Latest Trial Court News
1996 telecom case: Sukhram held guilty, sentencing today
Sukhram, along with HTL chairman Devinder Singh Choudhary, had been put on trial. Choudhary died during the trial. The judgment states that Sukhram also obtained (illegal) gratification as a motive or reward for favouring the said firm (HTL). The court
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:28P
Police to book ex-Philippine leader in hospital room where they arrested her
It capped a day of legal drama in which the Supreme Court upheld her right to travel but a lower court later accepted the formal charges against her. The government rushed the case in court, saying Arroyo may be trying to evade justice.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:25P
Prospects Improve for Sept. 11 Suits Against Nations
The court gave a green light to a lawsuit seeking to hold Afghanistan financially liable for the attacks because of that country's role as a training ground for Al Qaeda. In a footnote, the appellate court said that an earlier ruling it had issued
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:22P
Defendant weeps
Michael Lea The Whig-Standard Moosa Hadi talks to the media on the steps of the Frontenac County Court House after testifying in the first-degree murder trial of Mohammad Shafia, his son Hamed and wife Tooba Mohammad Yahya on Friday.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:18P
Terrytown 18-year-old convicted of killings that included 23-month-old baby
"I pulled the cover up and saw the blood on the bed." The Overstreet sisters were not hit. But they played dead as the gunman moved on to the next bedroom, where her 6-year-old brother, Four Overstreet, slept with Sterling's 23-month-old son,
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:16P
26/11 trial: Witnesses to record statements
New Delhi: Four prosecution witnesses are expected to record their statements on Saturday in response to the court's summons in the ongoing 26/11 trial in Pakistan. Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi and six other Lashkar-e-Toiba operatives were charged with
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:08P
Boko Haram: Suspects used handsets to detonate bombs, SSS tells court
Stressing that investigation by the SSS disclosed that the suspects spent over N500, 000 in procuring IEDs, the prosecution witness further told the trial court that the 5th accused person, Musa Adam, hitherto acted as a spiritual adviser to the group.
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:07P
Sheley sentenced to life in prison, no parole
He said the court had to consider whether Sheley had a prolonged hatred for Randall or if the victim suffered as he died. Forensic pathologist Violette Hnilica testified during the trial that Randall likely died within 30 minutes of sustaining blows to
Updated: 11/18/2011 11:03P
Abbott slams redistricting plan by judges
The three-judge panel had to create the interim maps for the 2012 election because a trial in Washington, DC, on whether the redistricting plans approved by the Texas Legislature this year conform to the US Voting Rights Act will not take place until
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:59P
CARLSBAD: Attorney pleads not guilty to embezzlement charges
Patricia Ann Gregory is accused of stealing from three of her former clients, embezzling more than $100000 from trust accounts she was sworn to protect, according to a complaint the San Diego County district attorney's office filed in Superior Court on
Updated: 11/18/2011 10:59P