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Tabak 'strangled Jo Yeates to stop scream'
Vincent Tabak, on trial for the murder of Joanna Yeates, claims in a statement read out to the court that he strangled her for 20 seconds after she screamed when he put his arm around her. Mr Tabak admits manslaughter but denies murdering Bristol
Updated: 10/17/2011 09:01A
Will the Underwear Bomber's Plea Unblock the Gitmo Trial Logjam?
The administration, after laborious inter-agency negotiations, cleared 36 individuals held at Guantanamo Bay for trial, either in civilian courts or through the Article 3 system. So far only Ahmed Ghailani, a suspect in the 1998 bombing of American
Updated: 10/17/2011 09:01A
Cricketer's trust 'abused by agent'
London's Southwark Crown Court was told. But Ali Bajwa QC, defending the cricketer, said: "We say Salman Butt only finds himself here on trial accused of these charges because of the words of his former friend and agent, Mazhar Majeed.
Updated: 10/17/2011 09:00A
Los Gatos Priest Beating Trial Delayed
Attorney Mark J. Geragos, standing next to defendant William Lynch, answers questions from reporters Thursday morning after Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled that there's enough evidence for the case to go to trial.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:57A
Ian Tomlinson's wife in tears as PC Simon Harwood denies manslaughter
Mr Starmer claimed new medical evidence at the inquest and the opinions of experts during the hearing into Mr Tomlinson's death had helped change his mind. PC Harwood is now due to stand trial at Southwark crown court on June 13, with the trial
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:57A
Court reinstates death sentence
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday reinstated the death sentence imposed in Hall County against Scotty Garnell Morrow for the 1994 murders of his ex-girlfriend and her friend. A judge overseeing Morrow's appeal had ruled Morrow's trial
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:55A
Michael Jackson Doctor Trial Put On Hold
Dr. Conrad Murray looks on during his involuntary manslaughter trial at the Los Angeles Superior Court The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the physician charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson,
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:55A
Ruling overturning jury verdict upheld
The rule allowing that to happen arises very rarely at the Court of Appeal, a fact that Eberhard hinted at in her June 2010 judgment. “Indeed nothing could jangle more profoundly against the accustomed role of a trial judge sitting with a jury than to
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:51A
Aboriginal jury issue shaking up courts
The Superior Court of Justice has put yet another Thunder Bay, Ont., jury trial on hold until this week over an issue that could potentially open the province up to a slew of appeals from criminal lawyers challenging the racial makeup of juries.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:51A
Hells Angels trial adjourned
Around ten Hells Angels were present in the courtroom as the trial began on Monday at the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona. The defendants were the former head of the Zurich Hells Angels motorcycle club and three other members.
Updated: 10/17/2011 08:50A
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