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Pasha Nicole gets 14 years in sex slave case
During the hearing, Ackley said prosecutors agreed to a plea agreement at the request of the 16-year-old victim – identified by Lynch's attorney as Christiana – who was reluctant to testify in court for a trial. “The victim would testify it's the most
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:33P
Mikey tax raps arraignment reset
QCRTC Judge Marie Christine Jacob deferred the couple's arraignment as a petition for review is still pending at the Department of Justice (DOJ). The judge also asked the defense to file a motion for early resolution of the DOJ to expedite the petition
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:33P
Lindsey Bonistall slay retrial gets under way, defendant brings up forbidden
his opening statement Wednesday in New Castle County Superior Court, telling the jury three things a judge had ordered him not to mention: his own criminal record, the fact there had been a previous trial and allegations of drug use by the victim.
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:32P
KEEP THE COURTS OPEN
"We have open courts for a reason and that is to not only allow us to see the functioning of the court system, to make sure it is appropriate, but also promotes confidence in the judicial system and promotes fairness in the criminal justice system,"
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:31P
Prosecutor to drop charges in Mo. sex abuse case, says unsure she could have
Earlier Wednesday, one of the alleged victims told the AP that she was worried Campbell didn't want to take the case to court. The woman, who is not being identified, said she and other family members were eager to take the stand and tell what happened
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:31P
Tori Stafford's teacher testifies to open Day 2 of trial
The Grade 3 teacher at Oliver Stephens Public School told the Ontario court that April 8, 2009 was like any typical day for her classroom - the 21 students did math, art and had snack time that day. Stafford was not acting strange that day,
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:30P
Outcry in north after seven are discharged on firearms charges
WHEN SEVEN Northern Ireland men had charges of arms offences against them discharged by Dundalk District Court in February, 1972 there was an outcry among Northern politicians with the NI and British media condemning the decision.
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:28P
NJ man sentenced for plot to distribute cocaine base
Forty-three-year-old Timothy Wilson of Toms River was sentenced Wednesday in US District Court in Baltimore. According to evidence presented at his trial, Wilson and his co-conspirator were stopped by Maryland State Police for speeding in Worcester
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:28P
Jury ends first full day of deliberations in murder trial of former LA police
LOS ANGELES — Jurors in the murder trial of a former Los Angeles police detective have ended their first full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict, but they submitted a request to the judge. The panel Wednesday asked for readback of
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:27P
Stafford's mom says she met McClintic
Tara McDonald, mother of slain Victoria (Tori) Stafford, walks into court from a morning break, and is expected to take the stand in the Michael Rafferty trial in London, Ont. on Wednesday, March, 7, 2012. Rafferty has pleaded not guilty to
Updated: 03/07/2012 08:26P