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Mistrial in Makinen murder trial
The jury of six men and six women had been deliberating for more than 14 hours over three days when the mistrial was declared. Assistant District Attorney Daniel J. Bennett, who prosecuted the case, said it would be tried again with a different jury
Updated: 08/31/2011 04:41A
US prosecutors seek 30-year jail term for Russian pilot
The court is to hand down a verdict on September 7th . Yaroshenko, who denies the charges, was detained in Liberia in May 2010. He was then secretly extradited to the US. US prosecutors reported his arrest on June 2nd 2010.
Updated: 08/31/2011 04:05A
Widow's plea to 'stay away' fromparty drug
At an inquest into his death, deputy coroner Alan Walsh recorded an open verdict, saying he could not be sure the father-of-three and grandfather had intended to take his own life because the drug alters the way people think.
Updated: 08/31/2011 03:53A
Legal Affairs editor Chris Merritt on the 'Malaysian Solution' ruling
The court found processing countries must also provide asylum-seekers with “effective procedures for assessing their need for protection”, and provide protection for certified refugees pending their resettlement or return to their home countries.
Updated: 08/31/2011 03:40A
Goodbye Malema. Farewell Zuma
He is clearly prepared to explore all legal and procedural nooks crannies at his disposal to avoid a guilty verdict. Thirdly, the engagement of Mpofu may signal, an as-of-now unspoken intent to take the matter to the formal courts of the land should
Updated: 08/31/2011 03:32A
Former Liberian Official Suggests Referendum Unnecessary
August 31, 2011 Former Liberian Official Suggests Referendum Unnecessary Former TRC chairman Jerome Verdier says whatever the results, the government must respect the verdict of Liberian referendum voters James Butty The former chairman of Liberia's
Updated: 08/31/2011 03:20A
Sunnyside man gets 14 years for molesting a child
Sentencing was delayed while he pursued several unsuccessful challenges to the verdict, including requests for a mistrial. The conviction included an aggravating factor -- abuse of position of trust -- that added nearly three years to the sentence.
Updated: 08/31/2011 02:50A
Court rejects govt's people-swap deal
The High Court will deliver its verdict on the government's controversial Malaysia Solution on Wednesday.(AAP) The federal government's asylum seeker policy is in tatters after the High Court scuttled Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Malaysian
Updated: 08/31/2011 02:41A
Bodygurd Review
Verdict: Riding on Salman Khan's wave of popularity, Bodyguard will prove to be a box-office hit. Watch or Not?: Watch Bodyguard for Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor's performances. Reel Life Productions and Reliance Entertainment's Bodyguard,
Updated: 08/31/2011 02:36A
Position switch for Toben Opurum makes sense one year later
One year later, it's not too soon to hand down a verdict: Turner Gill's decision to move Toben Opurum, the team's leading rusher as a true freshman, to defense made Kansas University a better football team and Opurum a better NFL prospect.
Updated: 08/31/2011 02:34A