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Ga. Supreme Court clears man of murder charges
The trial court upheld the first indictment but ruled that the grand jury improperly included a member of the local city council. A second grand jury's indictment was thrown out after the panel charged Dempsey without hearing any evidence in the case.
Updated: 03/23/2012 02:06P
Palm Springs medical marijuana dispensery owner sentenced to 3 years probation
6 to the unfair competition or unlawful or fraudulent business practices count as trial proceedings were scheduled to get underway. After Riverside County Superior Court Judge James S. Hawkins handed down the probation sentence today, he granted Deputy
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:59P
BRAGG TRIAL: Defendant testifies; closing arguments around 2 pm
The defendant in an attempted murder trial in Wayne County Superior Court II testified this morning that he shot in self-defense at two men he described as "two big ole' dudes with knives.” Twenty-three-year-old Byron Bragg's hour-long testimony came
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:56P
Date set for appeal of acquittal in Walmart baby case
A date has been set for the Supreme Court of Canada to hear an appeal in the case of a woman who left her newborn baby in a toilet at a Walmart store. The Saskatchewan Crown is challenging the acquittal of April Halkett on the grounds that there was a
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:44P
Jury reaches verdict in Goodman trial
Jurors reached a verdict Friday in the DUI manslaughter trial of International Polo Club founder John Goodman. The verdict was expected to be read in court Friday afternoon. Deliberations resumed about 8 am Friday, after jurors were charged with the
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:40P
Key prosecution witness in Saquan Evans toddler murder trial faces gun charge
All five are scheduled to be back in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Senior Assistant District Attorney Melinda McGunnigle said she has been assigned the case to prosecute. She assisted District Attorney William Fitzpatrick in prosecuting
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:35P
Murder trial hears man stabbed friend
Paul Steven Pass, known as Steve, died from a single stab wound to his chest that was inflicted by his long-time friend Michael Hanlon, Winchester Crown Court was told. The trial heard how police attended Mr Pass's Lyndhurst flat after Hanlon activated
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:34P
Wildomar Couple Ordered To Stand Trial
Nehemiah William Mackenzie and Heather Dawn Simpson -- both of Wildomar -- were bound over for trial March 12. They are next to appear in court for a felony arraignment Tuesday, according to court records. The two are also charged with embezzlement and
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:23P
Alberta Court of Appeal grants Alberta Mtis hunter leave to appeal wildlife
regular season and being in possession of wildlife without a valid wildlife permit contrary to the Alberta Wildlife Act. The convictions were originally entered in provincial court. The trial judge found that the political intent to commit wildlife
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:21P
Yukon court determines Crown does not owe fiduciary obligation to negotiate
On January 31, 2012, the Yukon Territory Supreme Court issued its judgment in the first phase of a trial in which it was asked to determine whether terms and conditions set out in the June 23, 1870, Rupert's Land and North-western Territory Order
Updated: 03/23/2012 01:19P
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