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90-year-old sentenced for assaulting boys
Stabrowski was to go to trial next week in DuPage County Circuit Court, but entered a guilty plea to one count of predatory criminal sex assault of a child. Authorities say Stabrowski befriended the youths through his volunteer work at St. Walter
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:20A
Man sentenced for stabbing wife
Peter Spielmann was sentenced by Riverside Superior Court Judge Victoria E. Cameron following the plea at a trial-readiness conference at Indio's Larson Justice Center. Cameron dismissed charges of assault with a deadly weapon and inflicting bodily
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:19A
Sealed TBI file proof enough for reversal of trials in fatal carjacking
The US Supreme Court has defined structural error as a defect affecting "the framework" within which the trial took place that "infects the entire trial process." Unlike a procedural or legal error, which merits reversal only if it could have impacted
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:18A
Ruling upheld in inmate assault case
"We conclude the evidence was sufficient for the trial court to convict (Wright)," Senior Judge Eugene B. Strassburger III wrote in the opinion. As a result, Wright must serve one to two years in a state correctional institution, the sentence Judge
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:11A
Family murder trial to begin
The trio, who have always maintained their innocence, will go on trial in a Kingston courtroom this week. Shafia is "very anxious" but eager for his day in court, says his Kingston lawyer. "(He's) as well as can be expected for someone who has been in
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:11A
Murder photos leaked
Gory, leaked photos of white extremist leader Eugene Terre'Blanche's corpse capped a week of gruesome testimony Friday in his murder trial, with claims of child labour and sex abuse. While the steel pipe used to bash in his head and the machete used to
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:10A
Judge continues until February trial for David Williams in 2005 slaying of Ole
A judge continued the case until the February court term but did not set a specific date. The Mississippi Supreme Court last November ordered a new trial for the now 28-year-old Williams. He was convicted in 2007 and sentenced to life in prison in the
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:08A
Six-year prison sentence handed 90-year-old man convicted of assaulting 2 boys
Stabrowski was to go to trial next week in DuPage County Circuit Court, but entered a guilty plea to one count of predatory criminal sex assault of a child. Authorities say Stabrowski befriended the youths through his volunteer work at St. Walter
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:08A
Trial date set in Fairfield wife slaying case
A Solano County Superior Court Judge set a February jury trial date for a Fairfield man accused of the gunshot slaying of his wife inside their rural home last year. Juan Jaimes-Mendoza is charged with one count of homicide in connection with the
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:08A
Travellers are given legal aid
A Legal Services Commission spokesperson, said: “Michael Linfoot has been granted legal aid for his forthcoming crown court trial. “However, Joseph Boswell does not currently have legal aid. His application was rejected because we require more
Updated: 10/15/2011 04:07A
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