him running in a bulletproof vest and carrying two knives and several unloaded ammunition clips near two Martinsburg schools.
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Trial for Kenneth Furr, D.C. police officer accused of solicitation, begins
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Wednesday, the trial for D.C. police officer Kenneth Furr began. Furr is accused of soliciting sex from a transgender woman and firing his weapon following a bizarre confrontation.
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University of Maryland beating trial: Judge dismisses one charge, two left
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The judge in the trial against two Prince George's County police officers accused in the assault of a University of Maryland student granted a defense motion to dismiss the first degree assault charge, ruling that there is no evidence of strikes to the victim's head.
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Meghan Mogensen, Reston Zoo director, convicted of animal cruelty
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Meghan Mogensen, the director of the Reston Zoo, was convicted Friday on animal cruelty charges after an investigation into allegations she drowned an injured wallaby.
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Nathan Portnoy due in court on sexual misconduct charges
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Nathan Portnoy, an Iraq war veteran called a hero for trying to save someone’s life during June’s derecho storm, is scheduled to be in court Friday for a preliminary hearing on sexual misconduct charges.
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Judge Gregory Rupe denies suit challenging lethal injection
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Richmond Circuit Judge Gregory Rupe commended two Alexandria attorneys for an "imaginative" challenge, but he refused to let their lawsuit go to trial.
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Gary Smith retrial: Jury to reconvene in ex-Army Ranger's retrial
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The jury in the retrial of Gary Smith, a local veteran accused of murdering his roommate, is reconvening Tuesday.
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The Church of the Good Shepherd wins battle against county
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A judge has repealed a Fairfax County ordinance that prevents more than two messages a day on a portable sign.
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James Holmes, Colorado shooting suspect, due in court
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A court hearing is scheduled for Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes, who is charged with 24 counts of murder, 116 counts of attempted murder in the July 20th shooting.
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The Maryland Court of Appeals removes cross breeds in pit bull ruling
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The Maryland Court of Appeals has removed cross-breeds from its strict liability ruling on dog bites caused by pit bulls.
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Michael Wayne Hash won't face retrial
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A judge in Culpeper County on Monday approved a special prosecutor's motion to drop a murder charge against Michael Wayne Hash.
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Justin Michael Wolfe reversal upheld by appeals court
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A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that it found no error in a federal judge's ruling that Justin Michael Wolfe was wrongfully convicted in the 2001 slaying of his marijuana supplier, Daniel Petrole Jr.
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Mauricio Santoyo Velasco pleads not guilty
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A Colombian general pleaded guilty in Virginia to taking bribes to help drug gangs and thwart anti-trafficking efforts in the U.S. and Colombia. He turned himself in voluntarily in Colombia to face charges in the United States.
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Maryland women plead guilty to hanging animal in noose
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Two Maryland women pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating the Fair Housing Act for hanging a dead animal on the porch of an African family's home.
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