Latest Trial Court News
Met faces payout over ex-detectives
The former policemen, now working as bus drivers in the north of England, won a Court of Appeal case and a new trial had been due to take place in April, next year. But following legal argument and disputes involving the Crown Prosecution Service and
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:23P
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in steel wheel case
Following trial, a Mitchell County magistrate found him guilty and denied the motion to dismiss. Upon appeal, a District Court judge affirmed the ruling. Murphy then filed for discretionary appeal with the Supreme Court. In his brief Murphy asserted
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:20P
Police accused of allowing undercover officers to lie in court
Three court of appeal judges have overturned the convictions of 20 environmental protesters, ruling that crucial evidence recorded by Kennedy was withheld from their original trial. Another trial, of protesters accused of plotting to break into a power
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:20P
Jennifer Cardy murder 'unique' in Northern Ireland
Jennifer Cardy: Robert Black is standing trial for her murder. The murder of a Northern Ireland schoolgirl for which serial killer Robert Black stands accused is unique in the modern criminal history of the region, his trial has heard.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:19P
Prosecution finishes in Washington Park mayor murder trial
Keefe was to recall witness Laquisha Jackson, but she was not in court because she was at a St. Louis hospital with her child. Jackson is charged with shooting Thornton three times in the chest and abdomen early on April 1, 2010.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:19P
Novell vs. Microsoft in Utah trial over Windows 95
The Deseret News reports ( http://bit.ly/n2he2f) a jury heard opening statements Tuesday in US District Court in a trial predicted to last eight weeks. Microsoft founder Bill Gates is expected to testify. Novell contends Microsoft's use of deceptive,
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:19P
Court tosses former Orrick associate's $100 mln suit vs. firm
The Appellate Division, First Department, on Tuesday denied an application filed by Patrick Hoeffner to appeal the court's earlier decision denying his punitive damages claim. In June, the court affirmed a trial court ruling and held that Hoeffner
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:18P
Milan Swap Fees May Not Cover Risk, Depfa Executive Tells Court
Wed Oct 19 15:57:03 GMT 2011 Banks that sold swaps to Milan may lose money on the transactions because the fees charged don't cover all the risk assumed, Marco Santarcangelo, a Depfa Bank Plc banker on trial for fraud, told a Milan court.
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:15P
Jury selected to hear trial of janitor accused of killing Chatham priest
A pool of about 65 people who had been pre-qualified to hear the homicide case were brought before Superior Court Judge Thomas V. Manahan in Morristown. Prospective jurors were randomly selected to sit in the jury box and prosecutors and defense
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:14P
Jackson Doctor Trial: Final Prosecution Witness
Dr Murray is accused of giving Michael Jackson an overdose of propofol while trying to help him sleep in 2009, a charge he denies. If convicted, he faces up to four years in prison. The trial in Los Angeles Superior Court is expected to last five weeks
Updated: 10/19/2011 12:14P