Latest Trial Court News
La Villa mother gets 20 years for child's death
Sandra Reyna pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of injury to a child in the 389th state District Court. Judge Letty Lopez sentenced her to 20 years in prison — the maximum for the second-degree felony charge. Reyna, 28, entered the guilty plea the day
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:07P
Trial climax looms as Jackson doc stays mum
"Ladies and gentlemen, you've seen and heard all of the evidence in this case," Pastor told the seven-man, five-woman jury at the Los Angeles Superior Court, where the trial started on September 27. The announcement came shortly after Murray,
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:07P
A'Court orders re-trial of LP, Tinubu suit
The court in its lead judgment, by the Presiding Justice, Justice Helen Ogunmwumiju, said the Tribunal should not have dismissed the petition on the ground that the party filed its pre-hearing notice as a letter instead of motion.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:05P
Judge rejects Scrushy's plea for release on bond
Canary has said she stepped down from the case, but Siegelman has argued she remained active in the investigation. Siegelman said Wednesday he was glad that he would finally get a chance to present his arguments in court.
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:03P
Trial in 2009 slaying of Maury athlete begins in Norfolk
4, 2009, his family has wondered whether it would ever see justice for the popular Maury High School athlete. Prosecutors had trouble finding willing witnesses and ended up dropping charges against suspect Tarek Zaquan Cherry because of a lack of
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:02P
Stalking charges upheld at Doyle's preliminary hearing
The matter proceeded toward trial until late October, when a judge ruled that evidence of Doyle 's blood alcohol level was illegally obtained and would not be admissible in court. Franklin County District Attorney Matthew Fogal decided not to prosecute
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:01P
In Cheating Verdict, a Milestone for Cricket's New Era
One prosecutor, Aftab Jafferjee, told the court that the revelations in the case “revealed a depressing tale of rampant corruption at the heart of international cricket.” Witnesses at the trial spoke of hundreds of thousands of dollars being paid as
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:01P
Feasterville man faces trial on prostitution charges
Lawrence Crovetti of the unit block of 4th Street, Feasterville, had a hearing in Philadelphia Tuesday before Philadelphia Municipal Court Judge Teresa Carr Deni, said his lawyer, George Henry Newman of Philadelphia. Crovetti was among a dozen others,
Updated: 11/01/2011 08:01P
Judge: Cox federal trial will stay in Anchorage
Bryan dismissed the motion to move the trial without prejudice, meaning the trial's location could still be changed. He said the court planned to confer with the US Marshals Service about security, “as is done regularly in federal courts handling
Updated: 11/01/2011 07:59P
Trial begins in 1981 murder case
Rickey Ellison, 55, is on trial in the death of Jimmy Milo, 28, who was shot once in the mouth on East 11th Street on Feb. 19, 1981. During opening statements in state District Judge David Crain's court, prosecutor Bryan Case said Milo's death was
Updated: 11/01/2011 07:59P