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Judge allows key video evidence in Mirkarimi case to be used at trial
Prosecutor Elizabeth Aguilar-Tarchi called the video "the focal point and crux of our case," and argued that it should be admissible in trial under exceptions to the court's hearsay rules. Aguilar-Tarchi argued that the exceptions allow for certain
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:57P
Lockerbie bomber 'told to drop appeal to smooth ground for compassionate release'
Kenny MacAskill allegedly told Abdelbaset Al-Megrahi indirectly that he would be let out of jail in 2009 if he dropped his court case after he was given just three months to live. Shortly before the official announcement Al-Megrahi did mysteriously
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:37P
Kirkpatrick ruled competent for trial
McCOOK, Nebraska -- The 19-year-old Bartley, Nebraska, man accused of killing a McCook girl in January 2011, has been determined to be competent to stand trial. According to court documents filed Jan. 31, 2012, the court found that Stathis Kirkpatrick
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:34P
Man to stand trial in June in N. Ind. girl's death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - A Fort Wayne man accused of bludgeoning a 9-year-old girl to death and dismembering her body three days before Christmas is scheduled to stand trial in June. Allen Superior Court John Surbeck on Monday ordered 39-year-old Michael
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:31P
BP may settle with Deepwater Horizon oil spill victims as trial postponed
BP may be close to a legal settlement on the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster – but many of the tens of thousands of victims still want to drag the oil company through the courts. Judge Carl Barbier ordered a week-long delay in the civil trial,
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:30P
Case of alleged rape continued to March 9
Cody Dornbirer will be in court again on March 9 to hear whether evidence and witnesses from another alleged rape case he is involved with in Vancouver, Wash., will be permitted into his upcoming trial. Should Coos County partner with the Coquille
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:28P
TERROR TRIAL TOLD OF POSTMAN'S FEARS ABOUT PACKAGE ADDRESSED TO CELTIC MANAGER
Although it was later found to be “a hoax”, the recipient could have thought it was a real bomb, the High Court in Glasgow was told. Jurors in the trial of two men accused of plotting to murder Mr Lennon were also shown pictures of the suspicious
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:27P
TERROR TRIAL TOLD OF POSTMAN'S FEARS ABOUT PACKAGE ADDRESSED TO CELTIC MANAGER
Although it was later found to be “a hoax”, the recipient could have thought it was a real bomb, the High Court in Glasgow was told. Jurors in the trial of two men accused of plotting to murder Mr Lennon were also shown pictures of the suspicious
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:27P
$200 Million Fraud Case Involving Former Bond Trader Frankel Set for Trial in
The trial is tentatively scheduled for April 1 . According to court documents filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi , Frankel, a former bond trader, has admitted to stealing more than $200 million from nine insurers
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:26P
$200 Million Fraud Case Involving Former Bond Trader Frankel Set for Trial in
The trial is tentatively scheduled for April 1 . According to court documents filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi , Frankel, a former bond trader, has admitted to stealing more than $200 million from nine insurers
Updated: 02/27/2012 04:26P
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