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Third Trial for Murder Suspect After Appellate Court Reversal
Don Brooks, who was convicted on murder charges in 2006, will get a third trial after the District of Columbia Court of Appeals found yesterday (PDF) that the trial judge erred in allowing prosecutors to use a transcript of a key witness' testimony
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:42P
Man goes to trial on sex charges
By Linda Richardson A judge in the Ontario Court of Justice has ordered a Sault Ste. Marie man to go to trial on dated sex charges involving a girl. Following a preliminary hearing Thursday, Justice Kristine Bignell committed Robert Thompson, 51,
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:37P
STL president suspends Hariri assassination trial, refuses to indict Hezbollah
A judge at the UN-backed court investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri has decided to suspend the proceedings and has refused to expand the indictment against four members of the Hezbollah Shiite militia
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:37P
Judge to rule on officer shooting
BY ERICA BLAKE A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge will decide whether Toledo police Sgt. Gloria Burks intentionally or recklessly shot a fellow officer in the arm or whether she was unaware of the wrongfulness of her actions because of a seizure
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:33P
Judge to rule on officer shooting
BY ERICA BLAKE A Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge will decide whether Toledo police Sgt. Gloria Burks intentionally or recklessly shot a fellow officer in the arm or whether she was unaware of the wrongfulness of her actions because of a seizure
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:33P
Ex-Rutgers student guilty in webcam suicide case
Prosecutors said Ravi set up a webcam in his dorm room in September 2010 and captured roommate Tyler Clementi kissing another man, then tweeted about it and excitedly tried to catch Clementi in the act again two days later. A half-dozen students were
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:29P
Preview - Batters up: Madoff trustee vs Mets owners trial
The owners of the New York Mets baseball club, who were long-time investors in Madoff's firm, are accused by a court-appointed trustee of building their business empire by willfully turning a blind eye to signs of the multibillion-dollar fraud.
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:22P
Dawson prostitution trial delayed
by KTVO Newsdesk CENTERVILLE, IOWA -- Ben Dawson will have to wait a little while longer for his day in court. Dawson was scheduled to stand trial Friday morning in Appanoose County on misdemeanor charges of Prostitution and Assualt with Intent to
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:21P
Dharun Ravi convicted in 'spycam' trial
Dharun Ravi listens in Middlesex County Court as the verdict is read in his webcam spying trial. Family members of Dharun Ravi sat behind the 20-year-old in court as guilty verdicts were read on all 15 counts against him. A look inside the Middlesex
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:16P
SEC Back to Business As Usual?
In November 2011, US District Judge Jed Rakoff threw out a settlement between Citigroup In a unanimous decision, a federal appeals court has now agreed to delay the trial. It's not a final decision on Judge Rakoff's rejection of the settlement;
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:16P
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