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Key DiMasi witness hoping for 1-year sentence
Lally agreed to plead guilty in February, less than three months before he, DiMasi, and two other codefendants were set to go to trial on political corruption charges, and he was promised a sharply reduced jail sentence for his cooperation.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:35A
Guard fights reprimand at trial
into Jordan's so firmly that Jordan's nose was "bent over to the side of his face," the witness, Cpl. Steven Isabelle, said yesterday, testifying on the first day of Jordan's civil trial against the state in Merrimack County Superior Court.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:35A
Sir Douglas 'confident' Lombard would survive
Their trial continued on Wednesday, with the court listening to a recording of Sir Douglas being interviewed by Michelle Peden, a forensic accountant investigating the case for the Serious Fraud Office. In that recording, Sir Douglas admitted he was
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:32A
Alleged victim 'fearful' for his safety in bikie case
The victim of a bikie-related shooting on the Gold Coast was reluctant to give evidence at the trial of the accused gunman today because he is fearful for his safety, a court has heard. Jarred Blake, 22, was called to the stand in the Supreme Court in
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:32A
Toughest day for Butt in court
LONDON - Salman Butt, after experiencing his tenth and most difficult day of the alleged spot-fixing trial on Tuesday, was accused by the prosecution of lying to the jury after being forced to answer several awkward and uncomfortable questions.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:28A
Khmer Rouge Trial To Proceed
The initial hearing of the case was held on June 27-30 this year, but proceedings were delayed after the accused, all of whom are in or near their 80s, began to complain that their health conditions made them unfit to stand trial. The court is expected
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:25A
New trial ordered in Asheville child rape case
“Accordingly, we order the defendant receive a new trial for his two convictions for sexual offense with a child,” the Appeals Court said. The court rejected arguments by the defendant that the trial court should have dismissed the two charges for lack
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:25A
Edmonton man convicted of starving, beating autistic son
Court heard at trial that the man had left his autistic son "lying in his own feces and urine" in a locked, dark room and had hit him with a shoe and a wire hanger. When the 17-year-old victim was apprehended from the home by authorities in the fall of
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:22A
Edmonton man convicted of starving, beating autistic son 0
Court heard at trial that the man had left his autistic son "lying in his own feces and urine" in a locked, dark room and had hit him with a shoe and a wire hanger. When the 17-year-old victim was apprehended from the home by authorities in the fall of
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:18A
Karnataka Asked to Detail Security for Jayalalithaa
New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS): The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to state the steps taken by it to provide security cover to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa when she comes to Bangalore to appear before a trial court hearing a
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:17A