Latest Trial Court News
Sheehan sentenced to five years in prison
Her children, Jennifer, 25, and Raymond, 21, testified during the trial about the abuse and said they heard their father threatening to kill their mother on a weekly basis. Sheehan first shot her husband five times with a revolver and another six times
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:23P
Federal Criminal Caseload Grew 70 Percent In The Last Decade, But The Judicial
The real losers from this crisis, however, are too often people who are far less capable of waiting out the financial burden of justice denied: For two and a half years, Amy Bullock has been waiting for her day in court seeking damages for the death of
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:22P
Trial postponed to March for woman accused of stealing car after test drive
According to court records, Kinsler allegedly stole a black 2005 Ford Mustang priced at $18488 from Friendship Ford, 1900 Volunteer Parkway, sometime between April 26, 2010, and April 27, 2010. In an affidavit, police state Kinsler and an unidentified
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:19P
Supreme Court upholds Stamford teacher's conviction
The state Appellate Court found the evidence unfairly influenced the jury that convicted Coccomo in 2007, and it overturned the conviction and sent the case back to state Superior Court in Stamford for a new trial. The state appealed the reversal and
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:19P
Supreme Court denies appeal from house thief
The Supreme Court rejected that argument, and two others Wilson made, the Missoulian (http://bit.ly/uvdiEY) reported Thursday. "Though we acknowledge that Wilson's demeanor with the District Court was unconventional and at times somewhat bizarre,
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:18P
Kanimozhi's detention undermines democracy: Karunanidhi
Kanimozhi and her mother Rajathiammal reportedly broke down in the court as the judge passed his order. This is the fourth time Kanimozhi was denied bail. She is in jail since May 20. The special CBI court will begin its trial in the case from November
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:18P
Kimberly Fry hearing will continue Monday
Kimberly Fry listens as a jury reads the verdict during her murder trial in Washington County Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2011. By: The Associated Press Lawyers for a Rhode Island woman convicted last month of strangling her 8-year-old daughter
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:18P
Fort Lauderdale-Area Halfway House Owners Plead Guilty to Kickback Scheme
area halfway house company pleaded guilty today for their role in a Medicare fraud kickback scheme that funneled patients through a fraudulent mental health company, American Therapeutic Corporation (ATC), announced the Department of Justice,
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:15P
Philly's Complex Litigation Center is profit center, says reformer
Philadelphia has not been shy about its willingness to attract business from the plaintiff bar. According to the American Tort Reform Association, "In a March 2009 interview with the Legal Intelligencer, (Common Pleas President Judge Pamela Pryor)
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:15P
Judge can stay on NC's 1st Racial Justice Act case
(AP) -- Western Nevada College student Karen WLOS files and maintains quarterly Children's Television Reports and DTV Consumer Education Activity Reports in its Public File. The Public File is available to the public at 110 Technology dr, Asheville,
Updated: 11/10/2011 02:14P