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Man Who Tried to Block Visitation Not Acting in Children's Best Interests
The justice also reasoned that substantial evidence supported the trial court's findings that the children would be safe with their grandmother since the supposed molestation of Kristen Hoag and drug use by Shannon Hoag were remote in time,
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:54P
Man goes on trial over Cork killing
A man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork accused of the murder of a man he told garda had broken into his home. A 34-year-old man has gone on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork accused of the murder of a man he told
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:52P
Porco's appeal denied; top court upholds murder conviction
The Court of Appeals concluded there was so much evidence placing Christopher Porco at his parents' suburban Albany home during the early morning attack in 2004 that challenged police testimony didn't change the jury verdict. Porco, now 28, is serving
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:51P
Court takes up Trinitas lawsuit
Trinitas golf course owners Michael and Michelle Nemee's lawsuit against Calaveras County made it to court Thursday, and in its first two days of trial plenty of sparks flew. Court proceedings opened with a bang as County Counsel Janis Elliot asked
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:46P
Gregory Limon's Trial Begins For "Christmas Boy" Beating
Limon's sister Rachel appeared in court Monday. She's charged with attempted murder. Investigators say she was the legal guardian of the boy who was the son of her boyfriend. She allegedly beat the boy to get back at his mother. Rachel Limon's trial
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:45P
An April 2 trial date was set today for former Clinton music minister John
Langworthy pleaded not guilty during his arraignment in Hinds County Circuit Court before Circuit Judge Bill Gowan. Langworthy resigned as music minister at Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton and also had been a Clinton High choir teacher.
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:42P
Sex discrimination suit against Minner headed for trial
Ruth Ann Minner for sex discrimination is back on track and headed for trial. Today, the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out a pre-trial appeal by Minner's attorneys who charged that the former governor was entitled to immunity from suit as an
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:41P
Tony Mokbel cites loophole to reverse drug-trafficking plea
Lawyers for Mokbel yesterday argued in the Victorian Supreme Court that his change of heart, based on new evidence that some Victoria Police officers had not been properly swearing affidavits, should be kept secret in case a future trial did occur.
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:41P
Trial begins in Facebook threats case
In an August court filing asking US District Judge Lawrence Stengel to throw out the charges against Elonis, Cooper argued they are unconstitutional because they criminalize speech protected by the First Amendment. He argued that Elonis' Facebook posts
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:39P
Appeals court confirms murder conviction in Wilmington officer death case
Pierce's attorney, William Dowdy, was seeking the conviction to be overturned and a new trial ordered. Court documents reveal Pierce's attorney was appealing on several grounds, including that the jury received incorrect instructions and that the court
Updated: 10/18/2011 12:38P
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