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Turkish politicians blast courts on reduced sentence for rapists
According to earlier version of the Turkish Penal Code, when the crime was committed, the legal age of consent to sexual activity was 15 and the courts applied the minimum sentence for such abusers. elik harshly criticized the approval of Supreme
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:23P
Transocean: BP contract shields it from paying for oil spill
More than 200 million gallons of oil subsequently spewed from a well a mile beneath the sea. A trial designed to assign shares of fault to the companies is scheduled to start Feb. 27. The trial also is to determine.
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:23P
Michael Jackson doctor says won't testify at trial
Dr. Conrad Murray sits in court during his trial in the death of pop star Michael Jackson in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's doctor said Tuesday he will not testify in his own defense during his trial on a charge of involuntary
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:23P
Jackson Doctor Says He Won't Testify In Own Defense
telling Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor that he had not yet made a final decision. The judge had advised Murray of his constitutional rights to testify or to remain silent. Testimony may conclude in the case Tuesday with jurors hearing from
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:20P
Jackson doctor says he won't testify in his own defence in trial over Michael
Murray has pleaded not guilty and faces four years in prison and the loss of his medical licenses if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson's death. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, pool) The Associated Press Nov 01, 2011 13:38:00 PM LOS ANGELES,
Updated: 11/01/2011 01:02P
Analysis: Corporate defendants get "test" trial wins
The shift has made it tougher for those suing big corporations, since plaintiffs already bear the burden of proof, their advocates say. The defense also has an advantage, they argue, because the bellwether process can drag on for years and defendants
Updated: 11/01/2011 12:41P
Cheating Verdict a Milestone in the New World of Cricket
The verdict, after a month-long trial and 17 hours of deliberations, underscored the power of betting syndicates in the Indian subcontinent that have flourished as cricket itself has raced to a new era of wealth and popularity around the world.
Updated: 11/01/2011 12:24P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHM14-year-old Australian's drug trial begins in Bali
He said two community guards saw the boy pull the drugs out of his pockets after his arrest. The boy's lawyer, Muhammad Rifan, said he could escape jail time because he is a minor and appeared to have been purchasing the drug for personal use,
Updated: 11/01/2011 12:18P
Testimony begins in Longview man's captial murder trial
Defense attorney Tim Cone cautioned jurors in the 188th District Court to remember that attorneys' statements are not evidence. "The evidence has to come from the witness table," Cone said. "This case is not about whether Alton Hicks was brutally
Updated: 11/01/2011 12:18P
Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir — cricket's spot-fixers
Former Pakistani cricket captain Salman Butt arrives at Southwark court for the trial. Photograph: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Born in Lahore to a middle-class family and educated in an English-speaking school, Butt had to take care of his two sisters'
Updated: 11/01/2011 12:17P