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Record jail terms in massacre trial
This was one of the remarks from Judge President Petrus Damaseb which brothers Sylvester and Gavin Beukes had to stomach during their sentencing in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday. The brothers, convicted of murdering eight people in the
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:38P
Norton Rose Group | Pharma in brief - Canada: Federal Court finds selection
In July 2010, the Federal Court of Appeal allowed Lilly's appeal and found that the trial judge had erred in his approach to selection patents (2010 FCA 197). The Court concluded that the '113 selection patent was not invalid for anticipation,
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:38P
Ore. Supreme Court declines to block execution
Dissenting justices Paul De Muniz, Robert Durham and Martha Lee Walters argued that their first ruling required the trial court to hear from a lawyer making the case that Haugen is incompetent. The court's majority _ justices Thomas Balmer,
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:38P
Fair trial call as Gaddafi son held
Prosecutors from the International Criminal Court are preparing to travel to Libya to negotiate with the new government about how the 39- year-old will be put on trial. There are fears he could suffer the same fate as his father but Mr Burt said the
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:36P
Evraz Rocky Mountainl denies it owes workers more
The company stated its position last week in response to a lawsuit filed in March in US District Court by more than 400 employees. An attorney for the workers estimated at that time the company owes most of the plant's workers a total of USD 6 million
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:36P
Fargo man acquitted of rape charge
FARGO – A Cass County jury has acquitted a Fargo man of a rape charge that a district court judge initially dismissed, calling the victim's story “implausible and incredible,” only to have the state Supreme Court reverse his decision and reinstate the
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:33P
Enola teen waives preliminary hearing
After consulting with Cumberland County Deputy Public Defender Arla Waller, Keefer opted to waive the preliminary hearing Monday and forego any type of testimony at the Magisterial District Court level. The decision came about two hours after the
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:32P
Barassi never lost sight of attacker, court told
Travis Bowling, 27, is on trial charged with assaulting Barassi. Barassi told the court he never lost sight of the person who he had seen hit the woman and he had no hesitation tackling him to the gutter. He told the County Court the next thing he knew
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:31P
Judge reserves decision over cafe conversation
Mr Collins said that Mr Ambrose can argue his own case in court, if criminal charges are laid. Justice Winkleman is set to announce her decision on Wednesday afternoon. Police are holding off enforcing search warrants on APN, which owns the Herald on
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:31P
Mexican Mafia 'captain' awaits verdict in murder trial
Members of the Mexican Mafia, described how Jo Ann was romantically involved with various drug traffickers, and spent a year in Ohio with the gang while they moved drugs from the Rio Grande Valley up north. Law enforcement and medical experts described
Updated: 11/21/2011 11:28P
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