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Prosecutor: Senser conviction should stand

Prosecutor: Senser conviction should stand

The Hennepin County Attorney's office today fired back against Amy Senser's request for acquittal or a new trial.
by Laura Yuen

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Amy Senser: Motion for new trial gets hearing

Amy Senser: Motion for new trial gets hearing

A Hennepin County judge has set a May 31 hearing on a motion for a new trial for Amy Senser or have verdicts thrown out. Attorney Eric Nelson says the trial judge should have informed the court of a note passed along from the jury that said they believed Senser believed that she had hit another vehicle and not a person.
by Matt Sepic

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Panel denies release for sex offender

A Minnesota Supreme Court Judicial Appeal panel decided Friday to deny a civilly committed sex offender's petition for release from the Minnesota Sex Offender Program.
by Jon Collins

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Minn. grand jury indicts right-to-die group

A Minnesota grand jury has indicted a national right-to-die group and several members for their actions in the 2007 suicide of a suburban Minneapolis woman, prosecutors announced Monday.
by Jon Collins

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Three Twin Cities men convicted of sex trafficking

Three Twin Cities men convicted of sex trafficking

A federal jury in Nashville has split its verdict against nine people accused of running a sex-trafficking ring out of the Twin Cities.
by Laura Yuen

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Prison sentence likely for Amy Senser

Prison sentence likely for Amy Senser

Amy Senser now almost certainly faces prison time after a Hennepin County jury found her guilty Thursday of two felony counts of criminal vehicular homicide.
by Brandt Williams

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Senser jury deliberates third day

Senser jury deliberates third day

A Hennepin County jury broke off deliberations Wednesday night in the vehicular homicide trial of Amy Senser without reaching a verdict.
by Brandt Williams

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Transgender woman gave up self-defense claim in plea deal

Transgender woman gave up self-defense claim in plea deal

The murder trial of Chrishaun "CeCe" ended abruptly with a last-minute plea deal Wednesday. The LGBT community rallied around the transgender woman who claimed she was the victim of a hate crime. The case may be done, but the issue isn't going away.
by Laura Yuen

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Hennepin County tries problem-solving court for never-married parents

Hennepin County tries problem-solving court for never-married parents

Hennepin County Courts are testing a program to help unmarried mothers and fathers raise and support their children together. The Co-Parent Court is the county's first problem-solving court in the family arena.
by Sasha Aslanian

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