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Supreme Court allows sex crime conviction to stand
The Court of Appeals overturned the conviction, but the Supreme Court reversed that decision, saying that enough lay-witnesses testified at trial to establish Hunt should have known of the victim's diminished mental capacity.
Updated: 03/09/2012 03:05P
Prosecution can use video in Mirkarimi case
Lopez could ask a state appellate court to review the ruling. The videotape is crucial to the prosecution's case against Mirkarimi, who is charged with misdemeanor domestic violence, child endangerment and dissuading a witness in the Dec. 31 incident.
Updated: 03/09/2012 03:03P
Brother on trial for fatally shooting brother
The trial of a 63-year-old Wicklow farmer accused of murdering his brother has heard that a shotgun can go off without its trigger being pulled. Cecil Tomkins fought his brother Walter Tomkins over the burial of their mother on July 1st 2010,
Updated: 03/09/2012 03:03P
Kidnapping, assault case set in court
A Millers Creek man is scheduled for trial next month on charges of first-degree kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and robbery with a dangerous weapon in connection with an incident in 2010.
Updated: 03/09/2012 03:02P
Marine's Sexual Assault Conviction Thrown Out As Prosecution's Case Called
As McClatchy reported Thursday, Stewart's case was appealed, and the court found that the prosecution lacked evidence to support the accuser's claims. The court also stated in its ruling that the military judge at Stewart's initial trial had "created
Updated: 03/09/2012 03:02P
Detroit boy, 14, to face trial in mother's slaying
AP National News Video More>> DETROIT (AP) - A 14-year-old Detroit boy will stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of his 36-year-old mother. A 36th District Court judge determined Thursday that there was enough evidence to send Joshua Smith's
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:57P
Boy, 14, to face trial in mother's slaying
AP DETROIT -- A 14-year-old Detroit boy will stand trial as an adult in the shooting death of his 36-year-old mother. A 36th District Court judge determined Thursday that there was enough evidence to send Joshua Smith's case to Wayne County Circuit
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:54P
Hemy Neuman murder trial
Court has been gaveled to session at 9 am this week and proceedings have been running through 5 pm, though those times may vary. Coverage resumes when the proceedings resume Thursday morning at 9:00. You can watch live coverage of the trial on WIZ tv,
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:53P
Chris Cairns reacts angrily to Lalit Modi's silence in libel case
escorted away from court by a member of his own legal team. Cairns had spent almost eight hours in the witness box on the first two days of the trial, being repeatedly questioned by Modi's defence lawyer about the allegations and his finances.
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:52P
ICC throws out four Kenyans' appeal request
COMPosted Friday, March 9 2012 at 20:10 The International Criminal Court has rejected the applications by four Kenyans against decision on the confirmation of charges. The Pre-Trial Chamber 11 found that their defence teams' arguments were mere
Updated: 03/09/2012 01:47P
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