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Bobby Brown turns himself in for DUI conviction

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bobby Brown has surrendered to authorities and will begin a 55-day jail sentence for a driving under the influence conviction...
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Marchella Pierce's mother gets 32 years to life

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NEW YORK - The mother of a little girl who was beaten, starved and drugged has been sentenced to 32 years to life in prison...
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Shyne seeks 25,000 signatures to re-enter America

Marquise Francis
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper Shyne is hoping to be granted a visa to re-enter the U.S. once he gets 25,000 signatures on a petition he created...
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Rape conviction overturned: Now what?

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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago...
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Convicted felon now a Morehouse scholar

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Today Genarlow Wilson is a part-time Morehouse student, but nine years ago his world was turned upside down after he was convicted of aggravated child molestation...
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Ex-Liberian president convicted for war crimes

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LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - In a historic ruling, an international court convicted former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity...
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Rapper G. Dep convicted in 1993 NYC shooting

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NEW YORK (AP) - A once-rising rapper has been convicted of a 1993 New York City killing after recently telling police he'd shot someone while trying to rob him years ago...
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Dateline: Convicted man proclaims his innocence

Luke Russert
DATELINE - In November 2008 I was offered an opportunity to travel to Sing-Sing Prison and interview JJ Velazquez. JJ had written Dateline some very poignant letters proclaiming his innocence...
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Rapper C-Murder's conviction, sentence upheld

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A Louisiana appeals court has upheld the murder conviction and life sentence for rapper C-Murder...
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Pro-wrestler knowingly exposed partners to HIV

Dr. Terrance McGill
theGRIO REPORT - Pro-wrestler, Andre Davis, known as "the Gangsta of Love," has been convicted of knowingly having sexual intercourse with women while infected with HIV.
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