Latest Trial Court News
PM contempt case adjourned till Monday
Supreme Court resumed hearing of contempt of court case against Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani here in Islamabad on Thursday. A seven member larger bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk is hearing the case. Counsel of the Prime Minister‚ Aitzaz
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:52A
Suit over worker's fall settled
SCOTTSBLUFF— A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit in an accident that injured a worker who fell 30 feet while removing an old scoreboard at Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff. The school's insurance carrier settled the lawsuit for
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:25A
Tweets land ex-soldier convicted in YouTube case behind bars
An appeal of his conviction is pending in a federal appellate court, and Jeffries launched a webpage to argue his position. He also set up a Twitter account. According to records filed this week in US District Court, the US Department of Homeland
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:07A
Mexico court rejects French woman release
Supreme Court justice Arturo Zaldivar had recommended Cassez's release due to irregularities in trial proceedings, after a long legal battle which has strained diplomatic relations and divided opinion in a country where kidnapping is rife.
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:05A
Former Justice O'Connor slated to hear cases during 4th Circuit Court of
O'Connor is also meeting with school children, meeting with Federal Bar Association members and sitting in on a mock trial session at Furman University. The 81-year-old Reagan appointee retired from the court in 2006.
Updated: 03/22/2012 04:03A
Supreme Court makes landmark ruling on plea deals
That view, wrote Kennedy, “ignores the reality that criminal justice today is for the most part a system of pleas, not a system of trials.” Stephanos Bibas, a constitutional-law professor at the University of Pennsylvania who wrote a brief cited in the
Updated: 03/22/2012 03:35A
Bacolod RTC to arraign Legacy bank executive
The Regional Trial Court in Bacolod City is set to arraign a former executive of the failed Nation Bank for estafa charges filed by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Receiver of Nation Bank, a PDIC press release said.
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:47P
Court lifts TRO granted Alejandrino
BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO The Regional Trial Court has issued a resolution recalling and lifting the temporary restraining order it had earlier granted Bacolod Sangguniang Secretary Nilo Alejandrino, and deniedhis prayer for the issuance of a writ of
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:47P
Drug ring accused to face trial
A Bundaberg man has been committed to trial in the Supreme Court, charged with possessing and trafficking amphetamines for almost four years. Yesterday, the Bundaberg Magistrates Court heard Matthew Bost, 28, was arrested last year after a series of
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:46P
Former Regina news anchor Manfred Joehnk not guilty
During his December trial, court heard Joehnck had been driving his SUV when he rear-ended a motorcycle at about 5 pm at the corner of Lakeridge Drive and Harrison Way. Regina Provincial Court Judge Anna Crugnale-Reid found him not guilty on Wednesday.
Updated: 03/21/2012 11:38P