Latest Trial Court News
NEW: Charges in Weidman marijuana case expected to be refiled
Charges against a Weidman man accused of illegally growing medical marijuana are expected to be reinstated in Isabella County Trial Court. A fluke in the subpoena serving process resulted in two prosecution witnesses not knowing they
Updated: 10/21/2011 01:02P
Convicted bigamist charged with soliciting a woman to provide false testimony
Convicted bigamist Isaac C. Custalow Jr. was charged with soliciting perjury Thursday after a Chesterfield County prosecutor alleged in court that he offered a woman a bribe if she provided false testimony at his trial on charges of stealing
Updated: 10/21/2011 01:02P
Judges, Magistrates Undergo Quarterly Training in Bong
The Trial Judges Association was started in May 2007, with membership from circuit court, specialized courts and magistrates. The intent is to improve the quality of justice in the country and champion the interest of judges among others.
Updated: 10/21/2011 01:01P
Jury selection continues in Ashline murder trial
Bryan Ashline is charged with two counts each of first- and second-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of Trieste Clayton and their baby Xavier Ashline in Bath in June 2010. Six jurors were seated in Steuben County Court on Thursday.
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:59P
DA case: Jaya returns home after grilling
Jayalalithaa had, yesterday, deposed before a special court here in a closed door hearing amid tight security. She was not made to stand in the witness box and was seated in front of the judge, sources said. The trial of the disproportionate assets
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:58P
Cobb trial - Friday morning - 8 Minutes Ago
His estranged wife, Wendy Cobb, is on trial for first degree murder with malice aforethought in Mayes County District Court. Mike Cobb's sister, Tammy Lee, testified Friday morning. She was crying and refused to look at Wendy Cobb.
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:57P
Youth faces trial for holding woman hostage
A teenager accused of holding woman hostage as her partner was brought away at knife-point and forced to get money, has been sent forward for trial to the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be identified because he is a
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:56P
APNewsBreak: DA says abortion records destroyed
The statement was included in prosecutors' request to postpone a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday in Johnson County District Court to determine whether the case would go to trial. The clinic faces 107 charges, including 23 felonies that accuse
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:55P
Kott, Kohring slated to plead in corruption cases
A judge later threw out the case, finding that prosecutors had withheld evidence at trial. An appeals court made similar findings in the Kott and Kohring cases earlier this year. New trials were ordered for the two. Kohring's was to begin Oct. 31 and
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:54P
Gency death recalled in court
In Washington County Court Thursday, David Davoli, 54, of 1105 Meadow Ave., described the alleged events that led to the brutal beating death of Mary Irene Gency on Feb. 13, 1977. Davoli was a key prosecution witness Thursday in the homicide trial of
Updated: 10/21/2011 12:51P