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Man found not guilty of rape
Jurors returned a not guilty verdict for a Wisconsin man accused of sexually assaulting a woman after a July 2010 Independence Day party. Francisco J. Mojica Lugo, 48, of the 1700 block of North Farewell Avenue in Milwaukee, was found not guilty of
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:57P
Actors shine in sex-charged drama
WRITTEN in 1993 and inspired by real events, the Israeli playwright Edna Mazya's script puts five adolescents and a controversial verdict into the dock. Devori (Jessica Palyga) is 14, a bit wild by some standards and desperate for approval.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:46P
Sri Lanka's jailed ex-army chief given new term
Fonseka was surrounded as he arrived at court ahead of the guilty verdict. Photo: BBC BBC Online A court in Sri Lanka has jailed former army chief Sarath Fonseka for three years for implicating the government in war crimes. The court ruled that he lent
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:44P
Jones Day | Yamaha obtains reversal of jury verdict involving the Rhino in
On November 15, 2011, the Georgia Court of Appeals unanimously reversed a jury verdict against Yamaha Motor Co. in a products liability suit involving the Rhino, an off road vehicle, and directed the trial court to enter judgment in Yamaha's favor.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:43P
Prosecutor: Cellini's conviction should stand
William Cellini, the longtime, behind-the-scenes power broker in Illinois government, listens to his lawyer, Dan Webb, react to a guilty verdict at Dirksen Federal Building, Tuesday, November 1, 2011. | Jean Lachat~Sun-Times Federal prosecutors contend
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:17P
Vinod Kambli must not get away easily
After the spot-fixing verdict, the talk has only increased. Someone as venerable as Lord Paul Condon has made unsubstantiated claims that fixing was rampant in the 1990s. During his 10-year term as chief of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit,
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:00P
WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC-Jury sentences
He requested that the guilty verdict be thrown out and he be given a new trial. Hembree claims his attorneys failed to review and provide him with documents that could help his case. "I don't have confidence in my counsel, I don't have confidence in
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:38P
Jury: Cops Violated Woman's Rights For Speaking Out
CHICAGO, IL– A federal jury returned a verdict in excess of half a million dollars against a Village of Westmont, Illinois police detective for having violated a mother's First Amendment rights by maliciously prosecuting her for a crime she did not
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:37P
Warren woman guilty in granddaughter's strangulation
Dawn Yorke, who is on multiple medications, showed no emotion when the verdict was read Friday in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens following a four-day trial. She will be sentenced Jan. 10 by Judge James Biernat. The verdict is similar to a
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:28P
Cellini prosecution urges judge not to toss verdict
Prosecutors also disputed the defense claim that the juror had shown bias in comments she made to a reporter after the verdict. In a reply Friday, Cellini's lawyers said a transcript clearly showed that the juror lied about her felony record in
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:11P