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High court to hear baby body concealment case
She admitted to giving birth to the child whose body was later found in a bag on her apartment balcony. The Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the acquittal and ordered a new trial. As usual, the high court gave no reasons for agreeing to hear the case.
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:51A
Death of Gaddafi avoids awkward, embarrassing trial for Libya
Had he been taken alive, there would have been potentially acrimonious debate over whether he should be tried in Libya or extradited to the International Criminal Court, which issued a warrant for his arrest along with his oldest son and spy chief
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:51A
Justice to speak on judiciary cuts
AP LANSING (AP) — The chief justice of the Michigan Supreme Court plans to speak to lawmakers about his proposal to reduce the number of judges statewide. Chief Justice Robert Young Jr. supports cutting 45 judges at the trial level and four seats at
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:50A
Ieng Thirith 'Unfit' for Trial, Defense Lawyers Say
Speaking on the second day of hearings before the court's Trial Chamber, attorney Diana Ellis said mental assessments of Ieng Thirith showed “strong indicators of incompetence to deal with the trial process.” “There is no doubt at all that Ieng Thirith
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:49A
Northwest Crime Spree
Trial for 31-year-old David "Joey" Pedersen and 24-year-old Holly Grigsby was set for Dec. 2 in Snohomish County Superior Court, although that is likely to be postponed. The prosecutor has until Nov. 14 to decide whether to seek the death penalty,
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:48A
Propofol Expert to Continue Testimony
Los Angeles - An anesthesiologist who says Dr. Conrad Murray committed 17 "egregious" violations in giving Michael Jackson a powerful sedative to help him sleep will resume testifying today in Murray's involuntary-manslaughter trial.
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:48A
New trial for man at centre of child porn-as-art case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has ordered a new trial for a man who claimed he collected hundreds of child porn images for artistic purposes. But in its decision, the top court says an appeals court was right to overturn a trial judge's
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:48A
Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving concealment of baby's body
She admitted to giving birth to the child whose body was later found in a bag on her apartment balcony. The Ontario Court of Appeal set aside the acquittal and ordered a new trial. As usual, the high court gave no reasons for agreeing to hear the case.
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:47A
DOJ Still Wants NY Times Reporter to Reveal Sources in CIA Leak Trial
Taking a stance that could set the stage for a major court battle, the Department of Justice says it still wants to force New York Times reporter James Risen to testify about his confidential sources at the
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:47A
NY court: Note not enough for top robbery count
The Court of Appeals, divided 4-3, says authorities needed to show John Grant actually had a gun, which he denied when arrested four months after the 2008 holdup for $1810 on Staten Island. A trial judge reduced the charge to third-degree robbery,
Updated: 10/20/2011 10:47A
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