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Common Pleas Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, shown in a November 2000 photo, is trying the high-profile case of two men accused of killing Police Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski.

Judge in cop-killing case has presided over several major trials

SHE IS GIVEN to slipping into a Southern drawl when speaking from the bench. "Child, you were so gracious," Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes told a woman during jury selection recently. "Thank you for letting us ask so many questions."

A snapshot of the cop-killing case - 2:17am: Here's a run-down of the murder trial that Common Pleas Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes is presiding over this week. Defendants: Eric Deshann Floyd, 35, of North Philadelphia, and Levon Terrell Warner, 41, of Mantua.
Police community liaison James Tiano steps down after 45-year career - 2:17am: THE BARE, WHITE walls once held 130 awards and honors plaques. Now, after 45 years with the Philadelphia Police Department, Chief Inspector James Tiano was packing up his fourth-floor office at 10th and Spring Garden streets.
Ronnie Polaneczky: Despite loss, road ahead bright for W. Philly High car team - 2:17am: WHEN I saw the subject line on the e-mail from Ann Cohen, my stomach sank. "All good things," it read - as in, "All good things must come to an end."
Briefly... CITY/REGION - 2:17am: Feds to appeal Fumo sentence Federal prosecutors asked the U.S. Court of Appeals yesterday for a one-week delay until July 8 to file a brief appealing former state Sen. Vince Fumo's 55-month prison sentence.
2 agencies get 300G each to aid vets - 2:17am: Two local nonprofits were each awarded $300,000 grants yesterday from the U.S. Department of Labor to help about 200 incarcerated veterans turn their lives around.
Pew study; Charters' boom sitting well with parents - 2:17am: Philadelphia's charter schools, which didn't exist 13 years ago, now have more students than Catholic schools in a city where "education is in the midst of a sweeping transformation," a new study has found.
Lansdowne brothers charged in Upper Darby firebombing - 2:17am: If you're unfamiliar with the rules of Internet etiquette, the Upper Darby Police Department has this friendly reminder: It is not OK to firebomb a woman's bedroom if she rejects your advances on Facebook.
Daily News, Inquirer sale plan OK'd by bankruptcy judge - 2:17am: A federal bankruptcy judge yesterday approved a plan to bring the Daily News and Inquirer out of Chapter 11 with a sale to a coalition of investment firms, willing to put up $105 million in cash for the newspapers and their Web site, Philly.com.
Probe goes on into N.J. man's death - 2:17am: As the murky details of Keith Briscoe's death outside a Camden County convenience store become clearer, it has begun to look more and more like a crime, an attorney for his family says.
Nutter has plan for bail deadbeats - 2:17am: For those who have fallen behind in bail payments, watch out: Mayor Nutter is on the hunt. "We want our money," Nutter said yesterday at a news conference announcing a city plan to collect the money.
Angel Cruz strikes back in 180th District primary fight - 2:17am: State Rep. Angel Cruz is going on the attack against critics who say that shady tactics were used in his victory in the Democratic primary election for the state House's 180th District six weeks ago.

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