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Violent cases highlight Genesee County court schedules for the coming week
DaVontrae Benton will be in court Tuesday as his jury trial is scheduled to get underway. Benton, 26, of Flint, is charged with open murder, four counts of assault with intent to murder and felony firearms stemming from an incident that left 6-year-old
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:38P
Rebekah Brooks needn't worry about her right to a fair trial
Ultimately a court, if there were such material, would have to weigh up whether it was sufficiently close to the trial to make a fair hearing impossible. There have been many such occasions, particularly where famous or notorious individuals have been
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:26P
Alternate juror in Rutgers case disagrees with verdict
An alternate juror in the trial of a former Rutgers University student convicted in a webcam spying episode that ended in his gay roommate's suicide said he disagrees with the verdict. FILE - In this Friday, March 16, 2012 file photo, Dharun Ravi,
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:22P
Vet's double murder-trial set to open in Pa.
The court refused to consider the appeal, so the judge ordered that jury scrapped and a new one selected last week and lifted a stay delaying the trial. Dickey acknowledges that anything less than a second-degree conviction in Garlick's murder would be
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:15P
Libya, France, ICC want to try Senussi
NOUAKCHOTT — France and the International Criminal Court have filed formal requests with Mauritania to extradite Libya's ex-spy chief Abdullah Senussi, a security source said yesterday as Tripoli insisted that it should put him on trial.
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:13P
Jury selection to begin in Wilpon/Madoff trial
By Jane McManus Jury selection begins Monday in lower Manhattan as Fred Wilpon and his family try to stave off a "clawback" lawsuit in US District Court by the trustee charged with unraveling jailed financier Bernard L. Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:12P
Ex-premier's son indicted for 2004 grenade attack
By Anisur Rahman, Correspondent Dhaka: The Speedy Trial Court yesterday indicted the fugitive son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and 29 others, including a former junior home minister, in connection with the 2004 grenade attack at a political
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:08P
Murder trial set for the fall
By TRACY MCLAUGHLIN SPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER An Orillia man charged in the murder of Alyssa Watson made a brief appearance in court, Friday. Wearinghandcuffs, sporting a beard and an almost waist-length pony tail, 33-year-old Roy Niemi smiled and waved
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:05P
My turn! Libya, France, ICC battle over Gaddafi spy chief
However, the question of where al-Senussi is to be brought to justice remains open. Libya has serious rivals in the battle for Gaddafi's former intelligence chief: France and the International Criminal Court have also filed extradition requests with
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:02P
Libyan justice for Senussi relies on fair proceedings
The concept of impartial justice may seem almost whimsical in the case of a notorious mukhabarat chief, but fair trials are what set law-abiding states apart from Qaddafi-style thugocracies; this question is a legitimate one. And the answer is,
Updated: 03/18/2012 04:01P
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