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Trial date set for dad on ammunition charge
FRESNO -- The father who was on probation in connection with the accidental fatal shooting of his 6-year-old stepdaughter will stand trial Jan. 5 in Fresno County Superior Court on a charge of being a felon in possession of ammunition, a judge ruled
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:57A
Plinky Recto's fallen lover and Judicial Chicanery 101
After several scuffles between Pea and Recto, at one point even allegedly involving a gun, the Court of Appeals last month ordered the permanent custody of the boy to the mother. As if the judicial mischief inflicted on the Urban Bank case was not
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:56A
Trial to resume in '78 murder of 5 NJ teens
AP The trial of a man charged with murdering five Newark teenagers more than 30 years ago is set to resume Monday. Defendant Lee Evans is representing himself in state Superior Court in Newark. The trial began late last month and was in recess last
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:53A
Drug debt led to confrontation, court told
The WA Supreme Court, where a man is on trial accused of murdering Mario Perrin. Source: PerthNow A DRUG dealer murdered a man who called him a dog and owed him less than $1000 by shooting him in the head at close range, the Supreme Court has heard.
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:46A
Security high as confessed terrorist's first public custody hearing begins
The media may even be prevented from citing what's said in court, with the judge due to rule on that at the end of the hearing. The hearing itself is in many ways a legal formality, to set new terms for a prisoner's custody while awaiting trial.
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:39A
"Right to die" debate continues in court
A trial begins Monday in BC Supreme Court over doctor-assisted suicide, and the BC Euthanisia Council wants people to hear their warnings. The chair of the Council has concerns if the laws are changed to give people the right to die.
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:39A
Trial due to resume Monday in case of NJ man charged in 1978 murders of 5
AP Newark, NJ — The trial of a man charged with murdering five Newark teenagers more than 30 years ago is set to resume Monday. Defendant Lee Evans is representing himself in state Superior Court in Newark. The trial began late last month and was in
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:38A
Ex-Marine guilty of murder of Sydney nurse Michelle Beets
After the verdict was handed down, people in the public gallery clapped, leading Justice Derek Price to say there should be no further outbursts in the court. Outwardly, Marsh appeared calm when the verdict was announced, taking a sip of water,
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:32A
Assault trial begins for Warnbro youths
TWO boys have appeared in Perth Children's Court today in relation to a raft of sexual offences allegedly committed on women in Perth's southern suburbs during March. Two Warnbro boys, aged 12 and 14, were in court today for the first day of a five-day
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:32A
On the Verge of Gutting Individual Constitutional Protections?
While not perfect, we have a legal system in America today in which fair play and justice is expected. This expectancy represents an evolution of over eight centuries. It dates back to England's 13 th century Magna Carta which mandated “the foundation
Updated: 11/14/2011 03:27A