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Retrial OK'd over '86 murder
The Fukui District Court acquitted him in September 1990, but the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court reversed the ruling and sentenced him to seven years in prison in February 1995. The sentence was finalized in 1997 at the Supreme Court.
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:32P
Teen convinced parents would kill her for dating, drowning trial hears
Ruano told the Ontario Superior Court trial that he once saw obvious bruises on Shafia's arm and leg but didn't believe they were accidental. Shafia insisted she had fallen at school and hurt herself, but it looked more like someone had hit her,
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:31P
HC seeks CBI's response on Kalmadi's bail plea
Kalmadi's counsel sought bail, claiming that his client's custody was no more required as the CBI on November 3 had informed the trial court that the investigation was complete. Senior counsel Sushil Kumar, appearing for Kalmadi, said that his client
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:58P
Belarus sentences childhood friends to death for metro bombing
Some members of the public booed loudly however, shouting out that the trial had been a disgrace. Unless the country's neo-Soviet president Alexander Lukashenko grants them a pardon, the pair will soon be blindfolded, forced to their knees,
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:58P
Belarusian Court Sentences Subway Bombers to Death
Konovalov only pleaded guilty to the Minsk 2005 and 2008 bombings, denying other charges and refusing to speak throughout most of the trial. Vladislav Kovalev, 25, accused of assisting Konovalov in the terrorism plot, reversed his initial confession
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:55P
Samsung allowed to sell its iPad-competitor in Australia, just in time for
In assessing the balance of convenience factor, Justice Bennett gave some weight to Samsung's unwillingness to agree to an early trial. The Full Court carefully considered the history of the matter, and determined that not only was Samsung's refusal to
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:54P
Highline Schools employee pleads not guilty to attempted child rape
Highline School District employee Daniel G. Lumlung pleaded not guilty to third degree attempted child rape in King County court on Nov. 28, according to court documents. Lumlung, 34, is accused of allegedly asking a 15-year-old girl to
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:53P
Mother testifies in murder trial of watching boyfriend beat her son
Lohman, 29, testified without emotion for about 90 minutes as a key witness against Lee Crutchfield, 39, in his trial in St. Clair County Circuit Court on a first-degree murder charge. "Why did not you protect your son?" public defender Thomas Keefe
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:53P
Convicted officer seeks reduced sentence if not granted new trial
Officer Jeff Henderson faces a sentencing hearing Tuesday in US District Court in Tulsa, court records show. Henderson was charged in July 2010 with 58 counts of drug conspiracy, perjury, witness tampering and civil rights violations.
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:53P
Rajaratnam seeks delay in reporting to prison
US prosecutor Jonathan Streeter argued in the appeals court that the trial judge, Richard Holwell, had addressed the wiretap issue at a special hearing in October 2010. Holwell "heard the materiality of the omissions" and found that they supported the
Updated: 11/30/2011 12:51P
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