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Galleon Chief's Lawyers Seek to Delay Start of Prison Term
During the two-month trial, the jury heard dozens of secretly recorded conversations between Mr. Rajaratnam and those suspected of being his accomplices. At Mr. Rajaratnam's sentencing last month, Judge Richard J. Holwell rejected the financier's
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:16P
Doctor sentenced to 4 years in prison for Michael Jackson's death
Murray, 58, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after a six-week trial that presented the most detailed account yet of Jackson's final hours, a story of the performer's anguish over being unable to sleep. Pastor was relentless in his bashing of
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:15P
Murder defendant found incompetent to stand trial; placement options to be weighed
Sacramento Superior Court online records show nine criminal filings on Blockton since 1980 and before his 2010 arrest. The murder case had been assigned to Judge Gary S. Mullen, who based his ruling today on three doctor's reports.
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:13P
Anambra commissioner, 7 others on trial for contempt
including Anambra State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, are standing trial before the Chief Judge of Anambra State, Justice Peter Umeadi, for allegedly refusing to abide by the judgment of an Awka High Court on the issue
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:12P
Case against Direct Action Coalition adjourned
22 police shooting of Barry Deloatch, the group's leader and a student protestor had their municipal court case in a matter of obstruction of traffic adjourned for four weeks. Tormel Pittman, co-founder of the activist organization created in the wake
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:12P
Prayer Becomes Official Policy at Bunnell Meetings; “You Can Wait Outside” If
He cited a Fifth District Court of Appeals case from 1984 that had set out guidelines against government officials delivering prayers. The case was about a judge who was presiding in the trial of a man accused of second-degree murder.
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:11P
Federal Magistrate Judge Accuses 2 Prominent Lawyers of Ethical Lapses During
In a 78-page ruling yesterday, Judge Victor Bianchini recommended that Pepe be denied a new trial and castigated the two attorneys concerning their testimony in a September 2008 hearing. "This court believes that Hobika and Aney were untruthful," wrote
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:10P
Maximum penalty handed down for involuntary manslaughter of Michael Jackson
7 of a single count of involuntary manslaughter after a six-week trial. He was charged with giving Mr. Jackson a fatal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol in combination with other sedatives to treat Jackson's chronic insomnia.
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:09P
Trial starts today in 3-year-old murder case
Cook County court records indicate Patterson has a criminal history starting in 1995, including charges of battery, domestic battery, aggravated assault and criminal damage. Circuit Judge Pete Cavanagh is presiding over the trial, which is expected to
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:06P
Paxton trial to hear final arguments
As well, he alleges there was inappropriate conduct by the Crown and police in their representations in court. The case against Paxton would be thrown out if the judge grants the judicial stay of proceeding, a rare occurrence.
Updated: 11/29/2011 08:04P
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