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Two on trial for throwing out tenant's property
The police in Lagos, on Friday, arraigned a landlady and her son before a Surulere Magistrates' Court over malicious damage of the property of a tenant living in their compound. Amaka Okonkwo (41) and Nnamdi Okonkwo (18) are facing a three-count charge
Updated: 11/26/2011 03:14A
Imogen Thomas loses bid to lift gagging order on affair with Ryan Giggs
After considering the evidence Justice David Eady on Friday dismissed her application to be allowed to make a statement about the case in open court, the Daily Mail reported. The battle over the injunction will now go to a full trial next March.
Updated: 11/26/2011 03:14A
Family wins appeal on VSP negligence
By a 5-0 margin, justices reversed a Windham Superior Court decision by ruling Vermont State Police have a "common law duty of care" and concluded the previously dismissed case qualifies for a jury trial. The ruling also notes the two troopers at the
Updated: 11/26/2011 03:13A
Aussie boy's parents relieved at verdict
The Denpasar District Court judge's sentence, for using an illegal substance, was more lenient than the three-month punishment sought by prosecutors. The teenager will be eligible for release on December 4, taking into account the time he has already
Updated: 11/26/2011 03:11A
Prosecutor rankles judge
A judge refused this week to honor a plea agreement brokered by Spokane County Prosecutor Steve Tucker after Tucker brushed off her demand to appear in court and explain his actions. Earlier this month, Spokane County District Court Judge Debra Hayes
Updated: 11/26/2011 03:02A
Sick fantasies terrify top forensic experts
The court ordered that her case be separated from her lover and co-accused Maarten van der Merwe. Van der Merwe is to undergo further psychiatric evaluation before his trial resumes in February. He has not yet entered a plea. What makes Van Heerden's
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:37A
Saif Gaddafi: a monster of our own making
For the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has pronounced himself satisfied that Saif, who threatened to engulf the rebels in “rivers of blood” while brandishing a machinegun, will get a fair trial in Libya. Inevitably, this will be
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:31A
QC unveils P2-M tracking system
A demonstration of the system, developed by the Quezon City Information Technology Development Office (QCITDO), headed by Reynald Paul Imjada, will highlight the launching. Plans to adopt the system in the MTC are also being planned by the city
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:24A
Arroyo ready for jail—spokesman
The Pampanga lawmaker, facing charges of electoral sabotage in the Pasay Regional Trial Court, has moved for house arrest, dropping an earlier petition for hospital arrest in her suite at the St. Luke's Medical Center in Taguig City.
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:17A
Right To Confront Upheld
The 2008 conviction of Leroy Jaramillo was reversed because the trial court wrongfully admitted a medical report without giving the defense an opportunity for cross-examination, according to the unanimous opinion from the court filed this week.
Updated: 11/26/2011 02:09A
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