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DUNN v. STATE
The trial court assessed punishment at confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of eighteen years. Dunn appeals his conviction in one issue. We affirm. In his sole issue on appeal,
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:02A
CARPENTER v. STATE
The trial court convicted Carpenter and assessed her punishment at eighteen years confinement in the Institutional Division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Carpenter contends in two issues that (1) her punishment was cruel and unusual,
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:02A
MATTER OF MINGO v. FISCHER
The trial court directed that the sentences on two of the murder convictions were to run consecutively to each other, with all other sentences running concurrently, resulting in an aggregate sentence of 50 years to life in prison.
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:00A
STATE v. E.M.
POINT I: THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN REFUSING TO ALLOW DEFENDANT TO WITHDRAW HIS PRE-SENTENCE GUILTY PLEA. A. THE FACTORS SET FORTH BY THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT IN STATE V. SLATER WEIGH IN DEFENDANT'S FAVOR SUCH THAT HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:00A
Judge to consider Sandusky jury, bail issues
The state attorney general's office has asked for tougher bail rules, arguing that safety concerns among Sandusky's neighbors warrant restricting him indoors. Cleland has asked defense and prosecution lawyers to narrow the disputes on which he will
Updated: 02/10/2012 07:00A
U.S. v. NESTOR
Brian Lee Nestor appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm the judgment of the District Court. In 2008, Nestor was indicted on one count each of
Updated: 02/10/2012 06:59A
3 alleged drug pushers shot dead in Batangas
He is being treated at Apacible Memorial District Hospital. Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) recovered 41 shells from a caliber .45 pistol. According to a report, the victims had just attended a court hearing for drug cases in Regional Trial Court
Updated: 02/10/2012 06:10A
Shrien Dewani to go on trial
Senior State advocate Shareen Riley said Dewani was scheduled to join two of the other accused in the dock when the trial eventually got underway. These two, Mziwamadoda Qwabe and Xolile Mngeni, appeared briefly in the High Court on Friday at a
Updated: 02/10/2012 06:09A
Court to rule on Frankfurt killing of US airmen
AP | Posted: Friday, February 10, 2012 3:17 am | (0) Comments A German court is set to deliver its verdict in the trial of an alleged Islamic extremist who has admitted killing two US airmen at Frankfurt airport last year. The Frankfurt state court is
Updated: 02/10/2012 05:56A
Mountie to go on trial for fatal collision
Cpl. Benjamin "Monty" Robinson, who is facing an obstruction of justice charge, will be in New Westminster Supreme Court Monday for a trial scheduled to run eight days. Robinson was involved in the Oct. 25, 2008 crash that killed Tsawwassen's Orion
Updated: 02/10/2012 05:17A
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