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Four Guatemalans to Stand Trial Over Murder of Argentine Folk Icon
GUATEMALA CITY – Four Guatemalans will stand trial for the murder on July 9, 2011 in Guatemala, of the iconic Argentine singer-songwriter Facundo Cabral, judicial officials said Saturday. A Supreme Court spokesperson said that a lower tribunal presided
Updated: 03/03/2012 10:17P
State opposes trial over voting rules
AP WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opposing changes in Florida voting procedures and says it wants a trial in the dispute, a move that could impact the state's August primary elections. In court papers filed late Friday, Florida officials say
Updated: 03/03/2012 10:09P
Egypt to restart NGO trial
CAIRO - A Cairo court is to restart the trial of foreign democracy activists on March 8, state media reported on Saturday, after the previous trial judges dropped out. The case against 43 defendants, including Americans who have mostly left the country
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:30P
Raps filed vs ex-PNP finance exec
A FORMER official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Finance Service was charged before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court for allegedly tampering a disbursement voucher payable to a retired police officer. Charged with falsification by public
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:28P
Before state's high court: role of race in identifying a face
In a case out of Seattle's University District, the Washington State Supreme Court is being asked to determine whether jurors should be told that eyewitnesses who identify strangers across racial lines — for example, a white man identifying a black man
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:18P
Former police officer's appeal denied
By Maria Hsin, maria.hsin@latimes.com A state appeals court this week denied the appeal of former Burbank police officer Elfego Rodriguez, who challenged a decision to drop him from a lawsuit with four other officers. Rodriguez alleged he was
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:12P
Mirkarimi trial is a real-life soap opera in San Francisco
San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi addresses reporters while leaving Superior Court on Jan. 26. He has been charged with domestic violence battery, child endangerment and dissuading a witness. The case has become a real-life soap opera marked by
Updated: 03/03/2012 09:12P
Marin computer lawsuits take a beating in court
By Nels Johnson Marin's $30 million lawsuit against those who provided a computer system that didn't work has taken a beating in court, though the county's New York lawyer says the core of the case remains strong. At issue are two lawsuits filed by the
Updated: 03/03/2012 08:51P
Former UT Chief Engineer acquitted in graft case
Chandigarh A local court today acquitted former UT Chief Engineer KK Jerath in a corruption case where he was accused of using government vehicles and staff for his personal purposes. The order was passed by the court of the Additional District and
Updated: 03/03/2012 08:49P
Egypt court rejects Mickey cartoon suit
The judge ruled the plaintiff was not eligible to file the religious defamation lawsuit and sent the case back to the state prosecutor's office for further investigation. The first lawsuit was thrown out by a different court earlier this week on
Updated: 03/03/2012 08:04P
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