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ICC: Libya can try Gaddafi son if conditions right
Libyan officials have promised a fair trial but the country still has the death penalty on its books, whereas the severest punishment the ICC can impose is life imprisonment. "I hope they do a fair trial. My point is that we are not a system to monitor
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:40P
Washington County asks 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider ruling in
The decision overturned US District Court Judge Michael Mosman's ruling last year granting summary judgment in favor of the county. The county's petition for rehearing, filed by attorney William G. Blair on Monday, says judges overlooked several
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:40P
Polygamy inherently harmful to women: BC court
The Criminal Code section banning polygamy does infringe on the right to freedom of religion, Bauman concluded, but that was outweighed by the long list of harms polygamy inflicts on women and children, including sexual and physical abuse, child brides
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:40P
Kamloops candidates return to court
24) at the Kamloops Law Courts. Brian Alexander and Adrian Miller are each slated to make pre-trial appearances in Kamloops provincial court. Alexander, who finished fourth among the four candidates seeking the mayor's chair last weekend,
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:38P
sentenced for helping mum die
In the High Court in Dunedin this morning, Justice French said the principle of the sanctity of life required "this to be regarded as a serious matter". Davison's offending was at the lower end of the scale, she said. Although significant premeditation
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:36P
Sukh Ram moves Delhi HC against conviction, five-year jail term
NEW DELHI: Former telecom minister Sukh Ram on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court challenging his conviction and sentencing by a trial court for taking Rs 3 lakh as bribe to award a lucrative contract to a telecom firm in 1996.
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:36P
Prosecutors seek four years in jail for Michael Jackson doctor
In a separate court filing, defense attorneys for Dr. Conrad Murray sought to convince Los Angeles trial judge Michael Pastor to sentence their client to probation. The dueling court filings come in advance of a hearing on Tuesday at which Pastor will
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:33P
Juror in Cellini trial may be questioned about not disclosing criminal past
In a written decision, US District Judge James Zagel said a hearing is needed to determine if the juror was showing any bias when she failed to disclose two felony convictions to the court. It was unclear if the judge intends to require the woman to
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:32P
After 28 Years a Convicted Killer Gets a New Trial
A man convicted in the 1979 killing of a poplar girl is getting a new trial. ?A district court judge in Fergus County ruled Tuesday that new evidence could convince a jury to acquit Barry Beach in the beating death of 17
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:32P
Prosecutors request Conrad Murray be jailed for four years for killing Michael
In a separate court filing, defense attorneys fo Murray sought to convince Los Angeles trial judge Michael Pastor to sentence their client to probation. The dueling court filings come in advance of a hearing on Tuesday at which the judge will issue his
Updated: 11/23/2011 07:31P
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