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2 Chinese nationals sentenced to life
THE Quezon City Regional Trial Court sentenced two Chinese nationals to life imprisonment for illegal possession of 7.9 kilos of shabu. Branch 95 Judge Henri Jean-Paul Inting found Tai On Cheung and Lung Wai Tang guilty beyond
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:03A
Outdoor advertisers assail MMDA for 'delaying tactics'
OUTDOOR advertisers accused the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority of employing “delaying tactics” to prevent the Makati regional trial court from ruling on the billboard operators' petition to permanently stop the agency's
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:03A
High court's witness-ID case resonates in Philly region | Philadelphia
Nationally, that criticism has intensified as DNA testing again and again trumps human cognition. The issue is about to get a rarefied airing before the US Supreme Court, which is to hear oral argument Wednesday in its first significant
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:03A
Slain judge's wife 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 postponed at her last appearance to allow newly appointed defence counsel Marius Broeksma time to
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:02A
Could Reselling Used Books Become Illegal?
This was how the trial court saw the “lease” - a sale disguised as a lease. At issue was a set of Autodesk software that an eBay merchant was offering for sale online. Autodesk argued that this product was only leased, not sold, so the possessor (as
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:01A
Plaintiff's attorney says Ford responsible for man's death in Econoline rollover
In delivering his closing arguments in Sacramento Superior Court, attorney Roger A. Dreyer asked the jury to award the three plaintiffs in the case between $175 million and $185 million in punitive damages against the giant automaker.
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:01A
Thompson case goes to jurors
Earlier in the day, Assistant US Attorney Timothy Durkin persuaded US District Court Judge Fred Van Sickle to include a jury instruction that spells out that a citizen can resist unlawful force. “Respectfully, the failure to advise the theory in this
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:00A
Witness saw Bali boy with package: court
After Tuesday's hearing, the boy's lawyer, Mohammad Rifan, said his client was nervous and frightened following the chaotic scenes which marked his arrival and departure at the Denpasar District Court. "His feeling is unstable at this time," Mr Rifan
Updated: 11/01/2011 02:00A
Judge accepts majority verdict in spot-fixing trial
London, October 31 (AFP): The judge in the spot-fixing trial of former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif told the jury on Monday he would accept a majority verdict. After three days of deliberations by the jurors at
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:59A
Key suspect in Sullivan home burglaries fires attorney
MONTICELLO — A man facing a possible life sentence as a persistent felon fired his attorney and plans to represent himself in a burglary and grand larceny trial in Sullivan County Court. Richard Grillo, 50, the suspected leader in
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:59A
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