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Boy, 13, to stand trial over murder of foster carer Dawn McKenzie
He is alleged to have attacked the 34-year-old by striking her on the head and body with a knife. The boy denies the charge. At the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lord Woolman set a trial date for 1 May. The trial at the High Court in Paisley is expected
Updated: 02/15/2012 06:35A
2002 riots: Only Zakia Jafri can see SIT report,says trial court
Apart from Zakia, activist Teesta Setalvad, activist-cum-lawyer Amrish Patel and a victim of Gulberg Society massacre case, Faqir Mohammed, had moved pleas seeking the SIT report. The applications were heard by the court on Monday.
Updated: 02/15/2012 06:24A
Navy officers tagged in Pestao slay case want to be tried by military court
They also questioned the Sandiganbayan's jurisdiction over the case because based on the rank of the officers when the offense was committed, their case must be handled by a regional trial court or a military tribunal. In their latest pleading,
Updated: 02/15/2012 06:10A
Did Union Owe Accrued Vacation Pay to Its Own Outgoing Employees?
A union found itself in a court battle over whether terminated employees were entitled to accrued vacation pay. But, in this case, the union was not fighting for the rights of its members; instead, it was defending itself in a complaint lodged by three
Updated: 02/15/2012 06:10A
2002 riots: Only Zakia Jafri can see SIT report, rules court
An Ahmedabad court on Wednesday ruled that Zakia Jafri, whose husband Ehsan was one of the 69 killed in the 2002 Gulberg Society massacre, will be allowed to see the probe report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investing the riots. The trial
Updated: 02/15/2012 04:39A
Appeals court orders new trial in Kent State student death
Associated Press WARREN, Ohio -- An Ohio appeals court has reversed the felony murder, murder and felonious assault convictions of a man accused of fatally beating a Kent State University student in a 2009 street fight. Ordering a new trial for Adrian
Updated: 02/14/2012 11:47P
Appeals court orders new trial in Kent State student death
AP WARREN, Ohio -- An Ohio appeals court has reversed the felony murder, murder and felonious assault convictions of a man accused of fatally beating a Kent State University student in a 2009 street fight. Ordering a new trial for Adrian Barker,
Updated: 02/14/2012 11:47P
Psychological exam ordered in DC socialite killing
District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Russell Canan also ruled that Albrecht Muth, 47, was temporarily incompetent for trial, pending a complete evaluation at St. Elizabeths Hospital. Muth is charged in the August strangulation and beating death of
Updated: 02/14/2012 11:18P
Ex-principal files suit against D150
By ANDY KRAVETZ A former District 150 principal has sued her old employer in federal court for racial discrimination. Mary Davis, who is white, alleges in her five-count suit, filed Tuesday in US District Court in Peoria, that she was treated
Updated: 02/14/2012 11:14P
Victim sent email wanting her dad bashed
Nelma Singh once asked her alleged killer to bash her father because she believed he was cheating on her mother, a Brisbane court has been told. Max Sica is on trial for murdering Ms Singh, 24, and her siblings Kunal, 18, and Sidhi, 12, with a garden
Updated: 02/14/2012 10:53P