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Massereene survivor recounts gun attack
Mark Fitzpatrick took the stand at the murder trial of co-accused Colin Duffy and Brian Shivers, at Antrim Crown Court on Tuesday afternoon. He described how the soldiers had ordered pizza and then gone outside the base to collect it, recalling that he
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:10A
Sanford woman competent for trial in shooting death of Midland man
During a hearing held Thursday in Midland County District Court, Rachel M. Moore was declared competent to stand trial and not legally insane at the time she reportedly shot Brian L. Reichow to death, said Midland County Prosecutor Michael D. Carpenter
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:07A
The Appellate Record Blog: Giddy Up--It's Argument Week
10-0605--In a second expert case of the day, the Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators Act requires "experts" to be used in making the determination to commit someone. Did the trial court err in finding that this witness was not qualified?
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:06A
Actor Matthew Fox Demands Jury Trial in Bus Driver Suit
| AP CLEVELAND – Matthew Fox wants a jury trial in a Cleveland civil lawsuit claiming the former star of TV's "Lost" punched the driver of a chartered party bus. Online court records show Fox made the demand in a counterclaim filed Thursday.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:04A
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"Remuneration for jurors is woefully inadequate, and that is the source of all sorts of other related spin-off effects, including high juror absenteeism," said the associate professor of criminal law. Stribopoulos sees inadequate compensation as the
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:04A
US Supreme Court approached New Orleans case with blinders: Jarvis DeBerry
By Jarvis DeBerry When the US Supreme Court yanked a $14 million settlement away from John Thompson in March, it said that a single case of prosecutorial misconduct at the Orleans Parish district attorney's office was not sufficient proof that the
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:04A
Soldiers' killers fired 63 times
Earlier, the trial at Antrim Crown Court was told 63 bullets were fired during the attack. As well as the murders, Mr Duffy and Mr Shivers also each face seven other charges - six of attempted murder and one of possession of guns and explosives.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:03A
Canal deaths murder trial to resume Tuesday
Tooba Mohammad Yahya and husband Mohammad Shafia and their son Hamed Mohammed Shafia are escorted by police officers into the Frontenac County Court courthouse on the first day of trial in Kingston, Ontario on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:02A
Man who had his skull crushed with golf club awarded $3.2M
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: 11/08/2011 09:01A
Wounded testifies at Massereene murders trial
Earlier, the trial at Antrim Crown Court was told 63 bullets were fired during the attack. As well as the murders, Mr Duffy and Mr Shivers also each face seven other charges - six of attempted murder and one of possession of guns and explosives.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:01A