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Spot-fixing case: When Butt confronted Majeed
Butt's comments came on the afternoon of the ninth day of the alleged spot-fixing trial at Southwark Crown Court. It was the first time he had taken the witness box after the prosecution closed its case. Former opening batsman Butt was questioned about
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:37A
Butt defends lack of action over agent
Butt, taking the witness stand for the first time on the ninth day of the alleged spot-fixing trial also involving bowler Mohammad Asif, told Southwark Crown Court how agent Mazhar Majeed sent him text messages asking for help in fixing elements of a
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:36A
Trial set in severe beating of 7-year-old
A Shasta County woman accused of nearly beating a 7-year-old boy to death in 2009 will begin standing trial on attempted murder and other charges in January. Superior Court Judge William Gallagher, frustrated by a series of delays that
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:35A
Mokbel in bid to change guilty plea
Ms Grace told Justice Simon Whelan that the proposed application was not a frivolous change of heart by Mokbel and was through no fault of his own and done on legal advice. Barrister Peter Faris QC told the court the question of police practices
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:23A
Cash-for-vote scam: HC defers Amar Singh's bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today deferred till tomorrow the hearing on the bail plea of Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, arrested for his alleged role in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam. Justice Suresh Kait decided to hear Singh's interim as well as regular
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:21A
Mokbel changes plea to 'not guilty'
Underworld figure Tony Mokbel has applied to change his plea on drugs charges from guilty to not guilty. Mokbel, 46, pleaded guilty in April to trafficking large commercial quantities of speed and ecstasy. On Tuesday he applied in the Victorian Supreme
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:21A
Witnesses end testimony in Malaysia's Anwar trial
The High Court instructed lawyers to present closing arguments Nov. 23 after the prosecution's last witnesses provided statements Tuesday. The prosecution's case hinges on testimony by Anwar's ex-aide and DNA evidence allegedly linking Anwar to the man
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:20A
Court grants bail to cocaine suspects
The ruling followed two earlier applications by lawyers of the accused persons on August 26 and September 9 for their clients to be granted bail because there was nothing to connect them with the charges before court. Mr Eric Kyei Baffour, the trial
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:20A
Tami Sawyer Back in Bend Court; Plea Delayed
Just last week, a court scheduling issue pushed back the Sawyers' federal trial on fraud and money-laundering charges from December to April. They are accused of bilking investors out of $4.4 million. A state prosecutor, Andrew Campbell, told Deschutes
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:18A
Halle Berry's alleged stalker is to stand trial
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Melissa Widdifield ruled during a hearing on Monday that Richard A. Franco was fit to stand trial and face burglary and trespassing charges against him. Franco was arrested outside Berry's home in July after he was seen
Updated: 10/18/2011 02:17A
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