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New NY trial ordered for scientist imprisoned in Calif. after Iran trade
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Monday ordered a new trial for an Ivy League-educated scientist, tossing out his conviction for violating the Iran trade embargo and finding he deserves a second chance to show he wasn't part of an unlicensed money
Updated: 10/24/2011 06:01P
No reliable evidence to convict Butt - lawyer
and accused the prosecution of "working backwards from an assumption of guilt", a London court heard on Monday. On day 14 of the trial, Butt sat listening intently in the dock throughout the closing speech by his representative Ali Bajwa QC,
Updated: 10/24/2011 06:01P
Bridgecorp trial underway after months of delays
The trial began in the High Court in Auckland on Tuesday. The start date had been delayed several times since early July due mainly to changes in lawyers and because of applications for legal aid. Mr Petricevic, the company's former managing director,
Updated: 10/24/2011 06:01P
Simonson Ordered to Trial on Escape Charges
Michael Simonson was back in court Monday answering to charges about his daring escape. Simonson is facing a slew of charges after that escape attempt last month. Monday a judge decided there is enough evidence to send Simonson to trial on those
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:59P
Manslaughter trial opens in 2005 Pasco shooting
A man charged with manslaughter in the July 2005 shooting death of his roommate went on trial today in Pasco Circuit Court. James Curtis Reynolds, 64, could face up to 30 years in prison if a jury finds him guilty
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:58P
Euthanasia campaigner's trial begins in Dunedin
The trial of euthanasia campaigner Sean Davison has begun in the High Court at Dunedin. Davison (49) is accused of the attempted murder of his mother Dr Patricia Elizabeth Ferguson in Dunedin in 2006. Davison has said he gave her a dose of morphine the
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:55P
Feds halt release of Prop 8 trial video
A federal appeals court in San Francisco decided Monday to keep a video recording of last year's trial on Proposition 8 out of public view. Earlier this year a lower court judge ordered the release of the video of the trial that led a federal judge to
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:54P
Salary-less state lawyer and Sufi Muhammad case
For security concerns, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government held trial of Sufi Muhammad and other accused in the Central Prison, Peshawar. The anti-terrorism court of Swat judge has been running the trial in the prison by establishing a camp court.
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:54P
Jury selected for gun rights advocate's homicide trial
Two of 34 potential jurors in the Jesus Gonzalez homicide trial said they owned guns. Neither was chosen for the panel that will decide the fate of the man who once sued in federal court over his right to
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:53P
Prosecution Rests in Conrad Murray's Trial
The prosecutors for Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial in the death of Michael Jackson concluded their case in court today. Billboard reports that the prosecuting attorneys are done after thirty-three witnesses took the stand.
Updated: 10/24/2011 05:51P
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