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Tymoshenko lawyer doubts Appeals Court will overturn verdict
"Starting from Thursday [Oct. 27], Kyiv Pechersky District Court had to send these appeals [from Yulia Tymoshenko and her lawyers] and another participants of the process in order to receive written objections from them. Five days are given for that,
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:57A
Jury has reached its verdict in Cellini trial
Robert Blagojevich was tried, but prosecutors dropped the charges after the jury was split on his guilt. No sentencing date has been set for the former governor. The verdict in Cellini's case is expected to deliver its verdict in open court at noon
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:56A
In Re Wells Fargo Mortgage Lending Discrimination Litigation
In a victory for the bank's counsel, Reed Smith's Robert "Bo" Phillips, on September 6 San Francisco federal district court judge Maxine Chesney rejected the plaintiffs' class certification motion, ruling that an enormous proposed class of nearly 1
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:56A
Aussie 14-year-old Facing Indonesia Prison for Pot
A 14-year-old boy from Australia who was arrested for pot possession on the resort island of Bali could get prison time in Indonesia, where drug laws are exremely harsh. The boy, whose name has not been released, appeared in court
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:55A
17:52 French court to conclude extortion case against PKK suspects on Dec. 2
A Paris court on Dec. 2 will conclude a case against 18 members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party charged with extortion to raise funds for a terrorist organization. A Paris court on Dec. 2 will conclude a case against 18 members of the Kurdistan
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:55A
Spot-fixing trial: Butt, Asif found guilty; sentencing later
Pakistan cricket was today drowned in deep shame with two of its cricketers--former Test captain Salman Butt and pacer Mohammad Asif--found guilty in the spot-fixing scam by a jury at the Southwark Crown Court here. The 12-man jury found Butt, 27,
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:55A
Notes of Selebi payments questioned
Last year, Selebi was sentenced in the High Court in Johannesburg to a 15-year jail term for corruption after holding he accepted payments from Agliotti. Cilliers spend most of Tuesday morning arguing the trial court's findings on payments to Selebi
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:54A
Dr. Conrad Murray Manslaughter Trial: Live Stream
As his manslaughter trial kicks off for another day, Dr. Conrad Murray is likely feeling quite nervous about his fate. Yesterday, the prosecution ripped into Murray's star witness Dr. Paul White and eventually the judge found him in contempt of court.
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:54A
Jackson doctor's trial to hear from unexpected witness
When Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor asked Murray when he would decide, the cardiologist said in a soft voice, "It depends on how the case progresses, sir." Murray has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter and faces up to four years behind
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:53A
Bequest to feed Panama children spawns legal fight
When American multimillionaire Wilson C. Lucom died in 2006, he left most of his fortune to a new foundation dedicated to feeding Panama's poor children _ not to his politically-connected Panamanian widow, nor to her children.
Updated: 11/01/2011 10:53A
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