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Court erects hurdles in front of redistricting
“The Court's decision today does not conclude otherwise, nor does it reject Texas' map — but instead simply requires a trial on the merits of the Texas redistricting map,” Abbott's office said Tuesday. The court denied quick pre-clearance of the maps
Updated: 11/12/2011 04:25P
State ignores court ruling over Kwoyelo
Justice Dan Akiiki Kiiza ordered for the release of Kwoyelo following an order by the Constitutional Court. “We hereby ceased the trial of the accused person (Kwoyelo) alias Latoni forthwith. And consequently we hereby direct the Directorate of Public
Updated: 11/12/2011 04:11P
Superior court roundup: Roofer sentenced as habitual felon
O'Foghludha issued a 15- to 18-month active sentence with credit for 250 days spent in jail awaiting trial. ?- Charles Lawrence Terry Jr., 36, of Rogers Road, Graham, pleaded guilty to Identity theft and three counts of uttering a forged instrument.
Updated: 11/12/2011 04:05P
Bacliff: Second defendant on trial in 2007 slaying
Prosecutors could rest their case early next week against Marcus Anthony Shuff, 48, who is charged with murder in the Oct. 5, 2007, slaying of Albert Walter Lacy, Prosecutor Jared Robinson said. The jury in Judge Wayne J. Mallia's 405th District Court
Updated: 11/12/2011 04:00P
Taxing times for Redknapp
Redknapp and Mandaric, now at Sheffield Wednesday, both deny the charges levelled against them, but must plead their case at a two-week trial at London's Southwark Crown Court. The first day that the case will be heard is set to be January 23.
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:59P
Bout wants new trial
But in the interview, published the day after the verdict was reached, Hobson said she did not realise the film was about the defendant. Bout's lawyers, though, argue it contributed negatively to her opinion and led to the “biased” guilty verdict.
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:39P
Justice stood tall, Moonis Elahi stood victorious
Rizwan Mumtaz Ali - The trial of the senior Pakistan Muslim League leader Moonis Elahi finally came to an end on Friday, October 21, 2011 when Lahore District and Sessions Judge Mujahid Mustaqeem finding Moonis Elahi innocent of all the charges brought
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:37P
Killer's Daughter, 9, Unlikely To Testify In Open Court
Komisarjevsky, 31, of Cheshire, faces the death penalty for the murders of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and her daughters Hayley, 17, and Michaela, 11, during a nighttime home invasion at their Cheshire home. Komisarjevsky was convicted last month of
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:28P
Pre-emptive Strike: Adelaide desalination plant project $26 million claim
As a consequence, it did not enable AdelaideAqua to know what the case was about. On global or total claims, the Court confirmed that courts "should approach a total cost claim with a great deal of caution, even distrust" and that the causal connection
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:10P
Carlos the Jackal on trial again in France for murder
A court sketch made on Tuesday in Paris shows Carlos the Jackal in a Paris courtroom during his trial. Accused of killing 11 people in four bombings in 1980s in France, the 62-year-old has made no secret of his past as the leader of a gang that carried
Updated: 11/12/2011 03:09P