Latest Trial Court News
Judge gone, damage remains
In August 2010, Lucy Morgan of the St. Petersburg Times reported that Mr. Hawkes, a judge on the 1st District Court of Appeal, had conspired with legislators in 2007 to secure a $35 million bond issue for a 1st DCA courthouse in Tallahassee that is
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:42A
Chargesheet against Zameer Ahmed quashed
In an interesting twist to the case, the complainant later informed the HC that he had never filed a case naming Zameer Ahmed as one of the accused, and that the charge-sheet was politically motivated. Following this development, the trial court was
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:41A
Caution over courts data
The figures will hopefully lead to more consistency from the courts and help inform the community. However, there is a complex individual case behind every one of the numbers published. Anyone who has sat through a full trial, listened to all the
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:40A
Soldier and brother-in-law convicted of string of child sex offences
Ian Tuckley, 32, from Hereford, was found guilty yesterday of 15 offences committed over a number of years after a trial lasting almost three weeks. Jurors at Worcester Crown court found him guilty of raping and assaulting a girl aged between six and
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:40A
Disgraced Arroyo gets little sympathy from Filipinos
On Friday, the Commission on Elections filed a case of electoral sabotage against her at the Pasay Regional Trial Court in Manila. She became the second former president to be arrested for criminal charges. Her predecessor, Joseph Estrada,
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:34A
James Arthur Ray will serve 2 years in prison for sweat lodge deaths
Ray, who sat silent through the long months of his trial, made a lengthy, tearful statement to the court before the sentence was announced, apologizing to the victims and to his own family and giving a glimpse of what his thought process has been since
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:32A
Jason Benn (Albany Police Department)
Jurors will get the case following instructions from acting Supreme Court Justice Dan Lamont. "I don't know what happened to Mr. Jackson. Nobody knows what happened to Mr. Jackson," said Holly Trexler, the attorney for Ricky "L" Thornton, 41,
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:28A
BREAKING: The Trial of George W. Bush and Tony Blair: Sparks Fly at the Kuala
Court (ICC) against both Bush and Blair, but that the ICC had refused prosecution. The Tribunal is expected to overrule Defense objection based on jurisdiction and proceed to the trial of President George Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:26A
Goldman execs face depositions in Gupta case
Galleon, which had $7 billion under management at its peak, was wound down after Rajaratnam's arrest. The cases are SEC v Gupta and Rajaratnam, US District Court for the Southern District of New York, No. 11-07566 and USA v Rajat Gupta No.
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:24A
William Wohlwend, Heidi Libbert plead guilty to methamphetamine offense
Benton, IL (KSDK) - A pair of southeast Illinois residents pleaded guilty in federal court Friday in connection to a methamphetamine charge, US Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois Stephen Wigginton said. William Wohlwend of Gorham,
Updated: 11/19/2011 01:22A