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A judicial view: Judicial decisions not based on a mechanical formula
However, the judge is the person who makes the decision based on the judge's knowledge of the case, the law, and his or her judgment regarding the person. If a judge is hearing a court trial, the judge is the finder of fact and the law.
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:30A
Land Bank's former CEO appears
The court set a provisional date for 30 January, when a trial date would be decided. Mofokeng told the court he faced financial problems and could not afford to pay his attorney, Molifi Mabalane. Magistrate Nika Setshogoe urged Mofokeng to apply for
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:26A
Alleged baby batterers' trial delayed again
North Gauteng High Court judge Moses Mavundla yesterday made it clear that he wanted to conclude the trial of a couple who allegedly battered their two-month-old baby son to death before the end of the year. The trial of Nolan Baron Schoeman (29) and
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:26A
Terror trial jury shown attack videos
Lawyer JW Carney Jr. twice asked US District Court Judge George A. O'Toole Jr. to declare a mistrial in the high-profile case, but the judge rejected the requests and agreed to let prosecutors show the videos. Carney had argued that the videos had a
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:25A
Shelembe off the hook for fire
Shelembe, who had appeared in court last Friday, when a trial date was set for January, said he had only expected to have his name cleared at the trial. Natasha Ramkisoon, spokeswoman for the director of public prosecutions, said that the State's only
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:25A
Handyman puts accused at murder scene
The handyman, Rashied Judaar, was the first state witness to testify on the fifth day of the trial in the Western Cape High Court on Monday. He said he had been painting in the lower basement of the complex on June 5, 2009, the day the acting judge was
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:25A
Judge will not dismiss German tourist murder case
Massullo said state law allows only for the delay of a trial if court transcripts are not available. The trial is currently scheduled to begin Dec. 16. Fleming said another judge has granted his request for an order requiring the court reporter to
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:24A
Defense gains access to Love's records
Photo by Katherine Raichlen Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Edward Hogshire granted a motion yesterday to allow George Huguely's defense attorneys access to Yeardley Love's medical records. The hearing also addressed administrative issues related
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:24A
Still defiant, Carlos the Jackal on trial again in France
has gone on trial again -- this time over four deadly attacks in France nearly three decades ago. The 62-year-old Venezuelan, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, went before a special Paris court on terrorism-linked charges Monday.
Updated: 11/08/2011 01:24A
Sex offender's daughter speaks
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: 11/08/2011 01:22A
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