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John Williams Held on Federal Probation Charge
He also suggested that Williams was not taking the federal case seriously, noting that he's accused of violating his probation rules at least twice. "This is a US District Court, not a playground," he told Williams. Williams wife Elna testified in
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:15P
Girl testifies against father in murder trial
MORRISTOWN, NJ (WABC) -- It was a dramatic and emotional day in court when a daughter was forced to testify against her own father in the brutal death of her mother. The teenager had to recount the frightening moments about when she awoke to her
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:12P
Girl testifies against father in murder trial
MORRISTOWN, NJ (WABC) -- It was a dramatic and emotional day in court when a daughter was forced to testify against her own father in the brutal death of her mother. The teenager had to recount the frightening moments about when she awoke to her
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:12P
High Court Expands Defendants' Plea Bargain Rights
It is not some adjunct to the criminal justice system. It is the criminal justice system," Kennedy said. The court then went on to fashion a remedy, telling the lower courts that consistent with state law, defendants should get a second chance to
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:06P
Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Lying About Sex Crimes
The Beatrice Daily Sun says 27-year-old Jennifer Valenta, of Wilber, entered her plea on Wednesday in Gage County District Court. A pre-trial conference is May 2. Prosecutors say Valenta lied about being raped by a Wymore man and three other men at the
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:03P
Chicago legal team helps win ruling for Indiana woman in murder case
Assisted by a team of Chicago lawyers, a central Indiana woman convicted in 1996 of arson and murdering her son won a new trial Wednesday from the Indiana Court of Appeals, which cited modern advances in fire science. The decision reverses a ruling two
Updated: 03/21/2012 05:02P
I saw boyfriend knifed to death, woman tells jury in murder trial
Recalling her terror on the night of the attack, his girlfriend Niomi Reid (30) told Nottingham Crown Court: "Paul was trying to calm the situation and get them out of the house. He was asking, 'What are you going to do, stab me?
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:58P
I saw boyfriend knifed to death, woman tells jury in murder trial
Recalling her terror on the night of the attack, his girlfriend Niomi Reid (30) told Nottingham Crown Court: "Paul was trying to calm the situation and get them out of the house. He was asking, 'What are you going to do, stab me?
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:58P
Allen Stanford seeks new trial, blames Twitter
of deposit from his Antigua-based Stanford International Bank Ltd. In a 71-page filing with the US District Court in Houston on Tuesday, Stanford's lawyer, Ali Fazel, said his client was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial.
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:27P
McClintic called herself a murderer before Tori's abduction, court hears
By Linda Nguyen, Postmedia News March 21, 2012 LONDON, Ont. - Terri-Lynne McClintic had called herself a murderer on several occasions in the year leading up to the abduction and killing of eight-year-old Victoria (Tori) Stafford, an Ontario court
Updated: 03/21/2012 04:26P