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Bourbon Street Halloween shooting suspect had just been acquitted in weapons case
Carter was deemed incompetent to stand trial in May 2009, and a Juvenile Court judge remanded him to the state Department of Health and Hospitals. Juvenile Court records are not public, and Criminal District Court records do not indicate why Carter was
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:32P
Sex offender's daughter speaks out to keep him locked up
A convicted Kansas sex offender was supposed to be back in court this week, because the State wants to put him in a mental hospital instead of setting him free. The trial has been postponed, But his daughter is
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:31P
Businessman's killer given life sentence
After an eight-week trial and two days of deliberations, a WA Supreme Court jury yesterday found Cameron James Mansell, 39, had murdered Mr Puddy by bludgeoning him to death. The 45-year-old multi-millionaire has been missing since May 3 when he was
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:30P
Kish and Lietz, P.C. | Court of Appeals affirms part of case involving plan to
He explained that the trial court's rulings basically required that someone in Mr. Dominguez's situation needed the sophistication of a "Philadelphia lawyer" in order to wade through issues related to people who enter this country from Cuba,
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:29P
McMillan LLP | B.C. Court of Appeal rolls back Aboriginal groups' multi
The British Columbia Court of Appeal's recent decision in Ahousaht Indian Band and Nation v. Canada 1 however set aside a trial judge's multi-million dollar costs order arising out of the Ahousaht Indian Band's successful aboriginal rights claim for a
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:29P
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | CA Court of Appeal Requires
Due to the treating physician's reliance on additional materials acquired post-deposition, the trial court ruled that the physician became an expert witness and that the plaintiff was required to notify the defendant of the witness's changed status as
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:29P
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP | CA Court of Appeal Upholds Award
The trial court ultimately denied plaintiffs' motion and awarded costs to Ford. On appeal, the court held that Ford's § 998 offer was reasonable because plaintiffs had a slim chance of prevailing against Ford (1) in light of the evidence that was known
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:29P
Puddy killer given life sentence
After an eight-week trial and two days of deliberations, a WA Supreme Court jury on Monday found Cameron James Mansell, 39, had murdered Mr Puddy by bludgeoning him to death. The 45-year-old multi-millionaire has been missing since May 3 when he was
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:28P
Conrad Murray convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Jackson case
That factor demands rather dramatically that the public should be protected,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said, according to the Times. Murray is facing a maximum of four years in prison, and will most likely lose his medical
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:24P
B.C. man must pay $3.2 million for crushing another man's skull with golf club.
Klassen and Bechler also were initially named as defendants, but at trial, court heard that the plaintiff's claim against them had been resolved. Saether, a 26-year-old assistant automotive parts manager at the time of the incident, was paralyzed on
Updated: 11/07/2011 11:24P
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