Guilty verdict against Philipsburg doctor Larry Adams on all 34 charges.

"We're very pleased with the verdict," said Deputy Attorney General Janice Martino-Gottshall. "This jury worked extremely hard on this case."
The verdict came after eight days and several evenings of testifying, a trial which saw more than 30 tapes played, both video and audio, and more than a dozen witnesses taking the stand.Deputy Attorney General Larry Cherba was also pleased with the decision, saying it was a good jury."This was a very tough case," he said. "This was not an easy case."Ms. Martino-Gottshall said the jury went above and beyond. "They worked long days and even evenings to get this case done on time," she said.But, while they were pleased with the verdict, the defense attorneys were not."We're completely shocked," said Joseph Bondy, defense attorney. "Frankly I'm stunned. The verdict is contrary to the evidence presented."He said the evidence demonstrated that Joel Conway pushed, badgered and twisted Dr. Adams."At one point Joel testified that Larry could have escaped," Mr. Bondy said. "That clearly shows entrapment, because he shouldn't have had to escape."As Dr. Adams heard the verdict being read, he put his head down, and one of his attorneys, Robert Fogelnest, slowly sat down as the guilty verdicts were read for prescribing outside accepted treatment principles, criminal conspiracy to obtain possession of a controlled substance, dispensing/prescribing to a drug-dependent person, refusal or failure to keep required records and 30 similar charges.A pretrial investigation will be conducted next, with a sentence expected within six weeks."He's looking at substantial time in prison," Ms. Martino-Gottshall said. "The jury looked at the facts. With that many counts and details, this was a very alert and hard working jury."After the verdict was read, Dr. Adams was asked to remove his belongings, including belt, wallet and other items. He had a group hug with his brother and his father before being taken into custody by the Centre County sheriff's department and taken to the Centre County Prison on $300,000 bail. As of this morning he was still in the jail.
"We will file a post trial motion," Mr. Bondy said.He said that Dr. Adams would be bailed out as soon as he can begin to wind his practice down and to help his patients find new doctors. He said they will seek the assistance of the medical board to help locate other doctors."It's obviously a very sad day for Larry Adams and his family," Mr. Bondy said.

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Ceferino H. Valle, 29, and Jose Rodriguez, 22, died following the attack at Leigh Meadows Apartments at 4320 Sunbeam Road

Ceferino H. Valle, 29, and Jose Rodriguez, 22, died following the attack at Leigh Meadows Apartments at 4320 Sunbeam Road, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. The men lived in different apartments inside the complex.Police said they believe the shooting occurred during a discussion over money after a group of men approached the victims outside an apartment building.One of the men was pronounced dead at the scene. The other man was taken to Shands Jacksonville but was pronounced dead upon arrival.No arrests have been made. Police released no other details.

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British government has recently acknowledged that thousands more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are in the criminal justice system

British government has recently acknowledged that thousands more Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are in the criminal justice system then previously believed. Similar to the United States the British government also has an inadequate screening process for PTSD and other mental heath conditions which often go untreated as a result

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In expectation of the Bali bomber executions, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised Australians to defer travel to Indonesia

In Indonesian law the death penalty is provided for: murder with deliberate intent and premeditation; attempting to assassinate the president or vice-president or render him or her unfit to govern; treason; premeditated murder of a head of state of a friendly state; piracy resulting in death; theft resulting in death; narcotics-related offences; crimes against humanity; and terrorism. There has also been talk about it being introduced for illegal logging.Despite the wide span of executionable offences, executions are usually reserved for high-end murders and drug-trafficking offences: that is, multiple murder, or the organising of drug trafficking or trafficking large amounts. There are 112 prisoners on death row in Indonesia, including Bali Nine Australians Andrew Chan, Myuran Sukumaran and drug mule Scott Rush.Many of those on death row can expect to have their sentences commuted in various appeal processes. A person who has been sentenced to death in a lower court can appeal to the relevant High Court, then to the Supreme Court, and then to the president. In Bulubi's case this took more than seven years before he ran out of options. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has often said he will show no clemency for drug traffickers. Indonesia takes a very hard line because of the damage illegal narcotics can cause to society as a whole.
In expectation of the Bali bomber executions, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has advised Australians to defer non-urgent travel to Indonesia. At this stage there is no indication of any planned violence against Australians, but Australians are an obvious target for retribution. Death row prisoners must be given 72 hours' notice of execution, but that information may not be made public for security reasons. Security has been heightened recently at some correctional facilities and at access points into Bali. About 3000 police, including dog handlers, bomb-squad personnel and traffic officers, are involved in the security operation on Bali. Indonesian authorities are also restricting access to Nusakambangan Island where the condemned men are being held.Indonesian executions normally take place in the early hours of the morning. For example, Ayub Bulubi, 40, was executed in April 2007 at a firing range in central Kalimantan at 1.30am. He had murdered a family of six and been sentenced to death in October 1999.Execution is done by a firing squad of 12 military or police officers. Six weapons are loaded with live ammunition and six with blanks. Indonesia executes one or two prisoners a year on average.This year, including the Bali bombers, there will be at least six executions. Two Nigerian men were executed in June for drug offences, and Ahmad Suradji, 57, was executed in July for the murder of 42 women a decade ago.However, Indonesia is well down the international ladder of numbers executed for the nations that still use capital punishment. In 2007, China executed between 470 and 6000 ''criminals'' (accurate data is hard to come by), Iran 317-plus (including some child offenders), Saudi Arabia 143-plus, Pakistan 135-plus, the US 42 and Iraq 33-plus. Executions were also carried out in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Botswana, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Libya, North Korea, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Vietnam and Yemen.

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