Latest Trial Court News

Ex-Hillsborough Commissioner Kevin White wants to remain free during appeal
US District Court Judge James Whittemore sentenced White to three years in prison on March 12 but allowed him to remain free until the US Bureau of Prisons gave him a date to turn himself in. Bureau officials say they will not release that report date
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:04P

SK Foods founder pleads guilty in fraud case
Frederick Scott Salyer pleaded guilty to two counts of a 12-count indictment before Judge Lawrence K. Karlton at the US District Court for the Eastern District of California. Salyer's prison sentence has yet to be determined, as well as any fines and
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:01P

Mau Mau case filed against Britain to be heard in July
The High Court in London, however, ruled that the British government could still be sued and gave the four applicants the go-ahead to sue over brutality they allegedly suffered in the hands of the colonial army during the 1950s uprising. The case
Updated: 03/23/2012 05:00P

NM Supreme Court justice upholds firing of worker for DWI arrest, but calls
And he used a statement from the late US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, "Fairness is what justice really is." Serna has served on the state's highest court since 1996, and before that was a district court judge in Santa Fe for 11 years.
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:58P

Debate Continues Over Payment in Lawsuit Against Dearborn Judge
Lawyers on behalf of the 19th District Court and Judge Mark Somers hope to prove that the city has to pay the $732000 settlement awarded to a former employee of the court. By Jessica Carreras Payment of a $732000 lawsuit settlement against a Dearborn
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:54P

Appeals Court upholds perjury conviction stemming from 2006 murder of Franklin
By Warren Cooper/Somerset Messenger-Gazette The conviction and sentence of a New Brunswick woman found guilty of perjury during a 2008 Franklin Township murder trial has been upheld by the Superior Court Appellate Division. The court sided with the
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:53P

Supreme Court backs Butte-Silver Bow County in false arrest
The ruling affirmed a lower court decision that said Butte-Silver Bow law enforcement had probable cause to arrest and incarcerate Kevin Kichnet after he gave false statements to police about the case. On Nov. 16 2006, Kichnet, then 19, met Eternity
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:52P

Judge delivers guilty verdict in trial of RCMP officer involved in fatal
The final verdict was met with an outpouring of emotion from Hutchinson's family. "This doesn't bring my son back, but there is definitely a sense of satisfaction just hearing that very strongly worded word 'guilty,'" Orion's mother Judith told media
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:46P

Two suspects to stand trial in Royal Oak murder
By Catherine Kavanaugh ROYAL OAK -- The two parole absconders accused of beating and killing an 80-year-old woman were ordered to stand trial Friday after the 14th witness testified at their preliminary exams in 44th District Court.
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:45P

Two suspects to stand trial in Royal Oak murder
By Catherine Kavanaugh ROYAL OAK -- The two parole absconders accused of beating and killing an 80-year-old woman were ordered to stand trial Friday after the 14th witness testified at their preliminary exams in 44th District Court.
Updated: 03/23/2012 04:45P