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Family of victim in fatal attack sues DYRS
22, 2010, homicide, Foreman, who is awaiting trial, was staying at Dupree House, a group home operated by the DYRS-contracted company, Associates for Renewal in Education. The lawsuit, initially filed by Godleski's parents in DC Superior Court but
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:36P
Charges dropped against Victoria teenagers over fatal Black Saturday fire
But Crown Prosecutor Steven Milesi told the Victorian Supreme Court today that the Director of Public Prosecutions wished to discontinue the case. Justice Paul Coghlan discharged the two teenagers on that basis. Kevin "Mick" Kane, 47,
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:34P
Black Saturday arson case abandoned
But Crown Prosecutor Steven Milesi told the Victorian Supreme Court on Monday that the Director of Public Prosecutions wished to discontinue the case. Justice Paul Coghlan discharged the two teenagers on that basis. Kevin 'Mick' Kane, 47,
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:34P
A sad result, but Khadr case shows our institutions worked
Consider the case of Abdullah's brother, Omar. He was 15 when he was arrested by the US, accused of murdering one of its soldiers and shipped to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Supreme Court of Canada was harshly critical of this country for participating in
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:30P
Carlos the Jackal on trial in Paris. - Source: Reuters
Infamous terrorist Carlos the Jackal, who goes on trial tomorrow in a Paris court, claims to have committed more than 100 attacks that killed up to 2000 people. When asked about how many civilians lost their lives in his attacks, the Venezuelan
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:18P
49 witnesses, 300 items of evidence – one anxious wait for Dr Conrad Murray
While Jackson was being rushed to hospital, Dr Murray also failed to inform paramedics about the drugs in the singer's system. It has been a gruelling six weeks for defence lawyer Ed Chernoff, who had originally intended to call witnesses who would
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:18P
Hope for criminal on death row
SHANGHAI - Wu Ying, a Zhejiang billionaire who was sentenced to death on her first trial in one of the country's biggest financial frauds committed by a woman, may have a narrow escape as the province's high people's court
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:18P
Carlos The Jackal In Court On Terror Charges
He will be tried in connection with four bomb attacks that killed 11 people and wounded almost 200 in France in 1982 and 1983. Venezuelan-born Ramirez's lawyers say there is no evidence he played a role in the French bombings.
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:12P
Black Saturday: Accused arson killers walk free
Prosecutor Steven Melesi told Justice Paul Coghlan that the Director of Public Prosecutions had filed a notice of discontinuance against the pair. This notice is served on a defendant and filed with the court and effectively brings a proceeding to an
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:09P
The Jackal boasts of up to 2000 deaths
VENEZUELAN militant Carlos the Jackal, who goes on trial in a Paris court today, has boasted of committing more than 100 attacks that claimed up to 2000 lives. Asked about civilian bystanders who lost their lives in his attacks, the Marxist-Leninist
Updated: 11/06/2011 07:07P
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