Latest Trial Court News
Defense, prosecution agree Ehrlich campaign manager approved robo-calls
State prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed on one key revelation Tuesday in the opening statements of a trial to determine whether robo-calls made during Maryland's gubernatorial election last year were intended to suppress black voter turnout.
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:33P
Spitzer takes on DA on evidence
By FRANK MICKADEIT / THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The notion that there are only two sets of lawyers in a criminal court case is being turned on its head, and guess who, figuratively speaking, is elbowing for room at the counsel table? Todd Spitzer.
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:30P
Notorious BC gangster attends court despite multiple death threats
Riach and Mann went to trial in Vancouver Provincial Court in 2008. In January 2009 Judge Malcolm MacLean convicted Mann and acquitted Riach. The Director of Civil Forfeiture's statement of claim against Riach said that he and Mann are in the
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:29P
'Money for medicine madness': Michael Jackson's doctor jailed
But he will have to serve time,” said Mark McBride, a Beverly Hills-based defence attorney who was not involved in the Jackson doctor's trial. In addition, Murray was ordered to pay some court fees, and another hearing was set for prosecution claims
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:29P
For SEC, Court Ruling on Penalties Ties a Hand
Now, however, most Wall Street brokerage houses and investment banks have been joined with publicly traded commercial banks, forming companies so large that penalties of hundreds of millions of dollars are merely “the cost of doing business,” in Judge
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:26P
Murder suspect's polygamy put family at risk of deportation, court told
Ms. Venturelli, who was twice able to get Ms. Mohammad's visitor visa extended and had been hopeful her client would get to stay permanently on humanitarian grounds, told the Superior Court trial that she too had no idea Ms. Mohammad was part of a
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:25P
US super star Michael Jackson's doctor called suicidal after verdict
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 09:23P
Ex-official wants charges tossed
It's essentially the same argument White's attorney, Grady Irvin Jr., made at trial earlier this month. US District Court Judge James Whittemore rejected the argument then, noting White was appointed by virtue of serving on the County Commission,
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:22P
Baby Cezar 'wasn't the same' after slapping
Baby Cezar rolled his eyes in his head and "wasn't the same'' after his mother's boyfriend slapped him in the back of the head three times and dropped him in his cot, a court has heard. James Hemana is on trial in the High Court at
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:21P
Convicted killer John Pinder wants a new trial
Andy Parnes who is acting as Pinder's attorney leveled serious allegations in the Fourth District Court in Provo. He said the 911 tapes used to convict Pinder in 2000 were altered by the Duchesne County Sheriff. Paul Ingles who was hired by Pinder's
Updated: 11/29/2011 09:21P