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DNA Is Key For Jury In Ex-detective's Murder Trial
by Linda Deutsch Jurors in a Los Angeles court have to work through decades-old DNA evidence as they return to deliberations in the alleged love-triangle murder trial of an ex-police detective. The eight women and four men deciding the fate of
Updated: 03/07/2012 04:48A
Benkum gang-rape case: MP questions dismissal of student suspects
Asamoah, a court order was given that the students returned to school and to report daily to the Guidance and Counseling teacher, but were dismissed upon their return. “I was wondering why they should be punished before the case has been resolved,” he
Updated: 03/07/2012 04:46A
Tyson Foods wins new trial in McCurtain County poultry growers' lawsuit
Tyson Foods released a statement saying that "this decision affirms our position that the trial in this case was so improperly conducted that the verdict could not stand." "The family farmers who raise our chickens are vital to our business,
Updated: 03/07/2012 03:57A
Perth duo plead guilty to child neglect
Amber Marie Minett and Cassidy James Johnston had been due to stand trial in the District Court over their neglect of the eight-month-old baby in December 2010. The boy, who is now 22-months-old, was somehow injured but was not taken to hospital until
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:43P
Baby denied treatment until day after incident
Amber Marie Minett and Cassidy James Johnston had been due to stand trial in the District Court over their neglect of the eight-month-old baby in December 2010. The boy, who is now 22-months-old, was somehow injured but was not taken to hospital until
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:40P
Murdered couple's adopted son 'bad but mad', court hears
A man is on trial for the 2000 murder of Sydney couple Pam and Bill Weightman, whose deaths were wrongly attributed to a car accident. Terry Mark Donai, 44, is accused of drugging and strangling the couple in their Glen Alpine home before pushing their
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:39P
Testimony begins in intoxication manslaughter trial
Joel Galindo Tavarez, age 22 of Odessa, was charged with two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter and two counts of Intoxication Assault following a Tuesday morning accident on Highway 149 that left two dead and five injured (including Tavarez).
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:38P
Tori Stafford's teacher breaks down in court
Day two of the first-degree murder trial of Michael Thomas Rafferty, 31, was marked by plenty of tears, including, it appeared for a moment, his own. The day's testimony revealed hints of the painstaking effort police took to solve the 2009
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:38P
The defence for Tame Iti in the Urewera trial is due to begin (Getty)
Iti's defence against charges laid over alleged military camps in the Ureweras got under way in the High Court in Auckland on Wednesday. Iti is charged alongside Te Rangikaiwhiria Kemara, Urs Signer and Emily Bailey of participation in an organised
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:37P
Judge: Ohio school shooting case may go to adult court
The Associated Press CHARDON, Ohio (AP) - A 17-year-old charged in an Ohio school shooting rampage that left three students dead made a court appearance Tuesday, where a judge explained to him that the case could be sent to adult court for trial.
Updated: 03/06/2012 11:37P