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Man convicted of assault gets 7-year prison sentence
Aguilar asked Friday to represent himself because he felt he was not adequately represented at trial, but gave consent for defense attorney Demitra Tolbert to argue for a new trial and to reduce the felony charges to misdemeanors.
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:27A
Son of Gaddafi in talks with Hague
But he would be entitled to a fair trial,' Allagi said in response to a journalist's question. But the international justice director at New York-based Human Rights Watch said a fair trial in Libya could not be guaranteed. A Libyan trial ' on these
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:25A
Riots case goes to trial
Michael Stancombe, 29, of Kingsley Gardens, is alleged to have posted comments on the Facebook social networking site as rioting took place in London, Birmingham and Liverpool. Stancombe, who had bail enlarged, will appear at Southampton Crown Court on
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:24A
Guitarist Gilmour's son loses jail sentence appeal
At Gilmour's trial earlier this year, a judge said Gilmour had jumped on the hood of a Jaguar in the royal motorcade and thrown a garbage can at the car. Gilmour also kicked a store window, stole the leg of a mannequin and was photographed hanging from
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:23A
Gaddafi son in surrender talks as Nato ends mission
But he would be entitled to a fair trial," Allagi said in response to a journalist's question. But the international justice director at New York-based Human Rights Watch said a fair trial in Libya could not be guaranteed. A Libyan trial "on these
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:23A
Court document: Former Kentucky social worker admitted falsifying records
But in August, Conway said that his office began investigating after receiving a complaint from a resident whose family was in a court case to which Murphy had been assigned. Tampering with public records is a Class D felony punishable by one to five
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:21A
Judge to rule Nov. 25 whether Christmas Eve fatality case will go to trial
Crown attorney Kelly Eberhard urged Mr. Justice Robert Beninger to commit Baker to trial in Superior Court of Justice, arguing the Crown's case was strong enough to merit a trial on all charges. Defence lawyer Michael Johnston argued the Crown had
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:20A
Gaddafi's fugitive son maintains innocence: prosecutor
The court, based in The Hague, has said it made informal contact with Saif al-Islam, the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, and is seeking to arrest him and bring him to trial on the charges stemming from Libya's civil war.
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:17A
Nigeria: Why Lawmakers Want Waziri Out
The renewed bid by the House of Representatives to amend the law establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) might be connected with the ongoing trial of some former and serving members of the legislature, it was learnt last night.
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:16A
Joanna Yeates murder trial: Jury was not told about violent porn on laptop
He argued: "This is someone who was accessing porn, not someone focusing on a different part of a film." Of the images of girls with their tops raised, he said: "It is a fact that these images were not stored by the defendant.
Updated: 10/29/2011 04:13A