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Jury deals out not guilty verdicts in Alabama casino corruption case
A casino developer, two lobbyists, and a state representative pleaded guilty to corruption-related charges after an extensive federal investigation and testified against the defendants in court. The News' Kim Chandler writes that during the trial,
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:33A
Appeals court reinstates murder conviction of man who killed a Marine in Lake
A state appeals court has reinstated a trial jury's second-degree murder conviction of a man who killed a Marine on leave during a July 2009 party in Lake Charles. The American Press reports (http://bit.ly/qjfACs ) the Third Circuit Court of Appeal,
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:29A
Felon awaiting trial arrested with loaded gun
Hatchett was already out of jail awaiting trial. Stark County court records show he was indicted by a Stark County grand jury on Feb. 27 on a charge of trafficking in counterfeit controlled substances. He had been arrested on the charge on Jan.
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:21A
Egypt judge delays trial of NGO workers
"Those who ... saw their travel ban lifted and left the country last week will be informed of the trial date," said an assistant to the court who asked not to be named. One lawyer said the case was likely to continue with the missing defendants being
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:20A
Neil Lennon 'bomb' plot trial: Bug in car picked up reference to 'peroxide
A CONVERSATION secretly recorded in the car of a man accused of plotting to kill Celtic manager Neil Lennon mentioned peroxide, a court heard today. A police bug placed in the car of Neil McKenzie picked up a reference to the substance on May 9 last
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:17A
Gregory Mackler, Whistleblower, Says Bank Of America Defrauded HAMP
According to the docket, the US Department of Justice has until March 16 to decide whether to intervene in both the Mackler and Lagow case. The case is United States of America v. Bank of America NA et al., in the US District Court for the Eastern
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:16A
Charles Russell LLP | Developments in Contempt of Court 2011 - 2012
Online contempt Also in 2011, the Sun and the Daily Mail were found guilty of contempt of court for publishing online only a picture of a murder trial Defendant posing with a gun. The photographs were published online for only a matter of hours before
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:14A
Prejudice fears force Perth barrister Llod Rayney to judge-only murder trial
EXCEPTIONAL pre-trial publicity surrounding the case of accused murderer Lloyd Rayney led a court to order the prominent Perth barrister to face a trial before a judge alone, without a jury. In siding with Mr Rayney and ruling he would not have to face
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:13A
'We put fear and prejudice on trial': Clooney and Pitt take on Prop 8
A key moment in the debate surrounding the issue was a 2010 court case: Perry v. Brown (formerly Perry v. Schwarzenegger). The original idea had been to televise the case, giving the voting public access to the debate. It would have been the first
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:11A
Egypt postpones NGOs' trial to April 10
CAIRO, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's South Cairo Criminal Court decided Thursday to postpone the trial of 43 non-governmental organizations (NGO) workers over illegal funding to April 10, state TV reported. The trial headed by presiding judge Makram Awad
Updated: 03/08/2012 09:10A
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