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Appeals panel rules mixed up jury instructions warrant new trial for Lawrence man
A Kansas Court of Appeals panel has ruled that a former Lawrence man convicted of killing his wife should get a new trial because of an error in jury instructions at his 2005 trial. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/zbJAip ) the panel
Updated: 02/11/2012 03:13P
Friend of court says Modi not in the clear yet
HT has learnt that though Ramachandran hasn't concluded that Modi should be chargesheeted based on Bhatt's testimony, he has insisted the trial court subject Bhatt and all the officers contradicting him to cross-examination. In its closure report filed
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:36P
Prosecute Narendra Modi, amicus curiae told Supreme Court: Report
grounds that there was no prosecutable evidence against him, news magazine Tehelka has claimed Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae in the case, in his report given to the top court in May last year recommended that Mr Modi should be prosecuted.
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:35P
Prosecute Narendra Modi, amicus curiae told Supreme Court: Report
grounds that there was no prosecutable evidence against him, news magazine Tehelka has claimed Raju Ramachandran, the amicus curiae in the case, in his report given to the top court in May last year recommended that Mr Modi should be prosecuted.
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:35P
The Modi business
Mr Modi's politics has evolved not because his soul has undergone a transplant... The reason is more down-to-earth and mundane. Depending on how you saw him, George Wallace was one of the most colourful, charismatic or controversial politicians in the
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:31P
Curious case of Haiti's 'Baby Doc' Duvalier spurs claims of interference by
On top of that, the sloppily written order in Haiti's biggest court case ever was filled with factual errors, including naming a co-defendant who's been dead for 15 years and another co-defendant, the Duvalier family's decorator, who died in 2003.
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:27P
Casco man ordered to trial in girlfriend's slaying
The expert witness gave his testimony via telephone Friday during the second day of Thomas Lappin's preliminary hearing in St. Clair County District Court in Marine City. Lappin, 46, of Casco Township, has been charged with open murder and felony
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:24P
Milan court refuses Berlusconi request for more witnesses
MILAN — Lawyers for Italy's former premier Silvio Berlusconi threatened to walk out of his trial for alleged bribery after a court in Milan refused their bid to call dozens of extra witnesses. Berlusconi's lawyers filed a number of motions on Saturday
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:10P
Third juror dropped in Stobbe murder trial
Justice Chris Martin of Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench said he was left with no choice because the juror, who has sleep apnea, nodded off repeatedly during testimony. The decision means the jury now numbers 12 with no alternates left.
Updated: 02/11/2012 02:06P
SENATORS' DILEMMA: DEFER TO SC OR DEFY IT / CBCP: RESPECT THE SC TRO
Pangilinan said that while the high court could exercise judicial review over a “justiciable” controversy, it could not do so over an impeachment case, which is political in nature. “In other words, the Supreme Court abused its authority by interfering
Updated: 02/11/2012 01:53P
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