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Not guilty verdict for Newbold
A six-man, three-woman jury returned the not guilty verdict following a three-day trial before Senior Justice Hartman Longley. The matter opened in Su-preme Court on Monday. Prosecutor Roger Thompson and Olivia Blatch represented the Office of the
Updated: 12/02/2011 02:00P
Father who pushed son off balcony could face prosecution
In a short statement, the Crown Prosecution Service said: ''Following the inquest verdict, the CPS is liaising with Avon and Somerset Constabulary.'' The CPS had indicated they would not press charges after the original coroner's verdict in 2008.
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:44P
Appeals court reverses $11-mil. verdict for trader Borsellino vs. NYSE ex
“Accordingly, the release barred Borsellino's claim and we must reverse the judgment of the trial court.” Mr. Borsellino filed the earlier lawsuit against the defendants in 1998 and agreed to drop the claims that same year in exchange for $250000.
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:42P
3 Pakistani murderers to be beheaded
MAKKAH: A verdict to behead three Pakistani money launderers was confirmed by the Makkah High Court Wednesday. The men are to receive the punishment for killing another Pakistani man and two Indonesian women, one of whom was pregnant through adultery.
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:39P
Memogate highly objectionable material: SC
In its initial verdict as related to its order, in response to petitions filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the wake of the confidential memorandum of 10th May, 2011, handed over by one Mansoor Ijaz,
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:39P
Alabama Supreme Court reverses $8.4M verdict against GE Capital Aviation
2004 over a contract to convert Boeing 737 owned by GE Capital from passenger planes into freighters. Jurors sided with Pemco, but the Supreme Court says evidence didn't support the claim. The justices sent the case back to Dale County for a new trial.
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:29P
Commission can be formed sans notice to govt: Aitzaz
ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association and PPP leader Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan has said the Supreme Court has the authority to constitute any commission, adding that the verdict on memo case is according to law and
Updated: 12/02/2011 01:23P
No verdict reached in Joel case
The jury in the case of Evelyn Joel has failed to reach a verdict. Her daughter and her daughter's partner had both been accused of killing her through neglect. Eleanor Joel (37), and her partner Jonathan Costen (39), of Cluain Dara, Enniscorthy,
Updated: 12/02/2011 12:43P
Hung jury in Tiger kidnap case
The jury in the trial of two men accused of being involved in a tiger kidnapping has also failed to reach a verdict. Niall Byrne and David Byrne had pleaded not guilty to robbery and false imprisonment of the Richardson family in March 2005.
Updated: 12/02/2011 12:43P
David Detamore jury deliberates verdict in Stacy Jo Smith attempted-murder case
By John S. Hausman | Muskegon Chronicle The attempted-murder case against David Paul Detamore, who shot his longtime girlfriend Stacy Jo Smith as she lay on a couch, went to the jury around 11:15 am Friday. Around 11:50 am, just before breaking for
Updated: 12/02/2011 12:32P