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Somerset wife guilty of manslaughter after handbrake crash killed husband
The jury of six men and six women at Bristol Crown Court took just three hours to find her guilty of killing him. Meeking, of Ashill near Ilminster in Somerset, showed little emotion to the verdict in the glass-fronted dock despite sobbing through her
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:39A
Daughter testifies against mother in scalding trial
Both children had numerous linear and U-shaped scars on their bodies. The mother of the twins entered the courtroom Wednesday wearing a blue county-issued jumpsuit. Her hands and feet were still shackled as she shuffled past her mother making little,
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:39A
Rights coalition denounces trial of UAE pro-reform activists as 'grossly unfair'
The activists, including a prominent blogger and an economics professor who has lectured at the Abu Dhabi branch of Paris' Sorbonne university, were charged with anti-state crimes after signing an Internet petition calling for constitutional changes
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:37A
Puthenvelikkara murder: Jayanandan to be hanged
Considering Jayanandan's appeal, the High Court had changed the sentence to life imprisonment. He was also an accused in five other murder case, but acquitted following trial. (Follow IBNLive.com on Facebook, on Twitter, on YouTube, and on Google+ for
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:35A
Accused murderer Troutman claims jail cell searched on Halloween
“A tainted prosecution of (Troutman), if the jury returns a verdict of guilty, would result in a death sentence which was the product of prejudice and arbitrariness,” Penglase wrote in court papers. District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman previously said
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:34A
Bangladesh war crimes defence 'harassed': HRW
The court, set up last year, will try people suspected of carrying out atrocities during Bangladesh's bloody nine-month battle against Pakistan, is due to start its first trial on November 20. “Harassment of defence counsel and witnesses further
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:34A
2G: Court refuses bail to Kanimozhi
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IBNS): A special court on Thursday dismissed the bail application put forth by Kanimozhi in the 2G spectrum scandal case, refusing for the fourth time to let the DMK Rajya Sabha member walk out of jail since her arrest five months ago
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:34A
From Today's Zaman: Appeals court decision on reduced sentence for rapists
The Supreme Court of Appeals approved a decision on Monday by the Mardin 1st High Criminal Court to give 26 suspects, tried for raping a minor in the southeastern province of Mardin, sentences ranging from one to six years in a trial earlier this year.
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:34A
What the court said
The court also dismissed the pleas of various accused for bail on the ground that they had been languishing in jail for over five to nine months, while the trial was unlikely to conclude in near future. "It is repeatedly submitted that these reasons
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:31A
BC teen waives court hearing
During a brief appearance before District Judge Frank Line, Stone, with his attorney James Sauber, waived his preliminary hearing and the case was sent to circuit court for trial. During the hearing, Assistant Prosecutor Brandon Hultink said the
Updated: 11/03/2011 03:30A
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