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Where did all the Michael Jackson fans go?
"It's nothing like the attendance that was at Michael Jackson's trial," Wong said. "You had the length of two city blocks. There was an international presence I have never seen at any other trial." She said each day when Jackson arrived to court,
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:29P
Court dismisses el-Rufai, others' application
“The accused should put it at the back of their minds that at the stage we are in, these charges are mere allegations and that the court has not found them guilty yet. “You still have the opportunity when trial commences to prove your innocence.
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:28P
Man gets 1-yr jail for marrying 14-yr-old girl
NEW DELHI: A trial court has sentenced a man, who married a 14-year-old girl after eloping with her, to one year rigorous imprisonment for raping her as she was a minor at the time of the marriage. The court said that though the girl agreed to
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:28P
Update on Trevor Mbakwe's legal status
What that means: Miami-Dade District Court spokeswoman Terry Chavez said theoretically Mbakwe could have to stand trial in the Miami case. Realistically, “That's not going to happen,” she said. Instead: Chavez explained that the case can be reset until
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:23P
New trial underway for former Winnetka man convicted in 2006 of killing friend
But the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the conviction and ordered a new trial for Kraybill. The court ruled statements Kraybill made after his arrest should not have been allowed as evidence, authorities said. Prosecutors have alleged that
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:22P
Two charged with cultivating cannabis
TWO Balbriggan men who charged with cultivating cannabis herb are to be sent forward for trial after appearing before Balbriggan District Court. Richard Duffy of Brecon Close, Balbriggan and Cathal Murphy of Linen Hall, George's Hill, Balbriggan are
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:22P
Satyam trial venue shifted
Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru accorded permission for shifting the trial court following an appeal by the CBI which told the high court that the court proceedings at the Nampally criminal courts, where the CBI special court is located,
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:21P
ET's family rejects remorse
The family of slain AWB leader Eugene Terre Blanche will "definitely not" accept the apology offered by one of the two accused in his murder trial. Chris Mahlangu told the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp yesterday, through his advocate,
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:20P
Phillips "in some ways brought about" own death
The defence has closed its case in the murder trial of 17-year-old Willie Ahsee, who it accepts fatally stabbed temporary sworn police officer Denis Phillips in the head on 30 July last year. During the trial two young male witnesses spoke of being hit
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:19P
Judge Orders Accused Syrian Spy Mohamad Soueid Free On Bail
A judge on Tuesday agreed to let an accused Syrian spy serve home detention while he awaits trial, despite vigorous government objections that the man is a flight risk and a danger. Mohamad Soueid, 47, of Leesburg, was arrested last week on charges
Updated: 10/18/2011 07:18P