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Evidence dismissed in child sex case
Southport District Court Judge Clive Wall, QC, said the search was "illegal" because police were not clear about searching for child exploitation material. The items will not be admissible during a trial, which Judge Wall acknowledged might harm the
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:11P
Expert tells torture trial victims can become dependent on abusers
Court has heard he was battered, bruised and emaciated when he was dropped off at a Regina hospital in April 2010. Mohandie, who has written on human captivity and victimization, was asked to give a possible explanation as to why the accuser didn't
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:09P
Laffer, Brady to be sentenced Thursday
After hearing what are sure to be heart-wrenching statements from family members of each of the four people Laffer killed while robbing Haven Drugs of painkillers and other drugs on Father's Day, Suffolk County Court Judge James Hudson will sentence
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:07P
Justice under fire
SUPREME Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio had been accused of allegedly receiving perks from a litigant in exchange for a favorable resolution. Carpio's accuser, Atty. Magdaleno Pena, was the subject of an investigation by the SC's Office of
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:06P
HC rejects Purohit's bail application
Justice RC Chavan, while rejecting Purohit's bail plea, also ordered the release of another accused, Ajay Rahirkar, on bail. "Lt. Colonel Purohit was not just involved in talking about 'Hindu Rashtra', but is alleged to have been instrumental in making
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:02P
Judge to rule on White's motion to dismiss next week
White's trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 30 in Hamilton Superior Court. If he's convicted of any of the felony charges, he will lose his elected position. Follow Star reporter Carrie Ritchie on Twitter at twitter.com/CarrieRitchie.
Updated: 11/09/2011 06:01P
Allen Stanford Completes Drug Treatment?
Accused Ponzi schemer Allen Stanford has been moved from the Bureau of Prisons medical center in North Carolina where he has been undergoing drug rehabilitation treatment since early this year, CNBC has learned. His trial is currently scheduled for
Updated: 11/09/2011 05:56P
US state drops case against 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 to
Updated: 11/09/2011 05:55P
Defence closes case in Thai sex tour trial
In the High Court in Auckland on Thursday the man's lawyer said his client repeatedly told an undercover police officer that he wouldn't help him do anything illegal. He said that position was also unequivocally spelt out in an email between the two.
Updated: 11/09/2011 05:55P
Utah drops accomplice-to-rape charges against FLDS leader Warren Jeffs (video)
Fifth District Judge James Shumate's signature brought to a close a high-stakes case that originally won prosecutors a guilty verdict, but faltered as the Utah Supreme Court overturned Jeffs' conviction and questions arose about forged evidence.
Updated: 11/09/2011 05:54P
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