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Final arguments underway in Dustin Paxton torture trial
“There is ample evidence before you that (the victim) was assaulted, wounded, maimed and disfigured by Mr. Paxton,” Mercier told Justice Sheilah Martin in Court of Queen's bench this morning. Paxton's defence lawyer is expected to make his arguments
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:05P
Judge Sets Court Date for Alleged Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss
PORT ISABEL - A judge set a court date for the start of the trial for the accused Gulf Cartel Plaza boss. Rafael Cardenas Vela is expected in court Jan. 8. He pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges last Tuesday.
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:05P
Drew Peterson Trial Delayed: Evidence To Be Reconsidered In Appellate Court
The murder trial of former Bolingbrook police sergeant Drew Peterson has been further postponed following an Illinois Supreme Court decision Wednesday that remanded the case to the Third District Appellate Court. The state Supreme Court is demanding a
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:04P
Former Fiesta Bowl COO Enters Not Guilty Plea
A trial date was set for Jan. 3. The 47-year-old Wisneski is the first person charged in the scandal that led to the dismissal of bowl President John Junker in March. Junker has not been charged but remains under investigation by state and federal
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:04P
Rajaratnam Asks Court to Let Him Remain Free During Appeal
The case is US v. Rajaratnam, 11-4416, US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (Manhattan). The lower-court case is US v. Rajaratnam, 09-01184, US District Court, Southern District of New York (Manhattan).
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:03P
Police informant in murder-for-hire case shot in Clovis
His trial was expected to start today in Fresno Superior Court, but has been delayed due to Tuesday's shooting. It is unknown whether the attack on Yzaguirre had anything to do with the pending trial.
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:01P
Goldman Sachs Chief Blankfein May Be Deposed in Gupta Case
Rakoff also delayed those depositions until after Gupta's criminal trial. On Oct. 26, the same day Gupta was indicted, the SEC sued him in Manhattan federal court, accusing the former Goldman Sachs director of engaging in an “extensive insider-trading
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:00P
Bishop jailed in sex trial
In that first trial, he was discharged by Magistrate Marilyn Meeres when she ruled there was no physical evidence to link him to the alleged offence. The Court of Appeal, however, overruled the decision and ordered a retrial, which returned to
Updated: 11/30/2011 02:00P
Wilmington Trust is Not an AMR Corp. (AMR) Creditor, Serves in Multiple
29, 2011, in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Some media news stories have incorrectly identified Wilmington Trust as a creditor. Wilmington Trust is not a lender to AMR. The bankruptcy filing of AMR poses no credit or
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:59P
On 3rd trial, S. Georgia man acquitted of murder charges
again in March 2004, when a jury found him guilty of all charges. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled the case should be tried a third time because the high court said a judge failed to give jurors the right instructions related to circumstantial evidence.
Updated: 11/30/2011 01:56P
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