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High court hears boating rights case
"As it applies to this case, it strikes me as reasonable," she said of the suspension. Moreover, said Justice Robert Lynn, wide discretion is given to judges to determine what to do with a person held in criminal contempt of court.
Updated: 11/17/2011 01:09A
Health specialist testifies in Bawku MP's case
The prosecution further told the court that information reaching the complainant in the case, Mr. Sumaila Biebel, a cattle dealer and native of Bawku, indicated that the accused person was Burkinabe, British, and Ghanaian. According to the prosecution,
Updated: 11/17/2011 01:07A
Tire Slasher Convicts Himself: Determined to defend himself, the Hyde Park
Kelley's two-day trial – held last week in Judge Julie Kocurek's 390th Criminal District Court – was, if nothing else, proof of the old saw that a man who defends himself has a fool for a client. Deemed competent to stand trial by a court-appointed
Updated: 11/17/2011 01:06A
Warrant issued in Kilpatrick book case
Detroit— An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for the Tennessee lawyer who represents Kwame Kilpatrick's book publisher, because he failed to show up for a Wayne Circuit Court hearing. Judge David Groner wants Jack Gritton apprehended and brought to
Updated: 11/17/2011 01:03A
De Lima allows Mikey Arroyo to leave Philippines
ANG Galing party-list Representative Juan Miguel "Mikey" Arroyo can leave anytime for the United States after the Department of Justice noted that he went through the correct processes in seeking a travel clearance in court. "We will not stop him.
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:59A
East Dublin 19-year-old convicted of murder, other charges
An East Dublin man was convicted of murder and other charges Tuesday after a trial in Johnson County Superior Court. Demarcio Williams, 19, of 588 Ben Hall Lake Road, was convicted of malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault and
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:53A
Rape trial begins for Bayside pastor
A Queens Supreme Court jury heard opening arguments Tuesday in the trial of the Rev. Phillip Joubert, the pastor of Bayside's Community Baptist Church, who is accused of sexually abusing and raping his then-13-year-old daughter in 2009.
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:49A
Drug court opens without its founding judge as she awaits judicial ethics
Superior Court Judge EM Wilkes III will pick the jury next week, he said. Abdul Rahman Bessent, 23, Joseph Dashawn Stuckey, 22, and Roderick Devard Taylor, 21, all of Jacksonville, will go on trial for murder in the Dec. 21, 2008, slayings of three
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:45A
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He will now be a criminal defense attorney for the Maitland Law Firm of Troum & Wallsh. Richard Wallsh says the owners of the firm and Ashton all worked together in the State Attorney's office years ago. Wallsh says Ashton will easily transition into
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:41A
DETROIT MAN SENTENCED FOR THE AUGUST 2010 ARSON THAT INJURED 7 DETROIT
The sentence was imposed by Judge John Corbett OMeara in US District Court in Ann Arbor, where Wright pleaded guilty on May 17. According to court records, in August 2010, Wright, aided and abetted by codefendant Calvin Jones, burned a Metro PCS store
Updated: 11/17/2011 12:41A
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