Latest Trial Court News
Jury ponders fate of Jackson doctor
The seven men and five women heard from 49 witnesses over 23 days, including Murray's girlfriends and patients, Jackson's former employees, investigators, and medical experts for each side. Prosecutor David Walgren told them Thursday the evidence that
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:48A
Australia drug teen in tearful admission in Indonesia
A 14-year-old Australian boy gave a tearful testimony before an Indonesian judge Friday, admitting he bought drugs on the resort island of Bali and claiming to be an addict, prosecutors said. The teenager, detained for marijuana possession since
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:48A
Nanny convicted of plundering cash from heiress to be sentenced today
Beatrice Dalton, 25, told a jury she “hated being seen as poor” during her trial for fraud at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court, south Wales. She worked as nanny to the four children of Lady Louisa Collings, heiress to the sprawling Goodwood estate,
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:47A
Man enters plea in Trolley Square rape, kidnap case
WILMINGTON -- A man who was accused of kidnapping a woman from outside a Trolley Square-area restaurant and raping her admitted to one count of misdemeanor unlawful sexual contact and felony unlawful imprisonment on Thursday.
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:47A
Reclaiming the fruits of crime will not be made harder, rules Supreme Court
The appellants went to the Court of Appeal, arguing that the application of the civil standard to this issue was a breach of their right to a fair trial under article 6 ECHR, and that the appropriate standard should be the criminal one, namely 'beyond
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:46A
Steve Bordelon bribery case ends in mistrial with hung jury in Alexandria
The trial in federal court in Alexandria began last week and carried over into this week, with US District Judge Dee Drell presiding. The jury started deliberating about noon Tuesday. On Wednesday, jury members sent Drell a note saying the jury "seems
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:45A
Players, agent jailed for fixing scam
Sports agent Mazhar Majeed, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to cheat and conspiracy to making corrupt payments at a pre-trial hearing, was jailed for two years and eight months at London's Southwark Crown Court. Majeed, who implicated another unnamed
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:44A
Witness Questioned About Pictures of Bemba's Fighters
Mr. Bemba is on trial at The Hague-based International Criminal Court over the alleged murder, rape, and looting committed by the MLC in the CAR during the 2002-2003 armed conflict. Mr. Bemba, the militia's commander-in-chief, was not in that country
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:42A
Jury to deliberate in Jackson trial
Dr Conrad Murray listens during closing arguments by his defence lawyer Ed Chernoff in the Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images A Los Angeles jury will start deliberating the fate of Michael Jackson's doctor
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:38A
Tokyo Court dismisses indictment against possible minor for piracy
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Tokyo District Court on Friday dismissed an indictment against a man charged with assaulting a tanker operated by a Japanese company in the Indian Ocean off Somalia, saying that the defendant might have been a minor, under 20 years
Updated: 11/04/2011 02:37A