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Indicted Politician Tan: "I Will not Go to Court"
The trial was opened on 23 August 2011 and its first hearing was held before the Diyarbak?r 7 th High Criminal Court on Tuesday (18 October). Nor un-detained defendant Tan neither his lawyer attended the hearing. The court board announced that the
Updated: 10/19/2011 02:06A
Romesh Sharma gets bail in chopper case
Granting him bail, Justice VK Shali asked Sharma, in jail since October 20, 1998, to furnish a personal and two surety bonds of Rs 20 lakh each as a precondition for his release. "The argument put forward by us was that Sharma has spent more years in
Updated: 10/19/2011 02:06A
Children Testify That Former Teacher Susan Burke Choked Them
The trial of 36-year-old Susan Burke took a compelling turn as some of her former Greencastle Elementary school students testified that she choked, punched and scratched them. Tuesday in court, the first little boy who testified was so small when he
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:34A
Alfonso Rodriguez down to final appeal
If the court grants the writ, it might set aside a prior court decision, change the sentence or begin a new trial. Tuesday was the deadline to file for a writ of habeas corpus. Rodriguez has lost several appeals since he was convicted and sentenced to
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:34A
Justice System
A collection of news and information related to Justice System published by this site and its partners. The retrial of a former Winnetka man found guilty in 2006 of killing his longtime friend along a secluded stretch of road in the north …
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:31A
Arpaio says he doesn't recall many details of probes
"He did that in the (Charles) Agster trial, and afterwards, the jury found his lack of memory way too convenient and too clever," Manning said, referring to a trial about a man who died in a county jail in 2001. "Particularly as you juxtapose that with
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:30A
Figueroa acquitted today in murder trial
The trial was before Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court. Don't know anything about this case but lawyers pay big money to people who are experts at jury selection. The makeup of the jury is more critical than whether or not the
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:29A
Court says no to Porco
The decision means that Porco, 28, has exhausted any hope of seeking a new trial from a state court. His attorney, Terence L. Kindlon, said they will apply to the US Supreme Court to hear the case on constitutional issues, but he acknowledged such
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:26A
Newton pot plant case heading to trial
NEWTON — The case of a 44-year-old Newton man accused of growing more than 100 marijuana plants in the backyard of his home in the town is set to go to trial, a state Superior Court judge said Tuesday. Shawn Bittner, a self-employed computer consultant
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:25A
No plea deal yet in Newton beating case
Leighton Brown, 33, was in state Superior Court in Newton Tuesday for a pre-trial conference. Brown was indicted last year on charges of kidnapping, aggravated assault and criminal restraint for allegedly keeping the woman in the apartment against her
Updated: 10/19/2011 01:25A