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Vietnam appeals court reduces jail term of French-Vietnamese dissident by half
Lawyer Tran Vu Hai said the appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City in a trial that lasted three hours Tuesday reduced the jail term against Hoang from three years to 17 months. The court cited Hoang's cooperation with police, his commitment to renounce Viet
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:20A
THE jury in the Keith Soons murder trial has been sworn in
Yesterday, at Bristol Crown Court, prosecutor William Mousley QC claimed that Mr Soons was robbed of his mobile phone and other personal belonging and then murdered as he waited outside a friend's house. He told the court that when Mr Soons tried to
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:20A
Women rapists back in court on routine remand
by Staff reporter The 3 women, who are facing charges of sexually attacking male hitchhikers in search of semen, were yesterday back in court on routine remand. Through their lawyers, the women requested the court to furnish them with a trial date.
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:20A
911 dispute delayed again
Days before the dispute was to go to court, attorneys for both sides said Monday the special judge in the case had delayed next week's trial and ordered the city and county to return to mediation. Although both sides in the case had been prepared to go
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:20A
Trial in MTSU athlete's slaying could have jury asking questions
“The Supreme Court adopted this process, and I'm going to follow it,” Ash said at the hearing. District Attorney Bill Whitesell suggested having all the jurors submit their questions before recesses in the trial. The 2003 rule changes concluded a
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:18A
Trial ordered for volunteer firefighter Jairo Perkins-Grubbs charged with arson
During a preliminary hearing Monday, Butte County Superior Court Michael Candela ruled there was probable cause to set a trial for Jairo Perkins-Grubbs. Perkins-Grubbs was arrested Oct. 4 after a series of about 20 suspicious fires on the upper
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:14A
Citigroup Toxic Mortgages: $285M SEC Deal Rejected by Angry Judge
In his written opinion, US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff completely rejected the SEC-brokered deal, saying that the case needed to go to trial to better insure exposure of the facts. His language was unusually harsh, as he criticized not only
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:13A
Jurors in MTSU murder trial could ask questions of witnesses
“The Supreme Court adopted this process, and I'm going to follow it,” Ash said at the hearing. District Attorney Bill Whitesell suggested having all the jurors submit their questions before recesses in the trial. The 2003 rule changes concluded a
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:12A
Tennessee Archives preservation project protects 'tapestry of life'
Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean An exhibit on carbolic acid poison is from a 1930 poisoning trial. P / Dipti Vaidya / The Tennessean A photograph of a court case image shows Thelma Wilcoxen, who sued the Hunt Berlin Coal Co. after her face was disfigured
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:12A
Lacierda blasts 'demolition job' vs Roxas
is no truth to the circulating text messages that said Transportation Secretary Mar Roxas allegedly had a hand in the raffling of the former President Arroyo's electoral sabotage case to Pasay regional trial court branch 112 Judge Jesus Mupas.
Updated: 11/29/2011 03:11A
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