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Boyfriend admits chopping up body, but not murder
A PROSTITUTE whose body was dismembered with a power saw was murdered by her boyfriend a day before she was due to give evidence against him on assault charges, a court has heard. Neal Richardson is on trial for the murder of Kiralee Nicole Grant, 41,
Updated: 11/01/2011 07:03P
Europe Has No Reason to Prevent Genocide Trial
Ahorugeze appealed to the EU Court of Human Rights, saying that trial in Rwanda would deny him a fair trial and subject him to inhuman treatment. In 2008 and 2009, several countries refused to transfer genocide suspects to Rwanda amid fears that they
Updated: 11/01/2011 07:03P
2 Chinese drug lords' conviction hailed
Undersecretary Jose S. Gutierrez, Jr. More than 11 years after the two were arrested, Judge Henri Jean-Paul Inting of the QC Regional Trial Court Branch 95 found the two guilty beyond reasonable doubt and sentenced them to life imprisonment.
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:58P
Appeals court denies woman's petition
Mitchell argued that her trial attorney did not represent her adequately, specifically by failing to emphasize a psychiatric history that included diagnoses of bipolar disorder and substance abuse. The appellate court disagreed, saying Mitchell's
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:57P
Jury selection under way in Richmond elder abuse trial
Prosecutors told a Richmond Circuit Court jury Tuesday that the defendant had been responsible for Elsie Wallace but had failed to get her medical care as she deteriorated. Defense attorneys disputed that their client had been his mother's caregiver
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:57P
Man Killed at Gloucester Centre Was Scheduled to Testify in Court
The death of Graham Thomas in the Gloucester Centre has put an end to the trial of a man in Brampton. The 35-year-old tanning salon owner and his 31-year-old driver were shot to death in what appears to be a gang hit. Thomas was scheduled to give
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:56P
Christie Blatchford: Accused in 'honour killings' trial showed curious lack of
The video interviews played last Friday and Tuesday for Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Maranger and a jury are what they are, and the lawyers, it appears, had nary a serious bone to pick. The witness was Kingston Police Detective Geoff Dempster,
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:55P
Convictions upheld in 'Liberty City Seven' terrorism case
4, we cannot say that the district court clearly erred in finding that Juror No. 4 was not willing to follow the court's instructions,” the panel ruled unanimously. The trial judge's decision led to the juror's replacement by the alternate juror,
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:55P
Feds want Ed Steele to serve 50 years
9 at 9 am in US District Court in Coeur d'Alene. A jury convicted him of four felonies May 5 after a two-week trial in Boise for paying his handyman, Larry Fairfax, in silver to kill his wife and mother-in-law with a car bomb so he could spend time
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:54P
NYPD Detective Convicted of Planting Crack on Innocent Couple, Judge “Shocked
Police officer Jason Arbeeny at State Supreme Court in Brooklyn where he was found guilty of 8 counts of official misconduct and filing false records by a judge following a bench trial. He faces up to 4 years in prison.
Updated: 11/01/2011 06:53P
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