Latest Trial Court News
Forest City police officer pleads not guilty to burglary, arson; asks for bond
(Arian Schuessler/The Globe Gazette) FOREST CITY, Iowa --- A Forest City police officer pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Winnebago County District Court to charges of second-degree burglary and second-degree arson, both Class C felony charges.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:46P
High Court defers hearing on Salem's case
On October 21, the court had panned the city police for being "lax" while filing the chargesheet in the trial court against Abu Salem under MCOCA. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Haren Rawal, appearing for the police, had during the last hearing
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:46P
Former murder suspect sues police, SBI
A man found innocent in a high-profile capital murder case filed a lawsuit Friday against the investigators who charged him. Michael Lane Mead is suing the Gaston County Police Department, the NC State Bureau of Investigation, a local bond company and
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:45P
Accused asked relative for help in killing daughter, trial told
his eldest daughter, a murder trial heard Tuesday. "He told me that we will put her in water and drown her," the man testified. The witness, who is related to accused killer Tooba Mohammad Yahya, cannot be identified under a temporary court order.
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:43P
UAE blogger 'is innocent'
The five activists, including economics professor Nasser bin Ghaith, were arrested in April after they signed an Internet petition calling for reform. Government supporters regularly rally outside sessions of Mansour's trial, calling him a traitor and
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:38P
Judge delays decision on jury interviews in Thompson case
In court documents, she says she recognized two of the jurors. Prosecutors say this is something the defense should have addressed during the trial. Prosecutors say the ticker only read what Thompson's charges were and how much time he faced,
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:35P
Convicted killer Seth Spader wants new trial
Joseph Bader, who was 14 at the time, admitted helping dispose of Vicki Bader's body and pleaded guilty in juvenile court to conspiracy to commit murder. He led police to the burial site in Waterboro, Maine, and testified against his father at his 1998
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:35P
Father sought help killing 'prostitute' daughter, trial hears
Court has heard that Shafia asked a relative for help to drown his eldest daughter. KINGSTON, ONT. Weeks before three sisters were found dead in a car at the bottom of a canal, their father asked a relative for help to drown his eldest daughter,
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:34P
Jury deliberates in Renza Wright murder trial
Lee County Circuit Court Judge Jacob A. Walker III allowed the panel to retire until Wednesday morning. Prosecutors and Wright's attorneys rested their cases just before noon. Assistant district attorney Kenny Gibbs acknowledged DNA and ballistic
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:34P
Kim Davy trial in Denmark?
The Denmark high court earlier this year rejected CBI's plea to extradite Davy citing poor prison conditions in India including overcrowding, torture and human rights record. Earlier, CBI had also moved a proposal to seek Davy's trial through video
Updated: 11/08/2011 09:31P