Latest Trial Court News
Raja-Chidambaram letters on Swan, Unitech to be shared
In 2008, when A Raja was Telecom Minister and allegedly used his office to orchestrate India's biggest swindle, Mr Chidambaram was Finance Minister. Mr Raja has been arrested; the CBI is handling the case against him and 13 others accused of criminal
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:30A
Diehl-Armstrong appeals conviction in Erie 'pizza bomber' case
Diehl-Armstrong, 62, is arguing that the 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals should overturn her conviction partly because US District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin should not have found her mentally competent to stand trial in the bank-robbery plot that led to
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:28A
Trial opens in Mercyhurst sexual assault case
Trial began Monday in Erie County Court in the case against two suspended Mercyhurst College hockey players accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old freshman in November 2010. Jordan Tibbett, 21, and Kyle Just, 21, face charges of sexual assault,
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:28A
HC ruling on dropping MCOCA against Salem
The plea was moved a day after the Portuguese High Court cancelled his extradition to India. In his plea, Salem also argued that the trial against him in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case cannot go on after the Portuguese court order.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:28A
Defendant no longer faces death penalty
Judge Maureen A. Sweeney of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court granted a motion Monday by Rebecca L. Doherty and Dawn P. Cantalamessa, assistant county prosecutors, to drop the death-penalty specifications against Moncrief. This means the case,
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:27A
Experts: Lawyers faced huge obstacles
But the defense strategy suffered a blow before the trial when Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor barred Murray's attorneys from calling more than a dozen witnesses. The judge ruled that their testimony would divert jurors from what should be the
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:27A
Go Go club case is gone
An appeal of this ruling has been filed at the 7th District Court of Appeals. Judge Curran said the dismissal of the prostitution charges in Austintown gave him no choice but to vacate the charges in county court. Assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:27A
Malinda Dee trial set to begin
The trial of former Citibank customer relationship senior manager Malinda Dee is set to begin Tuesday at South Jakarta District Court, in a case surrounding her alleged banking fraud and money laundering. “The panel [of judges] will be led by Gusrizal
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:24A
Guilty of murder
Defense attorney Scott Bandstra told the court he would move for a new trial. He declined comment as he left the courthouse. Richter buried her face in her arms after the verdict was read. "It was a blessing," said Dustin Wehde's mother, Mona Wehde,
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:24A
Doctor could be free within months
Dr. Conrad Murray is handcuffed as he is remanded into custody after the jury returned with a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial in Los Angeles November 7, 2011, in this frame grab from court pool video.
Updated: 11/08/2011 12:23A