Latest Trial Court News
Former La Joya judge to go to jail, pay back city
Jurors convicted Garza, 57, Tuesday afternoon in the 206th state District Court on one count of theft by a public servant. Judge Rose Guerra Reyna sentenced Garza to 60 days in jail, 10 years of probation and a $2000 fine. In addition, Garza will have
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:57P
UPDATE: Vehicular homicide case in the hands of jury
UPDATE: BILLINGS- A Yellowstone County District Court jury has begun deliberations in the case of a woman accused of negligently killing her boyfriend, Jeremy Funston, 28, while driving drunk. Funston was sleeping in the bed of the defendant's truck.
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:56P
Witnesses tell of horror at skating rink
SALEM — New details presented at today's murder trial of a former Lynn resident paint a picture of an unrepentant killer. Witnesses at Connery Rink in April 2009 on the night of a fatal stabbing sketched out in Superior Court today how a confrontation
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:56P
Montana Judge faces DUI trial later this month
AP BUTTE — A Butte justice of the peace faces trial later this month on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence after a District Court judge denied his motion to dismiss the charges. Judge Bob Lee is charged with driving to the courthouse
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:54P
St. Clair to again appeal death sentence for 1991 Bullitt murder
Aside from the Kentucky case, Morris said St. Clair has admitted to four other killings. The Kentucky case has been returned for either a new trial or resentencing three times by the Kentucky Supreme Court since 1998. "I always thought I had a problem
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:53P
Capitol Alert: California Supreme Court to make key Proposition 8 ruling Thursday
The federal appeals court in San Francisco plans to hear two hours of arguments Monday about the voter-approved ban known as Proposition 8. A trial court judge overturned the measure as a violation of gay Californians' civil rights in August.
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:53P
U.S. Asks Judge to Allow Sharing of Documents AT&T Gave FCC
AT&T is also defending against private antitrust lawsuits objecting to the deal filed by Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) and Cellular South Inc. Huvelle hasn't decided when those cases will be tried. The case is US v. AT&T Inc., 11-cv-01560, US District Court,
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:52P
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.: Watson Wins Kentucky Drug Pricing Litigation
16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: WPI) today confirmed that a jury in the drug pricing litigation trial in the Kentucky Circuit Court for Franklin County rendered a verdict in favor of Watson on all counts in the litigation.
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:52P
Apppeals court meeting in Salina hears local cases
The appeals court could affirm or set aside a lower court decision, or remand the case back for a new trial. Court opinions are posted online at kscourts.org on Fridays. It may take a week or several months before the cases argued in Salina are
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:52P
Mother denies causing death
A woman charged with driving under the influence of drugs and crashing, killing her 12-year-old daughter, "strenuously denies" the charges and will go to trial. Toni Maree Ericksen appeared in the Waitakere District Court on Tuesday charged with
Updated: 11/16/2011 05:49P