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S. Africa honeymoon murder trial goes to high court
The trial has been postponed several times due to the poor health of Mngeni who has been diagnosed with a brain tumor, who had surgery to remove it in June. Prosecutors still await the requested extradition from Britain of Shrien Dewani,
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:18P
Dougherty siblings to appear in Colorado court Tuesday for preliminary hearing
26, and Ryan Edward Dougherty, 21, are expected in court Tuesday in Walsenburg for a preliminary hearing. Such hearings in Colorado are where judges hear from arresting officers to determine if there's enough evidence to hold a trial.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:18P
Survivor testifies in Conn. home invasion trial
Petit testified Tuesday in New Haven Superior Court in the trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky (koh-mih-sar-JEV'-skee). The 31-year-old faces a possible death sentence if convicted. His co-defendant, Steven Hayes, was sentenced to death last year.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:18P
Fry trial: Timothy Fry testifies nothing seemed unusual
That wasn't unusual, he told jurors Tuesday morning at his wife's trial in Superior Court, because Kimberly Fry used drugs to help her sleep. Nothing caused him concern. After urging his wife four times to go up to bed, he said, he helped her into the
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:17P
Couple Sues and Wins 'Wrongful Birth' Settlement: That Child Deserves Better
Couple wins a $4.5 million lawsuit citing that they would have aborted their child born with disabilities had they known. By Hollie Reina About half of all expectant mothers develop low-back pain at some point during their pregnancies.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:17P
Convicted Chicago terrorist: I should have been charged separately in Mumbai case
Convicted of terror and facing a stiff sentence, Chicagoan Tahawwur Rana argues in new court filings he should have been given a separate trial for charges tied to a deadly attack that killed 170 people in Mumbai, India. Rana was acquitted of the
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:17P
Importance of technology transfer
China's big ambition is to become the world leader in making fuel-efficient “green” cars to curb its domestic fuel consumption, lower the air pollution choking its cities and reduce traffic congestion as well tap into a growing global market for
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:17P
"Wrongfully Convicted American Citizen Jason Puracal Sentenced to 22 Years in
The trial process was replete with violations of Nicaraguan law and failed to meet even minimum standards of due process and fairness." Nicaraguan press confirmed the man appointed to preside over Puracal's trial, 29-year-old Kriguer Alberto Artola
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:17P
EEOC Sues Carlsbad Walmart Over Firing
By AP on Tue, Sep 20, 2011 Tweet CARLSBAD(AP) — Federal authorities say a Walmart Supercenter in Carlsbad is the target of a lawsuit by a federal agency claiming the store wrongfully fired a disabled employee. The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported today
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:16P
Judge will allow hearsay statements in Iowa City murder trial
contained components of gunshot residue, according to court records. Marshall, 20, previously was a material witness in the case but was taken into custody last month in Texas and extradited back to Iowa. His first-degree murder trial is set Jan.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:16P
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