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Charges dropped in child enslaving case
Mercedes Farquharson was first indicted in the case in 2006. Prosecutors, in court papers filed Nov. 11, requested that the charges be dismissed because Farquharson had been "declared incurably incompetent to stand trial." But the motion from federal
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:26P
Date Set For Levi Chavez's Murder Trial
His trial date was set Monday in Valencia County District Court. Chavez's death was originally reported as a suicide. However, a wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Tera told friends and family that her husband faked the theft of his truck to collect
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:26P
Update in nursing home assault case: Cubbage to be confined as sexually
Cubbage was attentive and jocular during Monday's court proceedings. When asked by an assistant attorney general whether he'd rather be sent to the Newton facility or to the civil commitment unit pending the trial, he chuckled and said,
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:23P
Hearing Delayed in Vehicular Manslaughter Case
In court Monday, Ramirez' lawyer requested that the hearing—at which a judge will determine if there is enough evidence to put the San Clemente man on trial—be pushed back to Dec. 15. Ramirez, 20, is charged with vehicular manslaughter in the Lake
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:21P
Judge denies Jackson doc's bid for testing
Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor says Murray's defence lawyers knew about the vial at the start of the case and could have requested the testing months ago. Attorney Michael Flanagan wrote in a court filing that the testing is necessary to analyse
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:20P
Inquiry Finds "Significant" Misconduct in Ted Stevens Case
Ted Stevens engaged in "significant, widespread and, at times, intentional" misconduct but should not face criminal contempt charges, a special court investigator has concluded. In a 500-page report, whose conclusions were made public Monday by a
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:19P
Lawyers want alleged confession thrown out in teen police shooter's case
Nicholas Lindsey's attorneys want an alleged confession from the teen inadmissible in court. Lindsey is accused of killing SPPD Ofc. David Crawford. By Holly Gregory, Reporter The pre-trial hearing for the teen accused of shooting a St. Petersburg
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:15P
Start of Khmer Rouge trial opens vignettes of the terror
AP Ieng Sary, left, the foreign minister during the Khmer Rouge regime, is helped by court security personnel. He stands on trial with two other top-ranked officials from the regime which tortured and killed thousands of Cambodians.
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:15P
Saif Al Islam's failure on reforms led him to a criminal's fate
While the interim prime minister Abdurrahim Al Keib has promised a fair trial in Libya, which is a demand of the majority of Libyans, some think that the International Criminal Court should try him. Whatever the shape and form of the trial,
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:15P
France aks Libya to hand over spy chief
TRIPOLI // As Libya's interim government works to put Muammar Qaddafi's captured son on trial in the country instead of before an international court, France yesterday pressed Tripoli to extradite the dictator's former intelligence chief over the
Updated: 11/21/2011 03:15P
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