Animal welfare advocates encouraged by proposed bill making animal cruelty federal felony

A bill that would make malicious animal cruelty a federal felony was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday.

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Witness tries to bolt stand during Marshall St. pizza stabbing trial

“That is the people’s star witness,” DeMartino told the jury during closing arguments Friday. “He actually got up and tried leaving because he didn’t like my questions.”

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Man nearly killed, 2 others stabbed, on Marshall St. over slices of pizza

But defense lawyer Nicholas DeMartino said a closer look shows that the victim himself was also armed with a knife. And, the lawyer contended, Smith was simply defending himself from repeated attacks by the victim.

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