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Judgment in Selebi appeal reserved
State prosecutor Gerrie Nel told the SCA in Bloemfontein there was no reason to interfere with the findings of the trial court. Last year, Selebi was sentenced to a 15-year jail term in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg after accepting
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:26P
Details Emerge in August Home Invasion Case
24 Huntingdon Valley home invasion case had different experiences in court earlier today. Jeffrey Lopergolo, 19, of the 8800 block of Rising Sun Avenue, Philadelphia, waived his preliminary trial in front of District Judge Joseph Dougherty.
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:26P
Siegelman Showdown Nov. 2 Now Hurts Obama, Not Rove
Squared off in Courtroom B4 beginning at 10 am in Montgomery were the Obama Justice Department and its most important domestic defendant, former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, once the leading Democrat in his state. Siegelman wants the government to
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:25P
State High Court to Hear Assisted Suicide Appeal
ATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's highest court is set to review an appeal by four members of a suicide group charged with helping a cancer-stricken man kill himself. The Georgia Supreme Court is set to hear the arguments Monday. The four were indicted by a
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:23P
US top court hears eyewitness identification case
Liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said a defense lawyer could ask a judge to instruct the jury to be careful because eyewitness testimony can be unreliable and could make that point in cross-examining a witness and in closing arguments.
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:22P
'Spot fix' cricketers await sentencing
The judge will mull over the case overnight before sentencing at London's Southwark Crown Court. Former captain Butt and bowler Asif were found guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:22P
US court convicts 'Lord of War' Viktor Bout
Two of the informants who posed as arms buyers for Farc testified against Mr Bout at the trial. They had met Mr Bout in Thailand, where they said he had offered to sell them a range of weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, armour-piercing rocket
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:22P
Guantanamo court can't free bomb suspect, US says
"And for some, their oaths may preclude participation in such a trial," the defense lawyers said in a court document. Prosecutors replied that the military tribunal's authority to try Nashiri on war crimes charges is entirely separate from the
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:21P
Top court hears eyewitness identification case
Liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said a defense lawyer could ask a judge to instruct the jury to be careful because eyewitness testimony can be unreliable and could make that point in cross-examining a witness and in closing arguments.
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:21P
Eighth Circuit Upholds Negotiations as Primary Labor Dispute Forum
Responding directly to the NLRB claim, the players commenced the instant action in the US District Court for the District of Minnesota, asserting multiple claims against the NFL. First, they argued that the non-statutory labor exemption does not apply
Updated: 11/02/2011 03:21P
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