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Judge salivating over Abalos case?
Of all the magistrates in the Regional Trial Court of Pasay, it had to be Judge Mupas who was assigned to also handle the case against former Comelec chairman Benjamin Abalos. But in this particular instance, the judge could also turn out to be the one
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:45P
Slocum defense: Colegrove did it
FORT EDWARD, NY -- Opening arguments were heard Tuesday afternoon in Washington County Court in the murder trial of Matthew Slocum. Slocum, 24, is accused in the White Creek triple-homicide on July 13, 2011, in which his mother, step-father,
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:40P
Vt. Yankee may not see smooth sailing
Judge J. Garvan Murtha of the US District Court in Brattleboro had ruled Vermont laws pointing toward a shutdown for the state's lone reactor unconstitutional or pre-empted by federal law. But now the Vernon reactor's owner, New Orleans-based Entergy
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:40P
Report to Legislature on Court IT Project Leaves Out Future Costs
A different figure was included in "fact sheet" distributed by earlier this month by court administrators to reporters, saying the IT project, called the Court Case Management System, "took nine years to refine and develop at a cost of $315.5 million.
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:37P
Prosecution rests in Neuman trial
FBI Special Agent Chad Fitzgerald analyzed cell phone records of the defendant, the victim Rusty Sneiderman and Sneiderman's wife Andrea. Fitzgerald said in the six months before the murder, Andrea made substantially more calls to her boss Neuman.
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:31P
Testimony to continue in former Broncos trial
She told jurors in Douglas County District Court that she suspected she had been drugged, because she has a high tolerance for alcohol, did not drink that much that night, and doesn't recall many details of that night, including walking up the stairs
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:24P
Ivy toilet sealed like a vault, rape case hears
The unisex toilet at a flashy Sydney nightclub where a woman was allegedly raped was like a "vault", with sealed doors that prevented sound from escaping, a court has heard. Christopher Scott Corben, 32, is on trial, charged with aggravated sexual
Updated: 02/28/2012 10:22P
Update: Lawyer says 'rush to judgment' on hate crime charge for West Roxbury woman
Felicia Stroud, 18, her sister Erika Stroud, 21, of Dorchester, and Lydia Sanford, 20, of Dorchester were formally charged in West Roxbury District Court on Feb. 24 with violating the civil rights of a 43-year-old Boston man on the evening of Feb.
Updated: 02/28/2012 09:50P
Man will face trial in deadly casino fight
The video showed Massie leaving the restroom near the food court at O'Shea's. Then Massie waited near the door. Moments later, Hawkins leaves the bathroom and starts walking to a nearby gaming table where his wife and friends were waiting.
Updated: 02/28/2012 09:41P
Gujarat riots: Court to hear Zakia Jafri's fresh petition today
The final report by the SIT was submitted in a sealed cover to the trial court as directed by the Supreme Court. The fresh petition filed by Zakia Jafri's counsel says that he be allowed to at least read the report. The court had earlier deferred its
Updated: 02/28/2012 09:12P
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