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Judgment due next week in Assange extradition case
Lawyers for Assange filed an appeal at the High Court, and insist the activist would not receive a fair trial. Britain's Royal Courts of Justice could not immediately be reached to confirm details of next week's hearing.
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:17P
Child Sex Assault Conviction Reversed on Improper Evidence
A local man accused of sexually assaulting a high school student had his conviction reversed in an opinion (PDF) published Thursday morning by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The appeals court found that the trial judge erred in letting
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:17P
Jackson dependent on painkiller, trial expert says
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson was getting large regular shots of a painkiller, along with Botox treatments, in the months before his death, a Los Angeles court heard on Thursday. But in the involuntary manslaughter trial
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:16P
Dustin Paxton explodes with anger in court as former neighbour testifies
Dustin Paxton, 31, is on trial in Calgary accused of forcible confinement, aggravated assault and sexual assault of a 27-year-old man, who was also his employee and roommate.
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:16P
One trial set for couple in teen starvation case in Vancouver
The couple appeared in court today and were released, pending a trial in March and a hearing in November. A Vancouver couple appeared in Clark County Superior Court today on charges of starving and abusing their two teenage twins, who are adopted.
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:16P
Westport man sentenced for $30M under-the-table payroll scheme
US District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton sentenced Michael Powers of Wesport to 84 months in prison, to be followed by two years supervised release. Gorton ordered Powers to pay more than $9 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service,
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:16P
Stacy Schuler, the former Mason High School teacher accused of having sex with
Closing arguments are expected to begin 2 pm today in the bench trial. Judge Robert Peeler told the court he would deliver his verdict later this afternoon. Schuler has pleaded not guilty, but the judge has allowed her to enter an alternate plea of not
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:15P
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Defendant Tracey Richter, left, bows her head as the prosecution delivers their opening statement on Wednesday morning Oct. 26, 2011 in Webster County District Court in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/ Hans Madsen, Pool) AP National News Video More>> AP
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:15P
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to learn fate of extradition fight in
Lawyers for Assange filed an appeal at the High Court, and insist the activist would not receive a fair trial. Britain's Royal Courts of Justice could not immediately be reached to confirm details of next week's hearing.
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:15P
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Entertainment News from AP Defendant Tracey Richter, left, bows her head as the prosecution delivers their opening statement on Wednesday morning Oct. 26, 2011 in Webster County District Court in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (AP Photo/ Hans Madsen,
Updated: 10/27/2011 04:15P