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Justices hear Michigan case on bad plea advice
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the two cases, which ask how principles concerning bad legal work at trial should apply to plea bargains. Last year, 97 percent of convictions in the federal district courts were the result of guilty
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:06A
Qantas grounding delays Perth sentencing
Hishmeh was originally charged with murdering Ms Van Dongen, but a jury could not reach a verdict at a Supreme Court trial in May. His co-accused, Rohan Tait Johnston, was convicted of murder at the same trial and was sentenced in July to life in
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:04A
Maquebela back in court
The widow of slain Western Cape High Court judge Patrick Maqubela is expected to return to court on Monday. Thandi Sheryl Maqubela's murder trial was put off in her last appearance, to allow newly appointed defence counsel Marius Broeksma time to
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:04A
Justices consider plea bargain cases
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in the two cases, which ask how principles concerning bad legal work at trial should apply to plea bargains. The question is of surpassing importance because a large majority of criminal cases are settled at
Updated: 10/31/2011 01:01A
Judge denies defense motions in Yavapai County murder case
Wiesner's lead attorney, William Feldhacker, filed several motions with the court, and Yavapai County Superior Court Presiding Judge David Mackey heard oral arguments this past Monday. Feldhacker asked Mackey to send the case back to the Grand Jury for
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:58A
Tycoon Berezovsky loses key witness in case against Mr Abramovich
The court heard Mr Chernoy does not wish to appear as it may compromise his own USD 2 billion lawsuit against Russian oligarch Mr Oleg Deripaska due to be heard in London next April. As things currently stand Mr Chernoy will appear via video link in
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:57A
Judge's widow back in the dock for murder and fraud
The widow of slain Western Cape High Court judge Patrick Maqubela returns to court on Monday. Thandi Sheryl Maqubela's murder trial was postponed during her last appearance, to allow newly appointed defence counsel Marius Broeksma time to prepare.
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:52A
Police thought Bali boy was older
The teenager, from Morisset Park near Newcastle in NSW, is due to go on trial in the Denpasar District Court on Tuesday to face three charges, including two that carry custodial sentences. On Monday, narcotics officers involved in his arrest revealed
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:50A
Evidence jigsaw can convict Mansell: court
It will never be known exactly what happened the night multi-millionaire Craig Puddy went missing, but there are enough pieces of the jigsaw puzzle to see the big picture, a Perth court has heard. Cameron James Mansell, 39, is on trial in the WA
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:50A
Seven Suspects of Mail Bombings on Trial
VIVAnews - Seven suspects of mail bombings will be brought to West Jakarta District Court, today. "The trial begins at 11 am," said lawyer of the seven suspect, Nurlan, on Monday. Today, however, the court session will only hear six suspects as one of
Updated: 10/31/2011 12:49A
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