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Judge denies slaying trial delay
By Kyle Martin A motion to push back the trial date of a triple-homicide suspect was denied Friday by Superior Court Judge James Blanchard. Adrian Tywan Hargrove faces the death penalty if convicted at trial, which will continue as scheduled on April
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:34P
Man pleads guilty to April slashing near Main Place Mall
Hugh Hogan faces a maximum prison term of 8 to 25 years when sentenced April 18 before State Supreme Court Justice Penny M. Wolfgang, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. The charges were the highest Hogan could have been convicted
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:32P
Court dismisses case involving abused child in Cherokee Co.
The 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday dismisses the complaint filed on behalf of "John Doe," whose mother filed the suit after learning that her son had been sexually abused by the teen. A federal judge in 2010 allowed the case to
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:31P
Indiana Supreme Court to hear private school voucher case
Matt Kryger / The Star The Indiana Supreme Court on Friday said it will decide a lawsuit over private school vouchers. The case began in July when a group of teachers, school officials and parents who oppose vouchers sued Gov.
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:27P
Evan Hoffman's vehicular homicide trial pushed back to May in Newton
Evan Hoffman, left, at a pre-trial hearing in Roxbury District Court on Monday, Aug. 9 for charges of malicious destruction of property. Attorney Timothy M. Burke, right, is representing Hoffman. By Ashley Studley The trial for a Newton man charged
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:27P
DuPage judge candidates support courtcameras in some cases
The 18th Judicial Circuit in DuPage launched a committee to investigate after the Illinois Supreme Court announced a state pilot program in January. The program allows trial courts to petition the higher court to introduce the use of cameras on an
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:26P
Animal lovers to rally for dog as ex-trooper's trial begins
By ROCCO LaDUCA When former state trooper Anthony Randazzo goes on trial Monday for shooting another man's dog last summer, local animal lovers plan to give the dog a voice outside the Oneida County Court House. After Bernard Sperfeld's German shepherd
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:26P
Animal lovers to rally for dog as ex-trooper's trial begins
By ROCCO LaDUCA When former state trooper Anthony Randazzo goes on trial Monday for shooting another man's dog last summer, local animal lovers plan to give the dog a voice outside the Oneida County Court House. After Bernard Sperfeld's German shepherd
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:26P
Cairns waits for verdict in libel case
Outside London's High Court, Modi said it's now a matter of waiting for the judge's verdict. "We have to wait for the judge. I'm confident the trial went well and I'm happy with the way the trial went. That's all I'd like to say.
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:24P
Prosecutorial Misconduct in Stevens Case Was Not Criminal
A seemingly contrite Justice Department moved to set aside the verdict and dismiss the indictment a short time later. The court appointed Washington, DC, attorney Henry F. Schuelke III to investigate further misconduct allegedly committed by six
Updated: 03/16/2012 03:22P
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