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Man to face second trial in shooting
A 22-year-old man who was convicted of murder last year and sentenced to 40 years in prison will face a second trial at 9 am today in the 70th District Court in connection with the 2010 shooting. Sunny Hignojos was charged in a shooting that left
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:24P
Accused in BC toddler kidnapping case waives right to preliminary hearing
Randall Hopley, 46, who is charged with kidnapping, abduction and break and enter, is in custody in a Kamloops prison, but he appeared briefly by video in a Cranbrook courtroom to elect that his case be heard in the Supreme Court, the province's
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:24P
Tappin case bail refusal 'outrage'
Judge Robert Castaneda ruled Tappin must remain in custody after US prosecutors told the federal court in El Paso, Texas, he may be a "danger to the community" if released. He agreed that measures could be imposed to ensure Tappin is monitored if
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:14P
Iceland's former PM on trial over banking disaster
Iceland has began the trial of former prime minister Geir Haarde for failing to prevent a 2008 financial crash, thought to be the only prosecution in the world of a political leader over the crisis. Iceland's top three banks all collapsed after years
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:06P
Plea withdrawal denied, Dykstra gets three years in prison
Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been sentenced to three years in California state prison for his part in a grand theft auto case. Dykstra, 49, was sentenced today after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:06P
Dykstra sentenced to three years in prison for grand theft auto
``I'm glad Lenny Dykstra has been held responsible for his behavior,'' Karkanen said outside of court. ``This is a first for him.'' Dykstra still faces federal bankruptcy charges and is scheduled to stand trial this summer. He filed for bankruptcy a
Updated: 03/05/2012 10:01P
Mets owners face trial on $386 million Madoff-trustee lawsuit
"The court remains skeptical that the trustee can ultimately rebut the defendants' showing of good faith, let along impute bad faith to all the defendants," Rakoff said in his ruling in US District Court in Manhattan. "The principal issue remaining for
Updated: 03/05/2012 09:37P
Murder trial to begin with jury selected
Hatch, who is from St. Thomas but was living in Calgary at the time of his arrest, is represented by London lawyers Donald Crawford and Marcia Hilliard. Superior Court Justice Helen Rady is presiding over the case.
Updated: 03/05/2012 09:35P
Pregnant Woman Ordered to Take Unpaid Leave
Then, she lost her pregnancy discrimination case, when the district court ruled that UPS could adopt “pregnancy blind” rules that allowed some employees similar to Peggy Young in their ability to work to go on light duty, while blocking Peggy Young
Updated: 03/05/2012 09:04P
Trial to Decide if Really, Really Disgusting Porn is "Art"
They should blame the Justice Department, which initiated the case during the Bush administration, and the Supreme Court, which established the absurdly subjective test they are now supposed to apply. Will they take seriously Isaacs' references to
Updated: 03/05/2012 09:04P
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