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Man with HIV to be tried for attempted murder
That decision was flawed, however, because it wrongly weighed medical evidence that should have been dealt with at trial, Mr. Justice Albert Roy ruled. Instead, he found there was sufficient evidence to merit a trial on attempted murder, which requires
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:10P
Ex-mortgage broker abused by former clients
Kerry Buddle, who turns 32 tomorrow, was attending a status hearing at Lower Hutt District Court on four counts of obtaining motel accommodation by deception. The Kapiti Coast woman's lawyer, Bill Johnson, told Judge Stephen Harrop she would elect to
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:09P
Police: Judge won't be charged over video beating
AP McALLEN, Texas -- A Texas family law judge whose daughter secretly videotaped him savagely beating her seven years ago won't face criminal charges because too much time has elapsed, police said Thursday.
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:06P
Federal judge denies motion to delay Thai human trafficking trial
He was so confident in fact that Wednesday his attorney launched an aggressive challenge to the federal prosecutors' attempts to delay his trial another nine months. US District Court Magistrate Judge Richard Puglisi agreed that the trial,
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:06P
New Hanover County judge drops Sloan's prostitution charge
Late Thursday afternoon, a New Hanover County district court judge dismissed the prostitution charge after Sloan's lawyers argued that North Carolina law defines prostitution as exchanging money for sexual intercourse and intercourse as between a man
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:03P
State court rejects inmate request for DNA tests
DNA testing of Skinner's clothing and other items have returned mixed results. Skinner's latest effort to obtain the testing came as a result of a new state law designed to simplify inmate access to the high-tech testing. Skinner was sentenced to die
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:01P
Prosecution, defense both rest in Moler trial
Thursday jurors heard only two hours of testimony, much of it centering around Moler's DNA. Moler is on trial accused of killing 17-year-old K'Lynn Kohr over Labor Day weekend 2010. Both the prosecution and defense wrapped their cases Thursday
Updated: 11/03/2011 09:00P
Protesters' jury trials could clog Sacramento courts
With the help of 25 pro-bono defense lawyers, all demonstrators pleaded not guilty and requested jury trials. Legal Analyst Bill Portanova said if most of the almost 80 arrested demand a jury trial, it would create a bottleneck in the county court
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:56P
Publication ban in child porn case troubles expert
Ontario's criminal justice system entered a “risky place” by dropping a cloak of secrecy over the case of a Richmond Hill lawyer convicted of possessing child pornography, a leading constitutional law expert says. A publication ban imposed by Justice
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:55P
Undercover agent: Cash I gave Kevin White wasn't for political campaign
The man prosecutors say handed White 50 $100 bills in a car outside a LongHorn Steakhouse in June 2010, posing as a businessman seeking White's help getting a towing license, took the stand Thursday in the fourth day of White's corruption trial.
Updated: 11/03/2011 08:55P
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