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Child homicide trial postponed to June
By Kellie Rowe | Originally Published: 14 minutes ago | East Lansing resident Yumar Burks will not face trial until this summer for allegedly shaking and punching his infant son to death, court officials confirmed Wednesday.
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:36P
Business briefs: Stanford seeks new trial
Convicted on 13 counts in a $7 billion investment fraud this month, attorneys said in filings to US District Judge David Hittner that publicity before and during the trial prevented jury impartiality. "This court failed to sequester the jury and
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:35P
Rights of accused in plea bargains expanded
"Criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority. "The right to adequate assistance of counsel cannot be defined or enforced without taking account of the central
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:18P
SALINE: Convicted armed robber sentenced to up to 29 years in prison
He has been charged in Lenawee County District Court with three counts of armed robbery, two counts of larceny from a building, one count of assault with intent to commit armed robbery and two counts of carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent.
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:18P
Trial concludes in YMCA fight case
Ramos, 18, and McNair, 19, both of Freeport, were tried together in local court before Presiding Judge Theresa Ursin. The joint trial began on Feb. 27 and concluded on March 1. Both defendants faced felony aggravated battery and mob action charges for
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:14P
Santa Monica Airport employee settles case, leaves job
"I didn't get a fair deal," Adams said, reiterating that he wasn't sure if he wanted to go to court because of the unsure outcome of bringing a case before a jury. Adams filed suit in 2010 claiming that his supervisors improperly promoted a Latino
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:04P
Libya to get custody of Senussi
NOUAKCHOTT Libya said on Wednesday Mauritania had agreed to hand over Muammar Gaddafi's former spy chief for trial on home soil, turning down rival extradition requests from France and a war crimes court. “We have obtained an agreement from Mauritania
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:03P
Can't write letter against Zardari: PM's counsel
ISLAMABAD Appearing in a contempt of court case, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's counsel told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the government could not write to Swiss authorities on a corruption case against Asif Ali Zardari till he was
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:02P
TAUNTON DISTRICT COURT 3-22-12
Christopher Francois, 22, of 103 Johnson Road, Chicopee, jury trial June 7 for possession of a firearm without FID card, carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a loaded firearm without a license. • Tavares Bonnett, 38, of 111 Ingell St.,
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:01P
No Answers on 'Brother of Jesus' Burial Box
"I am glad that I was found innocent of all the very serious allegations that I had to face during the last seven years," Golan told Reuters after he was acquitted by Judge Aharon Farkash of the Jerusalem District Court. Though he was acquitted of
Updated: 03/21/2012 10:59P
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