Latest Trial Court News
Actor Rajkumar kidnap case; long pending trial begins
Place: Erode (Tamil Nadu) | Agency: PTI The long-pending trial on the kidnapping of late Kannada thespian Rajkumar by forest brigand Veerappan commenced at a fast track court in Gobichettipalayam in the district today. Rajkumar was kidnapped on the
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:23A
Pa. high court hears appeal in death penalty case
PITTSBURGH (AP) - The attorney for a western Pennsylvania landscaper sentenced to death in the robbery and murder of an elderly woman eight years ago says his client deserves a new trial because he was not allowed to testify in his own defense.
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:21A
A man accused of murder had stabbed before
A MAN accused of murdering a Chester doorman, had stabbed a man in a city street after he kicked off his car wing-mirror, a court heard. On the fifth day of a trial into the murder of Boughton Heath man Martin Ithell, 49, the jury were told by
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:15A
Court: Hyperlinks aren't publication of defamatory text
In a slightly nuanced, albeit unanimous ruling, the high court found that defamatory material could only be considered published when the hyperlinker - the Internet user who inserts a link to another website, be it on Facebook, Twitter or their own
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:15A
Hit-and-run suspect tells court he thought he struck deer, not cyclist
Jonathan Kelly Stockall, 29, of 1690 Woodstock Rd. stood trial in provincial court Wednesday on an Oct. 21 charge of leaving the scene of an accident. The incident occurred at the corner of St. Mary's Street and Brookside Drive, across from the
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:15A
Jayalalithaa appears in Bangalore court
This is her first appearance in the court, nearly eight years after the case was shifted to the city from Chennai to ensure free and fair trial. Jayalalithaa is charged with amassing INR 66 crore between 1991 and 1996 when she was Tamil Nadu chief
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:14A
Quarry murder teenager sentenced
During Jackson's trial, Lincoln Crown Court heard the teenager intended to rob Mr Cowley, who was found near a lake at the disused quarry in Sleaford on November 17 last year. A jury last month found Jackson, of The Innings, Sleaford, guilty of murder.
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:14A
Gatti trial winds down
Members of the Gatti family, as well as some of their friends, testified in Quebec Superior Court that they still believe Rodrigues killed Gatti. They said Rodrigues was a gold-digging, foul-mouthed princess who often criticized Gatti's family and
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:11A
Top court nominees defend shortcomings
Karakatsanis was asked to defend her inexperience as an appellate court judge; she only served on the Ontario appeals court for 18 months. "I must say that sometimes there are candidates for the appeals court who were never a trial judge and sometimes
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:04A
Oracle and Google see their Java and Android patent trial postponed
The announcement came just as Google and Oracle were arguing over whether an email from a Google engineer should be used in the case. That email, which we have not seen, supposedly recommended that Google license Oracle's Java technology. µ.
Updated: 10/20/2011 05:03A