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New January trial date set for James
15 trial date, Public Defender Bob Verhines asked the court for a continuance. James stated he understood there would be a delay in his speedy trial rights that would be attributed to him. A new trial date of Jan. 24, 2012, was set, with a pretrial
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:12P
Bayou La Batre city attorneys to be witnesses in corruption case against Mayor
By Katherine Sayre, Press-Register Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright walks into US District Court in downtown Mobile on Oct. 12, 2011, for an arraignment hearing. MOBILE, Alabama -- In defending federal corruption charges, Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:11P
Czech lorry driver jailed for causing the death of Staffordshire couple
Twenty-nine-year-old Tony Malpass and his partner Joanne Beardsmore, 35, died in the crash on June 17. The couple were travelling in their Kia Rio car when it was hit by Mr Dolejs' lorry at the junction of the A5 and the B5011, near the Terrace
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:11P
Inmate who stabbed guards cleared
"Colleagues in other professional agencies have expressed their dismay at how a case like this can be conducted in a manner where the victims feel they are on trial, that they have done something wrong, and then for the assailant to be exonerated.
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:11P
CPM plans protest against court verdict
In the 140-page judgment, the court noted that Jayarajan tried to make the trial a mockery by bringing as witnesses two Sanskrit teachers who were punished earlier by the court. The teachers had testified that 'shumbhan' meant 'one who radiates light'
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:10P
Power outage in Morristown closes down Superior Court
The closing of the courthouse affected the murder trial of Jose Feliciano who allegedly stabbed to death Rev. Edward Hinds, the pastor of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Chatham, two years ago. Jurors in the trial were at lunch when the outage
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:08P
State drops rape as an accomplice charge against US polygamist sect leader
Warren Jeffs had been found guilty of rape by accomplice ” a 2007 conviction that was overturned last year by the Utah Supreme Court, which cited improper jury instructions by the trial judge. "As a result of the conviction in Texas, we decided not
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:06P
Ex-Citi employee on trial for US$5m theft
rupiah and dollar accounts from January 2007 to February this year, according to an indictment read by a team of six prosecutors on the first day of Ms Dee's money laundering and banking law violation trial at the South Jakarta district court.
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:04P
Former St. Louis Planning Commissioner Morgan dies on morning of hearing
LOUIS - Former St. Louis County planning commission chairman Douglas Morgan, who delayed his criminal fraud trial for months by pleading poor health, died on the morning of a hearing about another delay. His lawyer, William Goldstein of Clayton,
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:04P
Alleged member of Mexican cartel extradited to NY
"No conditions or combination of conditions exust that could justify the defendant's release," Ryan said in his letter to US District Court Judge Thomas C. Platt. He added that a number of co-operating witnesses believe their safety is at risk from
Updated: 11/09/2011 03:04P
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