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Accused doctor tells of 'wild passionate sex'
A Waikato doctor on trial for abusing a sleeping woman says he had "wild, passionate and consensual" sex with her. The trial for the doctor, who has name suppression for the duration of the trial, started in the High Court at Hamilton yesterday.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:50P
Supreme Court orders re-trial in Benue, Akwa Ibom
In a unanimous verdict read by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapher, on behalf of the five-member panel, the apex Court upturned the decisions of the Court of Appeal which dismissed the petitions on technical ground.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:49P
Authorities say 13-year-old denies raping 5-year-old at McDonald's play area in US
Chief Magistrate Carla Guenthner of Hamilton County Juvenile Court says the boy denied the charge at a hearing Saturday. The boy is in juvenile detention awaiting a Nov. 22 trial. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Barnett says the alleged assault occurred Oct.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:48P
Mike Graston's Cartoon For Nov. 14, 2011
Officials said court-appointed psychiatrists were expected to finish their work late this month and that a trial was tentatively set to begin on April 16. They also said the courtroom used on Monday would be totally reconstructed for the trial,
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:48P
AZ Supreme Court: Recall laws meant to protect public, not politicians
The court's explanation is important since it will serve as case law and a guide to future legal actions dealing with recall petitions. A trial court earlier ruled that the recall petition was valid. The high court had affirmed that decision.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:47P
Judge Rules Norway Mass Murder Suspect Competent
District Court Judge Torkjel Nesheim said today that there is no reason to believe that Norway mass murder suspect Anders Behring Breivik is insane. The judge also added that there is nothing that suggests the suspect had accomplices in the bomb and
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:47P
'Media show' at Kanerva corruption trial
Helsinki District Court will hear the case until the end of November, and nine days have been reserved for the hearings. The case has been linked to the Nova group trial that started a week ago, and in which a verdict is expected in late spring.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:46P
Stephen Lawrence: fresh forensics 'at heart of case' against David Norris and
The trial judge, Mr Justice Treacy, began the process of selecting 12 jurors from a pool of 49 potential jurors, by telling them they would have to rely entirely on what was said in court, rather than anything they have heard before.
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:46P
Shrien Dewani High Court SA extradition appeal date set
Moves to appeal were made after Home Secretary Theresa May signed an order for the extradition in September. In August, a judge ruled the Bristol care home owner should be sent back to South Africa to stand trial. Suspicion fell on Mr Dewani after Mrs
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:46P
Court rejects appeal by Ohio man who killed 3 sons
Reginald Brooks of East Cleveland appealed a lower court's finding that he was competent for trial and sought the chance to seek a new trial. The Eighth District Court of Appeals in Cleveland ruled against Brooks on Monday. The prosecution and defense
Updated: 11/14/2011 01:46P
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