Latest Trial Court News

Judge refuses to release MJ's doctor on bail
Conrad Murray's lawyer asked for his release pending appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction, but Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor said he saw little chance that Murray would prevail in getting his case overturned.
Updated: 02/24/2012 09:02P

Spanish duke due in court in corruption case
The court will then decide whether there is enough evidence to put Urdangarin or one of the four other suspects on trial. The court said in a statement Friday that the duke would access the court building by car, as requested by police for security
Updated: 02/24/2012 09:00P

Third Marine in Hazing Case Found Not Guilty
The panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines found Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III not guilty at a court-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. He was accused of humiliating and demeaning Lance Cpl. Harry Lew by pouring sand on his
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:59P

Third Marine in Hazing Case Found Not Guilty
The panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines found Lance Cpl. Carlos Orozco III not guilty at a court-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. He was accused of humiliating and demeaning Lance Cpl. Harry Lew by pouring sand on his
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:59P

BP's Gulf Disaster Goes to Court; Anadarko, Transocean Also Could Pay Billions
A massive trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill heads for a New Orleans federal courtroom on Monday, to determine how much BP and others should cough up for the worst US offshore oil spill. The case is perhaps the most complex environmental
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:57P

Mother-in-law of Ohio woman found dead in septic tank declared fit for trial
The Logan Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/AFvQEB ) a Hocking County Common Pleas Court judge also ruled Thursday that a jury trial should be set. The Hocking County Common Pleas Court has previously declared Sandra Inman competent to stand trial.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:55P

Mother-in-law of Ohio woman found dead in septic tank declared fit for trial
The Logan Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/AFvQEB ) a Hocking County Common Pleas Court judge also ruled Thursday that a jury trial should be set. The Hocking County Common Pleas Court has previously declared Sandra Inman competent to stand trial.
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:55P

Judge approves use of cameras at Sheley trial
At the same pretrial hearing, O'Connor also granted a request from Sheley's defense attorney to delay the trial's March 5 start date to give him more time to prepare for what he said was a more complicated case than he had anticipated. The new court
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:49P

Clementi Case Trial Begins
An overflow crowd stood in the back of the Middlesex County Superior Court room to watch the proceedings. Mr. Ravi, an Indian citizen, is facing 15 charges, the most serious of which are invasion of privacy and bias intimidation, a hate crime that
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:48P

Philadelphia priest says cardinal ordered abuse list shredded
Lawyers for Monsignor William Lynn, 61, filed the motion to dismiss conspiracy and child endangerment charges as jury selection in the case was underway in Common Pleas Court. The real criminals, the lawyers argued in court documents, were Bevilacqua,
Updated: 02/24/2012 08:47P