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$250K awarded in DeSoto jail case
Video surveillance cameras were on during the incident, but the video was taped over by the sheriff's office, according to court records. On Wednesday, the jury ordered DeSoto County and Billingsley to pay $250000 in compensatory damages for Wilson's
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:06A
Appeal denied, woman still in state prison
A Lewisburg woman had her appeal denied by the Court of Criminal Appeals this month. Tianje R. Johnson, 45, pled guilty in February 2010 to four counts of sale of crack cocaine, four counts of delivery of crack cocaine, and two counts of
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:03A
Death sentence of Michigan man faces review
In a rare move, a federal appeals court rejected a decision by one of its three-judge panels to overturn a death sentence in the case. As a result, the full 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals will start over and consider whether the sentencing of Marvin
Updated: 11/18/2011 01:03A
DEC appeals aganist ex-mayor's aquittal
According to a notice of appeal filed in the Chipata High Court, the ACC contended that the trial court erred in law when it held that the prosecution evidence on records had failed to prove the offence beyond any reasonable doubt.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:59A
Gloria Arroyo charged with vote rigging
The charges filed by the Commission on Elections capped a tumultuous week in Philippine politics that had seen Arroyo try to leave the country claiming to need urgent medical care, but the government stopped her at Manila airport.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:55A
Aarushi murder case: Supreme Court to hear Talwars' plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will today take up Rajesh and Nupur Talwar's petitions challenging a Ghaziabad court's summons issued to them in connection with the murder case of their daughter Aarushi Talwar and their domestic help Hemraj.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:54A
Charges lessened in Macfarlane murder case
The preliminary inquiry in the murder case involving four local men ended in a stir Thursday with a small outburst in the courtroom. Sheriffs escorted two men out of the courthouse just before the inquiry came to an
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:54A
No link in child porn, sex trial told
The defence counsel in Terry Martin's trial has told the Supreme Court that child pornography found on the former MP's computer does not link him to child sex charges. Peter Barker has finished the defence's closing address in Martin's child sex trial.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:53A
Verdict on the White Flag Case against Sri Lanka's former Army Commander is to
Secretary of Sri Lanka Mr. Gotabhaya Rajapaksa ordered the Commander of the 58th Division Brigadier Shavendra Silva to shoot down any and all Tiger Terrorist leaders, if they come to surrender holding white flags, will deliver its verdict today.
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:52A
Jury selection in Kingsport capital murder trial halted
That's the date Sullivan County Circuit Judge Jerry Beck continued Ware's trial to last week. Since Oct. 31, the original start date for the trial, court officials said more than 260 prospective jurors have reported to the courthouse for individual
Updated: 11/18/2011 12:52A
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