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$.8m Fraud: Court Fixes 22 December For Ruling On Suspect's Extradition
Justice PI Ajoku of the Federal High Court Lagos has fixed December 22, for ruling on the application brought by the Attorney General of the Federation seeking an order to extradite Rasheed Mustapha Abayomi to the United States of America to face trial
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:54P
Las Cruces woman pleads guilty in fatal hit-and-run (4:30 pm)
Bustillos pleaded guilty to the first charge, for which state District Court Judge Douglas Driggers sentenced her to a year and a half of supervised probation, instead of prison, according to a judgment filed Tuesday. Bustillos will also have to
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:51P
Google Withdraws Bid to Intervene in AT&T Antitrust Lawsuit
11 (Bloomberg) -- Google Inc. withdrew its bid to intervene in the government's lawsuit challenging AT&T Inc.'s proposed purchase of T-Mobile USA Inc., citing a new order on how confidential data will be handled in the case to protect business secrets.
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:50P
Trey Nichols jailed for contempt of court
Nichols is one of five Niles teens charged in a sex extortion case. A jury trial will be held in December. One defendant, Martise Washington, was found guilty by jury last week of all seven counts. Another defendant, Leon Murphy, pleaded guilty and
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:48P
Cop accused of murder returns to court next year
The case involving the police sergeant charged with murder, following the video-recorded shooting of an Ocho Rios man, was today set for mention on January 20, 2012 in the Home Circuit Court. A trial date could not be set as the file is incomplete.
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:43P
Kohring files defamation suit against Allen
Vic Kohring filed the lawsuit against Bill Allen in June, after an appeals court tossed Kohring's 2007 conviction and ordered a new trial. Allen was a key witness in the first trial and expected to testify at Kohring's retrial.
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:34P
CJN's ultimatum: EFCC puts 14 ex-governors, two ex-ministers, 59 others on
The EFCC statement said: “This directive apparently tallies with the objective of the campaign for the creation of special courts to fast track the trial of corruption cases which the EFCC chairman has vigorously pursued since 2008 in the interest of
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:29P
Rival counsels trade blows over in-absentia trials
There are palpably further reasonable steps which could be taken,” Senior Trial Counsel Iain Morley told the court. “The bottom line is that there is more that can be done before we embark on the expensive process, which will cost millions of dollars,
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:29P
Path to credibility
For opponents of the court, Friday offered a clarifying glance at its operations. What the world saw were judges and lawyers strenuously defending the rights of the accused to a fair trial. The robust performance from the defense office,
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:28P
Samsung seeking injunction against Apple's 3G products in Germany
In a report covering Samsung's 3G-related patents against Apple on trial in Germany's Mannheim Regional Court, FOSS Patents reporter Florian Mueller noted that "the presiding judge indicated preliminary positions and inclinations that suggest the two
Updated: 11/11/2011 06:21P
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