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Driver in fatal crash again rejects plea, to go to trial
It was similar to a scenario that played out in June, when Kimes rejected a deal before his scheduled July jury trial, which was later postponed. The back-and-forth frustrated prosecutor Jennifer Phan. “This is not a new offer,” Phan said in court
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:21P
No appeal over tetraplegic's murder
Smail had sought to appeal his latest conviction on the grounds media coverage of his original guilty plea tarnished the case but the Court of Appeal has ruled against that. Smail had denied murder, with the jury told at the start of the trial he would
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:19P
Charges thrown out
Sex and assault charges against a 37-year-old man standing trial in the Blenheim District Court were thrown out on Tuesday, halfway through the case. Crown prosecutor Mark O'Donoghue offered no evidence on the charges and the jury was dismissed.
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:19P
Barrita: GMA's healing
“She knows how to wait for what the court decides and I pray above all that there would be healing. I understand what it means to be sick,” His Grace said. GMA must also be praying for her healing, not at St. Luke's, but abroad. Regional Trial Court
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:18P
911 calls released in Dingwell murder trial
Justice John Mitchell released the calls from 911 have been admitted as evidence, along with police video of the crime scene. David Coles, lawyer for CBC and The Guardian argued before Justice John Mitchell that the media should be allowed to copy and
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:16P
George Clooney, his ex on witness list for Berlusconi trial
George Clooney and his ex-girlfriend Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis pose on the red carpet at the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. (AP / Andrew Medichini, File) The Associated Press MILAN, Italy — George
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:16P
Clooney to act as witness in Berlusconi sex trial
MILAN: An Italian court ruled Wednesday that George Clooney and Cristiano Ronaldo can be called as witnesses in ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's trial for having sex with an underage prostitute. Lawyers for Berlusconi want the Hollywood
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:15P
Trial set for suspect in robbery and shooting
He remains in jail in lieu of an $800000 bond while he awaits trial. Four men were reported to be involved in the home invasion and robbery case. Raziel Ernesto Guerrero, 18, also of Napoleon, Ohio, was arraigned Nov. 17 in district court on charges
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:11P
Judge grants Beach a new trial for 1979 crime
"Assuming this judge's order holds up in the Supreme Court, it is like starting out all over at trial," Camiel said, adding the judge's lengthy review of the witnesses from last summer is a huge help for Beach. "The judge went into a lot of detail into
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:10P
Investigators tracked Chandler with GPS device
First impression refers to a legal issue which has never been decided by an appeals court and doesn't have a precedent for the court to follow, according to dictionary.law.com. Deputy district attorney Jacqie Spradling said research of Oklahoma law
Updated: 11/23/2011 06:10P
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