Latest Trial Court News
Prof. murder: former accused kills himself
But all the six accused were later acquitted by a Nagpur court where the trial had been transferred on the direction of the Supreme Court. The Orissa government has suspended licences of 50 mines owners for not furnishing complete reports on the
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:51P
Bacolod LP backs raps versus Gloria
A lawyer for the former president's family yesterday said Arroyo is being "persecuted" and will not receive a fair trial after she was arrested for allegedly rigging elections. Ferdinand Topacio dismissed assurances from President Aquino that the
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:50P
UPDATES: No foul play in Hunn's death, police say
"Some of us met the week before last on the case," Toombs said. "There's not anything that has changed." Pretrial hearings related to trial scheduling questions are on the Tom Green County District Court calendar for two men accused of robbing an adult
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:48P
Trial of Khmer Rouge leaders opens
Cambodia's UN-backed war crimes court has opened the trial of three top Khmer Rouge leaders more than three decades after the country's brutal "Killing Fields" era. Judge Nil Nonn said the court "declares opened the substantive hearing" in the case
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:47P
Libya resists handing Qaddafi's son over to ICC for trial
As a result, a capable court system, like other state bodies, must be built from scratch. The ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo told the AP Saturday that he will travel to Libya today for talks with the NTC on where the trial will take place.
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:46P
Businessman jailed over $1m tax fraud
A FORMER Gold Coast businessman who evaded paying more than $1 million tax has been jailed for four years. After a six-week trial in the Southport District Court, a jury last week found Japanese national Tatsuo Jo, 52, guilty of nine fraud charges.
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:45P
Cambodian trial of Khmer Rouge leaders set to begin
The Khmer Rouge is blamed for the deaths of as many as 2.2 million people during its rule of Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. CARMICHAEL: The surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge movement go on trial today charged with devising the policies that led to
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:43P
Gloria Arroyo arrest against Philippine constitution: lawyer
A family lawyer for former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo, says she's being persecuted and won't get a fair trial, following her arrest on charges of electoral sabotage. Mrs Arroyo, who's reportedly suffering from a degenerative condition of the
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:43P
Government lawyers aim for successful prosecution of Mrs Arroyo, Palace says
Issues were also raised about the competency of Pasay City Regional Trial Court Judge Jesus Mupas, the judge to try the former leader, as he has been previously sanctioned by the Supreme Court for delaying the cases he was handling.
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:43P
Jury retires in Martin sex case
The jury of nine women and three men heard the last of the evidence in the trial on Friday. Witnesses included other clients of the girl, who fronted court wearing wigs and dark sunglasses in a bid to conceal their identity. The girl, now aged 15,
Updated: 11/20/2011 10:41P