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Murder trial moved to Dunn County
A Washburn County murder case has been moved to Dunn County, in part because of concerns of retaliation by the victim's family, according to court records. Jury selection is scheduled for Jan. 20 in Menomonie for the first-degree intentional homicide
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:03A
31 guilty of murder in anti-Muslim riots in India
The mass trial followed an investigation ordered by the country's Supreme Court after the police failed to take effective action in response to the riots, which broke out March 1, 2002. That evening, a mob of Hindu rioters surrounded houses belonging
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:03A
Kenya: Corruption in Courts By Judges Is Top Priority
Chief justice Willy Mutunga and his deputy Nancy Baraza have embarked on an ambitious judicial reform process. They, together with the Judicial Service Commission are providing overall policy direction and oversight and have put in place a clear
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:03A
High Court quashes FIR in dowry case
“In the interest of justice, I deem it appropriate to impose a cost of Rs.1 lakh upon the petitioners to be paid in favour of Principal, Senior Secondary School for Blind Boys, Sewa Kutir, BBM Depot Road, Kingsway Camp, Delhi, within two weeks from
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:02A
Son accused of father's murder in Trumansburg seeks non-jury trial
But Tompkins County Judge John Rowley will not preside over the case. Rowley recused himself after Taranto, who is charged with second-degree murder, requested a bench trial, or non-jury trial, in court on Wednesday. Taranto, 29, is accused of shooting
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:02A
Girl, 12, in court alleges man impregnated her
At the end of the hearing, held in 41-B District Court, Judge Linda Davis ordered the man — Trevaun Cortez Brooks, 28 — to stand trial in Macomb County Circuit Court. He is scheduled to appear in court Nov. 21. During her testimony Wednesday,
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:02A
Court Seeks More Info in Choking Case: Attorneys asking court to throw out
Specifically, the court would like to know if it may consider for the first time on appeal whether Jimenez's rights were violated by a trial court decision that denied the defense money to hire experts to counter the state's case.
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:01A
Another Blow for Death Row Inmate: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear Duane
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles denied Buck's bid for clemency, but the Supremes halted Buck's execution in order to consider whether they would hear the case. On Nov. 7, the court issued an order denying Buck's petition for review.
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:01A
Texas Ordered To Redraw Maps: D.C. Courts: Don't gerrymander Texas
8, ruling that the current congressional and state House and Senate maps violate the Voting Rights Act. The three-judge panel referred the matter back down to the district court for the Western District of Texas, instructing them to draw new,
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:01A
Saudi detainee arraigned in USS Cole case
The military judge warned al-Nashiri that his garb could prejudice a jury when his trial starts late next year. A defendant has a right to wear a suit in court, the judge advised. "I intended to show up in my prison uniform," the 46-year-old Saudi
Updated: 11/10/2011 01:01A
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