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BC judge blames slow Mounties for letting fast Mounties off without trial
Due to court delays, three Mounties from Prince George, BC, won't face trial, even though they were charged for driving at excessive speeds. PRINCE GEORGE, BC — Three Prince George, BC,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:55P
Ashline defense: It wasn't murder
On the first day of Ashline's trial Monday in Steuben County Court, the 25-year-old man's attorney told the jury his client was responsible for the deaths of Xavier Ashline and Trieste Clayton, 25. “This case is not a whodunit,” Assistant Public
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:53P
Moyo back in court
Johannesburg - Bongani Moyo and his three co-accused are expected to go on trial in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Tuesday in connection with various armed robbery charges. His co-accused are Leon Ncube, Khumbulani Sibanda and Thabani Sibanda.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:53P
Man jailed for 14 years for causing triple-death car crash
Wellington - A born-again Christian who deliberately steered a car into an oncoming bus causing a crash that killed three young people was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a New Zealand judge Tuesday. The judge told Worthy Redeemed, 39,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:51P
The media and 'bullying'
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote to his young leftist friend Harold Laski, pointing out that there were "a thousand-fold worse cases" involving black defendants, "but the world does not worry over them." Holmes said: "I cannot but ask
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:50P
Trial for accused Walmart shooter under way in Reno
Accused Walmart shooter John Gillane looks on during opening remarks as his trial gets under way in Washoe District Court on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. / David B. Parker/RGJ Three Walmart managers who were shot and wounded last Nevada Day by disgruntled
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:48P
Prosecution sets out 'facts' in fixing case
LONDON (Agencies) - The prosecution in the alleged spot-fixing trial told a London court of 13 "facts" that it believes prove the guilt of defendants Salman Butt and M Asif. On day 14 and into the fourth week of the trial that has become one of the
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:48P
Jalali demands fresh trial of Mumtaz Qadri
LAHORE - A senior leader of the Tahaffaz-i-Namoos-i-Risalat alleged on Monday that the Anti-Terrorism Court had awarded capital punishment to Mumtaz Husain Qadri, the killer of Punjab governor Salman Taseer, under pressure and in haste,
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:47P
Appellate court allows use of Islamic law in civil case
"When the parties agree (before the trial that) they are bound to Islamic law, they can be bound to Islamic law," Segal said. "As long as what you are agreeing to doesn't violate the constitution of the United States, you can apply any type of law.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:46P
Prosecution Rests Its Case In Thompson Trial
genuine frustrations with the number of pre-trial motions in this case. He said in his 35 years as a judge, he's never spent this much time on them, and he's not happy he is for the Karl Thompson Trial. Court resumes Tuesday morning at 9 am in Yakima.
Updated: 10/24/2011 09:46P