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Top prosecutor stays mum over 'fiction' accusation
Many in Sydney's legal fraternity had been eagerly anticipating the judgment to see what criticism had been made of Mr Tedeschi, and the Chief Judge at Common Law, Justice Peter McClellan, did not mince words. Nor did Justice Megan Latham,
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:22A
Newspaper won't appeal closed murder trial for western Pa. boy, then 11, other
AP Publisher Lawrence Corvi says in a Saturday story in The New Castle News (http://bit.ly/zz8Oto ) the paper is concerned a state Supreme Court appeal would further delay the trial of Jordan Brown, now 14, and harm the family of the victim,
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:20A
Newspaper won't appeal closed murder trial for western Pa. boy, then 11, other
AP Publisher Lawrence Corvi says in a Saturday story in The New Castle News (http://bit.ly/zz8Oto ) the paper is concerned a state Supreme Court appeal would further delay the trial of Jordan Brown, now 14, and harm the family of the victim,
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:20A
Berlusconi bribery case thrown out
Judge Francesca Vitale spent three hours considering the verdict after defence lawyers presented their final arguments, but took less than a minute to tell a packed court room that she ruled that the case had run out of time allowed by law.
Updated: 02/25/2012 11:14A
Testimony ends in redistricting case
He said the Legislature's decision should be respected, not interfered with by the courts. "Drafting them is the province of the Legislature. It's a political act," he said. "This is their judgment, and it is inappropriate for a small group of people
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:45A
Doctor to stand trial on sexual assault charges
The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/xAvTyO ) Friday that 53-year-old Kassem Hallak of Holt waived his preliminary examination Friday in an Eaton County court on six counts. Assistant prosecutor Kelly Morton said she planned to seek
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:45A
Silvio Berlusconi bribery case thrown out of court
Berlusconi, who was not in the Milan court when the three judges delivered their verdict on Saturday, had denied any wrongdoing. The billionaire was accused of paying $600000 (£380000) to the British lawyer David Mills, the estranged husband of former
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:37A
Let's party! Silvio Berlusconi emerges after long-running corruption trial is
The court could had the option to issue a ruling on the merits, or it could calculate that the statute of limitations on the charge has already expired, as the defence has argued, throwing out the case. After the decision Berlusconi appeared in public
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:09A
Silvio Berlusconi Avoids Corruption Trial
An Italian court has ruled that the statute of limitations has expired on former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. The presiding judge threw out the case after deciding too much time had elapsed since charges of bribery and corruption were
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:08A
Plea for three-day proceedings in a week turned down
PTI | 08:02 PM,Feb 25,2012 Bangalore, Feb 25 (PTI) A special court hearing the disproportionate asset case against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today turned down the plea of the three accused for three-day proceedings in a week.
Updated: 02/25/2012 10:05A