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Alleged highway assault suspect heading to trial
OROVILLE — A Chico man accused of deliberately running a woman off Highway 99 in Chico in August, was bound over for trial today after a preliminary hearing in Butte County Superior Court. Judge Steven J. Howell heard
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:31P
Testimony begins in 2010 Chico slaying trial
Patti told the Butte County Superior Court jury that Ortiz had become violent toward him after they had stolen 40 pounds of marijuana about three weeks before the shooting. Ortiz had confronted him with a gun minutes before AB Skhy Abrahamian, 31,
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:31P
Man receives 8-year sentence for choking wife
A 142nd District Court jury found Bobby Robert Medrano guilty of a third-degree felony of assault of a family member by strangulation. Medrano was acquitted Monday of a first-degree felony of aggravated kidnapping after he took his wife from her bed on
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:30P
Hull apartment building owner accused of child molestation
Meanwhile, Plusch's employer, apartment building owner William R. Kelley Jr., is facing a Feb 27 trial in Plymouth Superior Court in Brockton on similar sexual-abuse charges in an unrelated case. Plusch reportedly admitted to molesting three 9-year-old
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:30P
Closing arguments expected Wednesday in murder trial of a Jersey City man
After closing statements, the 10 women and four men on the jury will be instructed on points of law pertinent to their deliberations. Denmark's fate will then be in their hands. The trial is before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mary K. Costello in
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:29P
Post subject: Foreign judge to assess Bain compo claim
Bain's lawyer's notified Justice Minister Simon Power last year of his intention to claim compensation and was seeking legal aid. He has now decided to proceed with the claim without legal aid. Bain was acquitted of murdering his Dunedin family
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:22P
Players file antitrust lawsuit
According to the Minnesota complaint, the class-action lawsuit has been broken up into "subclasses" because they are "so numerous and geographically so widely dispersed that joinder of all members is impracticable." The plaintiffs argue that the
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:21P
Rastatter accused of judicial misconduct
“The United States Supreme Court has previously held that when a trial court judge re-sentences a defendant to a harsher sentence after remand, there is a presumption of vindictiveness,” the complaint says. • Attempting to “re-create” the record and
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:20P
Players file antitrust lawsuits against NBA
NEW YORK — Locked-out NBA players including Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant filed class-action antitrust lawsuits against the league on Tuesday in at least two states, moving pro basketball's labour dispute from the negotiating table to federal court.
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:16P
Loan paper backs disputed Karoly will, court told
Eight months before he and his wife were killed in a plane crash, Allentown medical malpractice attorney Peter Karoly said in a sworn statement that he had a will for his multimillion-dollar estate.
Updated: 11/15/2011 11:15P
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