Latest Trial Court News
Expedite Kasab case process, say lawyers
Eminent lawyers say in case the Supreme Court also upholds the death penalty, Kasab can file a mercy petition before the president. Special public prosecutor for the case Ujjwal Nikam said everybody has the right to a fair trial and that a due judicial
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:48P
Soumya murder accused let off in theft case
NEW DELHI: Two men, accused in the Soumya Vishwanathan and Jigisha Ghosh murder cases, have been acquitted in a separate vehicle theft case by a trial court, which said there were several unexplained "inconsistencies" in the police probe.
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:47P
ICC trial for Saif 'could be in Libya'
The trial of deposed Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam could be held in Libya under the auspices of the International Criminal Court, the ICC's chief prosecutor said yesterday. Luis Moreno-Ocampo also proposed two other options to put
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:47P
Cops seek legal opinion on complaint against Team Anna
NEW DELHI: Delhi Police informed a trial court that it has sought legal opinion on a complaint against Anna Hazare and his team. The complainant has sought the prosecution of the team for allegedly dishonouring the national flag during their
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:47P
Tunis court sentences nephew in clan of ex-president to 18 years for millions
AP TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunis court has convicted a nephew of the wife of Tunisia's former president for writing more than ‚¬300 million ($399 million) in bad checks and sentenced him to 18 years in prison. The official TAP news agency said that Imed
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:45P
Govt wants Arroyo kept in jail
The house is not under jurisdiction of the courts,” she added. Court cases take an average six years to be completed in the Philippines. So if the court rules Arroyo be detained at a police station while she is on trial, she faces years behind bars
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:44P
Court Hid Evidence From Jury in Border Agent Jesus Diaz Case
And more than a few prominent individuals have expressed deep concerns about a possible miscarriage of justice. Longtime law-enforcer and use-of-force expert Dave Grossi, who testified at the trial on behalf of agent Diaz, said the court deliberately
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:35P
Raw milk advocate Michael Schmidt gets $9150 fine, 1 year probation
Schmidt had been acquitted in a lower court last year but Justice Peter Tetley overturned most of those acquittals in September. Schmidt's Durham, Ont.-area farm was raided in November 2006 by officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and the
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:32P
Class action: Ontario's developmentally challenged go to court
Earlier this month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Patrick Moore set a trial date, September 2013, for the first of a series of class actions suits against three, now shuttered, Ontario institutions for the developmentally disabled.
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:30P
Graveyard killer jailed for 20 years
He ordered her to return to court in 20 years for the re-evaluation of her case. The court would decide then, with the help of experts, whether she was fit to be released back into society or needed to remain in jail. Van Heerden, who sipped water from
Updated: 11/25/2011 03:29P