Latest Trial Court News

Archive: Not guilty verdict stands in Halkett case
Saskatchewan's highest court has upheld the decision of the trial judge in the April Halkett case, agreeing the young Saskatchewan woman is not guilty of child abandonment.
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:16P

Archive: Not guilty verdict in baby case
Outside court Wednesday, Halkett's defence lawyer said he hopes the public will now understand what happened. Ajay Krishan said he's heard from a number of people since the trial started who say they have also been in situations where they either
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:16P

Archive: Infant in toilet shocks shoppers
"It was covered in blood and it was a purplish-blue colour." Fraser testified Monday on the first day of the trial of 22-year-old April Dawn Halkett. Halkett is charged with child abandonment. She pleaded not guilty at the start of the trial Monday in
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:16P

Mass. Killer Gets New Trial In Death Penalty Case
by AP BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday threw out the death penalty sentence against a man convicted of killing three people in Massachusetts and New Hampshire during a weeklong crime spree in 2001 and ordered a new trial to determine if he
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:13P

Boss Power wins $30M settlement from BC government over uranium property
The company had sued the province in October 2008 over the expropriation of the company's flagship Blizzard uranium property. The agreement avoids a trial that was to be heard in BC Supreme Court. Shares in Boss Power nearly doubled in trading on the
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:11P

JAMS - The Resolution Experts | JAMS Dispute Resolution Alert Newsletter
Rosen responded with a motion to enforce the award, arguing that the trial de novo provision in the contract was a violation of Illinois public policy. Rosen lost at the trial court and appealed. The Court of Appeals reversed, finding the trial de novo
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:10P

Jayalalithaa's day at court: 379 questions and mostly 'no' for an answer
Her advocate B Kumar said she remained calm and composed during the trial. The co-accused Jayalalitha's friend Sasikala Natarajan and Sasikala's relatives Sudhagaran and Ilavarasi also appeared before the court. The special court judge BM
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:08P

St. Petersburg detective pleads guilty to federal charge days before trial
PETERSBURG — Detective Anthony Foster pleaded guilty to a charge of wire fraud in federal court on Thursday afternoon, days before the suspended St. Petersburg police officer was set to go on trial next week. That clears the way for the St. Petersburg
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:08P

Court for hit man hire case
The trial judge accepted her defence of abuse and acquitted her. The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal also dismissed the Crown's appeal of the case. Crown attorney William Delaney argued during the appeal that the duress defence only applies when someone is
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:07P

Triple murderer, Gary Sampson, wins bid for new trial
Federal death row inmate Gary Lee Sampson has won his battle for a new trial. In a 110-page ruling released today, US District Court Judge Mark Wolf stated the Abington native, was “denied his constitutional right to an impartial jury”
Updated: 10/20/2011 04:06P

Search results for Trial Court

Available Toll Free Numbers