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Murder trial men treated victim like family, widow tells court
The victim's widow, Shajiba Amar, 32, told Reading Crown Court that she met the men in a restaurant. “Derek hugged my husband and said he was like a son to him. They were fond of him and my husband was fond of them,” she said. Prosecutor Noel Lucas QC
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:11A
Arrest likely after Arroyo charged with electoral fraud
The charges on electoral fraud, which carry a maximum penalty of 40 years imprisonment, were filed by the Commission on Elections at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in Manila, a court official said. The regional court's Judge Jesus Mupas would now
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:11A
EFCC Pleads for Time to Amend Charges Against Daniel
Counsel to EFCC, Rotimi Jacob, at the resumed hearing of the case at the state High Court sitting in Abeokuta, prayed the court to allow it add more charges to the sixteen already put before the court to pin down the governor.
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:09A
Redbridge Magistrates Court Clerk Munir Patel jailed under new Bribery Act
Patel admitted one count of bribery and misconduct in his trial at Southwark Crown Court. He was sentenced to three years for a count of bribery and six years for misconduct in a public office, with the sentences to be served concurrently.
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:04A
Khmer Rouge 'First Lady' spared genocide trial
The only female Khmer Rouge leader charged with genocide at Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court is unfit to stand trial and should be freed from detention, judges have ruled in a shock decision. The announcement - just days before the tribunal was to
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:03A
Uproar in Tunisian court after film aired
A trial in Tunisia over the broadcasting of the animated Iranian film Persepolis has been cut short after an uproar in the courtroom. Lawyers for the two sides exchanged insults inside the courtroom on Thursday, prompting the judge to adjourn the trial
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:03A
Police 'dimwits' cause case collapse
The County Court judge went on to use his discretion to exclude from the trial the evidence later seized in search warrants based on the affidavit. Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen McIntyre told Judge Montgomery in pre-trial evidence he had never
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:02A
Walkerville murder trial postponed
The trial of three men accused of murdering a Walkerville family was postponed until January 10 by the Vereeniging Magistrate's Court on Friday. JOHANNESBURG - The trial of three men accused of murdering a Walkerville family was postponed until January
Updated: 11/18/2011 08:02A
Many say moving juveniles to adult court a mistake
Some judges and juvenile justice experts think fewer youth suspects should be sent to adult court. "Invariably, it's a mistake," said retired Massachusetts Judge Gordon Martin, who served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Trial Court for 20
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:59A
"Strong Evidence" That Employee Pilfered Company Products Not Enough For
Caswell-Massey, the New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a trial court's award of summary judgment in favor of an employer on an employee's disability discrimination case, despite the presence of "strong evidence" that the employee had stolen and
Updated: 11/18/2011 07:58A
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