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SIT deserves praise for conviction in riot case
The conviction of 31 accused persons by a special court in the Sardarpura riot case has done more than ensure justice for the 33 victims of the violence in Gujarat's Mehsana district, that followed the train burning incident in Godhra in 2002.
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:46P
$100 million verdict in priest scandal
Father Neil Doherty is in jail awaiting trial for charges of sexual battery. He pleaded not guilty. There are numerous sex abuse lawsuits which center on him. Overall, Doherty has been accused by 26 male victims who claim he drugged and raped them when
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:46P
Attorneys in Episcopal School of Dallas lawsuit return to court
Seven weeks after a jury delivered a $9.2 million verdict against the Episcopal School of Dallas, the plaintiffs' attorneys accused some members of the defense team of witness tampering and intimidation in court filings.
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:44P
Jury returns verdict: Dallas Ray Skinner found not guilty of vehicular homicide
Dallas Ray Skinner, a 50-year-old Vonore man, was found not guilty in the vehicular homicide case the state made against him for his role in the crash that ended the life of a longtime Maryville
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:40P
EDITORIAL: Now Zuma must stand up to allies
That seemed to be the consensus among the chattering classes following yesterday's ANC disciplinary committee verdict, and it is a compelling argument. It was clear for some time that Mr Malema was being used as a proxy by potential rivals to Mr Zuma,
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:36P
Former Shelby Township caregiver gets life sentence for boy's death
An appeal by Memmer is expected, although her attorney, Dan Garon, conceded he didn't see any issue that an appeal courts could find to overturn the jury's verdict. Memmer declined to make a statement at the hearing. At her March 2004 sentencing,
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:35P
Jury can't decide DUI homicide case
Vasiliou's attorney, Paul Levy, told the jury it should convict his client of DUI. But he said Vasiliou should be acquitted of the more serious charges — such as homicide by vehicle while DUI — because other factors, not alcohol, caused the crash.
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:25P
Blaylock Verdict: Expert, Community Weigh In
"The jury is really going to be asked to get inside his head, and figure out what his intent was at the time he committed that act," Ward said before the verdict came down -- as it turned out, just six hours into their deliberations.
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:24P
Malema outguns Zuma on the internet
The verdict on the charges of bringing the party into disrepute and sowing seeds of division are either to be welcomed or rejected depending on which side you are, and so generated a lot of heated online debate. Early political analysts have predicted
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:23P
Army sergeant gets life prison term for Afghan murders
The guilty verdict on all counts, returned after five hours of deliberations, carried an automatic life prison sentence, but the five-member jury panel then decided that Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, 26, would be eligible for parole in 8-1/2 years.
Updated: 11/10/2011 11:23P