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Insanity Defenses Rarely Succeed in US Military Courts
One reason a mental-illness defense for Bales may be a hard sell is the composition of the jury that eventually would hear his case. In civilian courts, a jury of the defendants' peers is chosen randomly from the population, subject to vetting by the
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:49A
TONY SINGH TRIAL: Accused 'buried his head in sand'
George Glover, 40, of Graham Court, Karl Drummond, 37, of Attlee Court, and Shahid Rafiq, 37, of Bryn Yr Ysgol, all Caerphilly, are on trial at Cardiff Crown Court accused of murdering and conspiring to rob Tony Singh on November 11, 2010.
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:48A
Neil Lennon 'bomb' plot trial: Accused told police he was 'involved' in one
A MAN accused of plotting to murder Neil Lennon told police he had "been involved" in a hoax bomb sent to the Celtic manager, a court has heard. Neil McKenzie, 42, admitted to having told someone "on the phone" how to make a "hoax bomb" using a watch
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:37A
Ex-soap star jailed over gang hit
He was convicted of two counts of perverting the course of justice by lying to police in the early stages of the murder investigation and disposing of a pair of gloves he wore on the night. Regan, who was on bail for supplying cocaine when the murder
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:33A
Trial set for Greensboro man charged in fatal Va. bus crash
A Greensboro bus dispatcher will stand trial in Virginia in June on charges stemming from a wreck that killed four passengers. Zhao Jian Chen, 41, pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Caroline County Circuit Court to four involuntary manslaughter counts.
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:32A
Trial set for man charged in bus crash
Media outlets report that 41-year-old Zhao Jian Chen of Greensboro, NC pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Caroline County Circuit Court to four involuntary manslaughter counts. Circuit Judge Joseph Ellis scheduled Chen's trial for June 18.
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:32A
MEBANE v. STATE
Mebane asserts that the trial court erred by failing to advise him before he testified that he had a right not to testify and, as a result, his choice to testify was not made intelligently. We find that Mebane was adequately advised by the trial court
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:30A
MEBANE v. STATE
Mebane asserts that the trial court erred by failing to advise him before he testified that he had a right not to testify and, as a result, his choice to testify was not made intelligently. We find that Mebane was adequately advised by the trial court
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:30A
STATE v. SAXON
Saxon claims he was sentenced on the basis of inaccurate information, specifically, the trial court's allegedly mistaken belief that he lacked a history of being a child sex abuse victim. That history, Saxon argues, is a mitigating factor in sentencing
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:30A
Libya vows trial for Kadhafi spy chief before polls
"More than 3000 Kadhafi supporters are in the prisons of Misrata where they are awaiting trial," said Suleiman al-Fortia, the NTC's representative in the western city. Senussi is wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity
Updated: 03/22/2012 08:30A
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