Latest Trial Court News
Abu Salem's plea seeking stay on '93 blast trial rejected
Salem had submitted the Portugal high court order revoking his extradition to the special court and sought a stay on the 1993 bomb blast trial, which is underway. His advocates had argued, “The Portugal high court order was binding on the trial court
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:30P
Torture trial to hear testimony on battered spouse syndrome
Dustin Paxton, 31, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement of his former roommate and business partner. CALGARY — Dustin Paxton's former
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:30P
Cole bombing suspect's Guantanamo trial to begin
11, 2001 attacks, in federal court in New York. The administration backed down after Congress passed a law in January that forbade transferring prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to face trial in US civilian courts. The Nashiri tribunal will be different
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:30P
Sweat Lodge Trial: Witness says Ray 'has not admitted the truth yet'
Bivins, the CEO of a San Francisco software company, told the court that she had spent more than $10000 attending Ray's events and had invested another $70000 in the World Wealth Society, a Ray-led group that was initially formed to do good works.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:28P
Promising athlete gets life in witness murder
set to testify against him in a robbery trial. Twenty-3-year-old Tyquan Knox was sentenced Tuesday in LA Superior Court. Knox was convicted in July of murder, robbery and witness intimidation in the 2007 shooting death of 49-year-old Pamela Lark.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:28P
Depositions shed light on Morton prosecution
As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By Chuck Lindell Lawyers for Michael Morton, recently freed from a life sentence for a murder he did not commit,
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:27P
Woman sentenced in child death case
A pre-sentencing investigation was ordered, and on Wednesday Linger and her court-appointed attorney James Hawkins were back in court for the sentencing. Linger, who did not take the stand during the April trial, cried as she addressed the court.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:22P
ELECTION RESULTS: Hanley Bounced from Bel Air Commissioners; Burdette Joins
Hanley managed to avoid a trial in Cecil County District Court on a charge of theft last week, by requesting a jury trial, but the damage to his image appeared to take a hit nonetheless – the longtime town commissioner finished last out of five
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:21P
Five Star director applies to get criminal charges thrown out
Five Star marketed itself as a low or modest risk finance entity which made small consumer loans for clients to make household purchases such as fridges. Instead, it was allegedly investing large sums in complex commercial and related party loans
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:20P
Palace protesters released, get trial dates for trespassing
All were arraigned today for a charge of second-degree criminal trespass, a petty misdemeanor. Trial for the group of three people released first is set for Dec. 5 at Honolulu District Court, while trial for the 19 defendants is Jan. 12.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:19P