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Court Presses Pause on Prop. 8 Trial Video Release
Same-sex marriage supporters have been advocating for the public release of the Proposition 8 trial video recordings to show the evidence behind former Chief US District Judge Vaughn R. Walker's ruling that overturned the 2008 ballot measure.
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:10P
North murder trial, Day 9 (updated 1:07 pm): Defense has rested
District Attorney James Eidson is prosecuting; attorneys Sam Moore and David Thedford represent the accused. the trial began Oct. 11 in 350th District Court; Judge Thomas Wheeler is presiding. Dr. Nizam Peerwani, Tarrant County chief medical examiner,
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:08P
SOMERSET COURTS: Bennett murder case put on inactive docket
Akers' trial was originally scheduled to start today in Somerset County Circuit Court. Following a meeting Friday between Powell and Wicomico County State's Attorney Matthew Maciarello, it was decided that homicide charges should be tried in Wicomico
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:08P
Jackson Family Unites As Trial Nears End
She sat with her parents and several siblings during the first five days of the trial, but she has not been at court in nearly three weeks. "After talking with my family last night, I decided we must be together right now," she said in a statement
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:05P
Former Pakistan test captain Salman Butt's lawyer claims insufficient evidence
By: AP LONDON - Salman Butt's lawyer on Monday dismissed the case against the former Pakistan test captain, saying "there simply isn't enough evidence to find him guilty" in the spot-fixing trial in a London court. Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:04P
Reject a plea deal at your own peril
Some of us love to watch a good trial, but maybe it doesn't make sense for every case to be tried. And sometimes the plea bargain really is a bargain. At a sentencing recently in New London, Superior Court Judge Arthur C. Hadden spoke of the “discount”
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:03P
Jailhouse informant testifies in dad's murder trial
Roderick Fountain is on trial for the death of his little boy, Kendrick Jackson. Kendrick disappeared in 2006 and his body has never been found. On Monday morning court proceedings centered on the question of whether a former prison inmate's testimony
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:01P
Woman accused of child sexual exploitation refused permission to change plea
The 39-year-old woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had pleaded guilty on the morning of her trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two charges of using a child for the purposes of sexual exploitation at two locations in Dublin on dates
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:00P
Jury selection begins in lululemon murder trial
An extraordinarily large pool of potential jurors was called to Montgomery County Circuit Court today to potentially serve during the trial of Brittany Norwood, who is accused of beating a coworker to death last
Updated: 10/24/2011 02:00P
Teacher made vodka drinks and had sex with 2 boys, student testifies
Schuler's trial started today in Warren County Common Pleas Court. She waived her right to a jury last week and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Schuler, 33, is charged with 16 felony counts of sexual battery and three misdemeanor counts
Updated: 10/24/2011 01:59P
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