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High Court grants Patel appeal bid
Patel's lawyers told the court the Queensland Criminal Code had been incorrectly applied to Patel and that prejudicial evidence was put to the jury in his original trial. But the Crown told the court that Patel was "grossly negligent" when he decided
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:21P
Florida mogul, facing trial, adopts his girlfriend
Critics say it is an attempt by John Goodman to shield some of his fortune from the accident victim's family. But at least one legal expert says a judge is likely to see through the maneuver and prevent the 48-year-old owner of the International Polo
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:21P
Miriam's point
Lourdes Sereno for her work in the PIATCO case. Definitely, it pales to the amounts allegedly “earned” over time by other members of the court, especially one who has been associated for sometime with the packaging of “big- ticket' projects over
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:15P
Will Supreme Court intervene in trial?
The question now is, will the Supreme Court intervene in the ongoing impeachment trial? With lawyers and public watchdogs monitoring the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona, the 23 senator-judges are under a high-powered microscope for the
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:14P
Ex-'Survivor' Producer Makes First Court Appearance in Mexico
Beresford-Redman's attorney Jaime Cancino Leon said the defense will ask for an additional three days to make their case for dismissal, which would extend to a total of six days the time that the judge has to either dismiss the charges or order a trial
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:05P
Defense says any patient care mistakes were not criminal
9, 2012 at the trial of four healthcare professionals in Rensselaer County Court in Troy, NY accused of neglecting a nursing home patient. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union) Defendant Linda Vogt listens to opening arguments Feb. 9, 2012 at the trial of
Updated: 02/09/2012 10:02P
North Dakota jury finds man who brandished gun in court guilty of 2 counts of
Vicente Chacano, a Chilean native who was working in southwest North Dakota as a farmhand, was accused of taking the gun into the courthouse last year and trying to fire it after his conviction in a child molestation case. Witnesses said Chacano pulled
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:54P
Jury finds former BC premier Vander Zalm guilty of libel
The damages award came after a day of deliberations by the seven-member jury and a one-week trial in Vancouver. "I'm must tell you that I'm satisfied with the judgment," said Hughes, 84, outside court. "The system worked well.
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:51P
Company asks dismissal of Confederate flag case
He hopes that his lawsuit in federal court will get his job back driving a school bus. "What Mr. Webber is encapsulating is a Jeffersonian agrarianism, where you stand up for your rights," attorney Thomas Boardman argued Thursday in US District Court.
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:05P
Flawed HSSC-I results: Three RBISE officials arrested for preparing forged results
The arrest was made after their pleas for pre-arrest bail were rejected by the trial court. Anti-Corruption Court Special Judge Chaudhry Amir Muhammad Khan rejected the bail pleas of former RBISE examination controller Amjad Iqbal Bhara,
Updated: 02/09/2012 09:03P