Latest Trial Court News
Detroit-area girl, 9, tells court how she drove drunk father Shawn Weimer home
By AP A nine-year-old girl cried yesterday as she explained how she drove a full-size van in suburban Detroit while her father sat in the passenger seat after a night of drinking whiskey. The girl said her dad, Shawn Weimer, asked her if she wanted to
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:45A
Moscow Fumes as Pilot Jailed
Straining relations between Russia and Tajikistan, a Tajik court ended a puzzling trial Tuesday by sentencing a Russian pilot to a lengthy 8 1/2-year prison sentence after finding him guilty of illegally
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:44A
First verdict in Gujarat riots case
Advocate YB Sheikh, representing the riot victims, said that over 80 witnesses, who were also victims of the violence, had named the accused while giving statement to the police and and also correctly identified accused in court during trial.
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:43A
Doctor asks court to toss fraud convictions
AP NEW ORLEANS — A Lafayette cardiologist sentenced to 10 years in prison for performing medically unnecessary heart procedures asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to throw out his convictions and sentence, claiming he didn't get a fair trial.
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:43A
31 convicted in Sardarpura riot case
PTI MEHSANA, 9 NOV: A special court in Gujarat today convicted 31 of the 73 accused in the 2002 Sardarpura post-Godhra riot case in which 33 people of a minority community were burnt alive. The quantum of punishment is likely to be pronounced later in
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:41A
Sardarpura riot case: 31 convicted, 42 acquitted
A special court in Gujarat today convicted 31 of the 73 accused in the 2002 Sardarpura post-Godhra riot case in which 33 people of a minority community were burnt alive. The quantum of punishment is likely to be pronounced later in the day by principal
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:41A
HC notice to police on bail plea of Amar's aide
Saxena has come to the high court challenging the trial court's order denying him bail on September 28. The trial court had denied him bail on the ground that he had "links" with co-accused Amar Singh and had played the role of a facilitator in the
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:40A
Man of no fixed abode denies Kidderminster assault
He maintained he had always complied with the court dates and said: “I am willing to live out of the area and come in for court” and “I do what I'm told.” He said if bailed, Wyre Forest District Council had given him a tent to live in or he would stay
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:40A
Deputy could face discipline in incident
Trial has not yet been scheduled before state District Court Judge Lisa Schultz. Silver City District Attorney Mary Lynne Newell, the special prosecutor assigned to the case to avoid a conflict of interest for the local district attorney's office,
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:38A
Budget cuts to state courts threaten justice, public safety
Many trial courts report budget cuts of more than 20 percent from 2009 funding levels, while state-level judicial branch funding (such as the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Office of Public Defense and other state judicial entities) has decreased
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:38A
Primary Categories