Latest Trial Court News

Asghar seeks treason trial of 'poll doctors'
ISLAMABAD – Air Marshall (r) Asghar Ali Khan has sought the Supreme Court to declare the acts of all persons involved in Mehrangate scam as unconstitutional and give a 'symbolic judgment' of his case. However, he prayed to the court to direct the
Updated: 03/09/2012 10:02P

Bus dispatcher arrives in Virginia to face trial
He is scheduled to appear in Caroline County Circuit Court Wednesday for a hearing on four charges of involuntary manslaughter. According to a jail official, he has not been placed into the general inmate population yet. Chen waived extradition on
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:54P

New trial for Berlusconi associate
Over the years, several mafiosi turncoats have alleged that Dell'Utri, who is Sicilian, maintained links with the Cosa Nostra. In Italy, defendants and prosecutors can appeal twice before a verdict is considered final.
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:49P

Mom Connected to Dead Baby Case in Court-- Jennifer Saucedo
De La Rosa, who's awaiting trial for injury to a child, is facing up to life in prison if convicted. Last year, Navejar pleaded "no contest" in return for a sentence of no more than 12 years. Judge Carmen Kelsey with the 289th District Court will
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:44P

Assistant DA Case to challenge Pemberton for appellate seat
By Steven Kreytak | Friday, March 9, 2012, 07:08 PM Travis County District Attorney's Office appellate bureau director Bryan Case today vacated a run for the 167th District Court in Travis County and filed paperwork to run for the 3rd Court of Appeals
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:35P

BYU and Pfizer head to trial
By Sam Penrod SALT LAKE CITY — After years of delays, Dr. Daniel Simmons, a longtime professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Brigham Young University, is about to get his day in court. In October 2006, Simmons and BYU sued drug
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:31P

One defendant on trial
Edwards was one of 23 people who appeared in the San Fernando Magistrates' Court last year charged with being a member of a gang. During last year's State of Emergency, he was one of more than 200 persons charged with the offence.
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:25P

Repeat child porn offender's jail sentence cut by appeal court
The court said Wanamaker, 62, was sentenced to two years less a day of provincial time and not given credit for time served because the trial judge, Justice Sandra Hunt McDonald, wanted to impose the maximum three years probation onto the sentence to
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:21P

Virginia Tech president defends his actions at wrongful death trial over
Virginia Tech's president on Friday defended his actions during the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, saying in court: "I tried my best." President Charles Steger testified for two hours at a wrongful death trial brought by the families of
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:17P

Schultz: Conservatives in Tallahassee aren't true conservatives
The governor fills all vacancies on the Florida Supreme Court and the five appeals courts. The governor also fills trial court vacancies that come open in the middle of a term. For obvious reasons, in Florida there is no Senate confirmation of judicial
Updated: 03/09/2012 09:14P