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Lawyer says murder conviction should be overturned because of tweets
Dimas-Martinez's lawyer also argued that the judge should have dismissed another juror who was caught sleeping during the trial. Courts in Arkansas and around the country are grappling with problems caused by jurors using Twitter, Facebook or other
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:01P
Double murder trial hears of estate dispute
Denis, along with two others, is awaiting trial in connection with the 2005 deaths of Rita, Ferdinand and Remi, court has been told. The Crown attorney in Clarke's trial, Gerry Bowering, has said he will be calling witness Steven Solomon who is
Updated: 11/17/2011 03:00P
Toxicologist testifies in trial of Nanaimo woman
Her trial in Supreme Court in Nanaimo resumed Monday after a two-month adjournment. Ronald Pon, an RCMP forensic toxicologist, told the courtroom Tuesday he found 42 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood – under the legal driving limit of
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:59P
Court Notice to CBI on 'Tutoring' Witnesses in 2G
PTI | New Delhi | Nov 17, 2011 A Delhi court today asked CBI to file its response to the allegation of an accused in the 2G spectrum allocation scam case that the agency resorted to an "unhealthy practice" of calling a witness "unofficially" to its
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:59P
CBI's false claims invite SC ire
Reacting to the manner in which the trial was conducted by the CBI, Jethmalani had told the court, “Because these reports were in sealed cover they (CBI) thought they could make any allegation and get away. It is a case in which CBI officers must be
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:57P
Prop 8 back on track after state high court ruling
Federal District Court Judge Vaughn Walker -- who has since retired -- had also overturned the measure after a two-week trial in 2010, saying gay and lesbian couples were unfairly denied the right to marry. Walker has since acknowledged he has been in
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:57P
Windsor Locks Police Sergeant Takes Case To Trial
Windsor Locks Police Sgt. Robert Koistinen, accused of removing his son from the scene of a fatal accident last year, rejected an offer from the prosecution on Thursday in Superior Court.
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:56P
Sentencings, pleas and arraignments in Cuyahoga County: Court Watch
By Donna J. Miller, Plain Dealer reporter CLEVELAND, Ohio -- These are some of the cases that moved this week through Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Herschel Roberts, 63, of Cleveland: Trial began Monday on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:27P
2 men charged in OC family slayings stand trial
Opening statements have begun in the trial of two men charged with helping a friend murder his ex-girlfriend's family and set their bodies on fire in a Southern California park. Prosecutors told jurors in Orange County Superior Court
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:26P
White House shooting suspect in Pittsburgh court
(November 17, 2011, by Zinger) Read more Another nut case with a gun. (November 17, 2011, by ImagineThat) Read more An Idaho man charged with firing two shots at the White House last week was making his first court appearance before a federal
Updated: 11/17/2011 02:26P