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Yeddyurappa bail plea to be heard on October 20
1 (Yeddyurappa) on bail in the interest of a fair trial,” the Special Lokayukta Court had observed. Yet to be heard The former Minster SN Krishnaiah Setty, who is also an accused in one of the cases and is now in judicial custody, has also filed a
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:26P
Mokbel granted legal aid
The plea deal ended one of the most expensive police investigations in Victoria's history and meant Mokbel avoided going to trial on a large number of other charges. Mokbel's lawyers now argue that recent revelations that police have made unsworn
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:26P
N15bn fraud: Court remands Doma, 8 others in EFCC custody
The trial judge agreed with the prosecution after which the court went on a recess and resumed sitting at 2pm. At the resumed sitting, the prosecution counsel filed his application opposing the request by the accused to be granted bail.
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:15P
US Civil Court System Needs Major Overhaul, New Book Declares
Drawing less attention are the 30 million civil court cases filed every year over everyday issues like traffic tickets, divorce and personal injury. A new book, "Rebuilding Justice: Civil Courts in Jeopardy and Why You Should Care," argues Americans
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:08P
DNA ties defendant Eric Denson to killing of Conor Reynolds, state chemist
Opening the third week of Denson's murder trial, forensic chemist Erica Blais confirmed that blood found in the backseat of a car driven by Denson's cousin had the same DNA profile of Conor W. Reynolds, the Cathedral High School soccer star killed
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:08P
Appeals court upholds murder conviction in chase that killed officer
Pierce's attorney, William Dowdy, wanted the three-member appeals panel to overturn his client's conviction and order a new trial. Court documents showed that Dowdy appealed on several grounds, including that the jury received incorrect instructions
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:06P
Many false logics in RI's court rulings
“The inconsistencies that we found refers to the verdicts which had many incriminating considerations during the trial's reasoning process, but turn out sentencing light verdict,” judicial commissioner Jaja Ahmad Jayus told press conference on Tuesday.
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:05P
Man unfit for trial in son's beheading
THIBODAUX, La., Oct 18, 2011 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A Louisiana man is not mentally fit to stand trial for allegedly beheading his 7-year-old son, a panel of court-appointed doctors concluded. Jeremiah Wright, 30, will be sent to the Feliciana Forensic
Updated: 10/18/2011 09:01P
Conrad Murray trial: Defense given more time to prepare
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The trial of Conrad Murray resumes on Wednesday with the final witness for the prosecution, an expert on propofol. But jurors will have another break when he is done testifying because the court is giving the defense more time to
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:58P
Canada Supreme Court refusal to hear appeal on infanticide case praised and
She smothered another one of her children, 10-week-old son Cameron, in 2002. The mother's deadly actions went undetected by public authorities since the children's cause of death was attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Updated: 10/18/2011 08:53P
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