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Appeals court clears way for a consent deal
"If the court fails to stay the trial court's order ... this opportunity may be forever lost." Robert Davis, a union activist and Highland Park school board member who had sued the state alleging violations of the Open Meetings Act by the review team,
Updated: 03/24/2012 02:01A
Pair accused in Royal Oak killing ordered to stand trial
Judge Terrence Brennan of Royal Oak's 44th District Court ruled Friday that there was enough evidence to send the pair to trial on murder and other related charges. Brennan also considered testimony in January from investigators who said Watson,
Updated: 03/24/2012 02:00A
PW9 Testifies in Prison Officers' Trial
witness (PW9) in the criminal trial involving the state against four prison officers namely, Abdoulie Bojang, Solo Manga, Buba Badjie and Bakary Jammeh before the Banjul Magistrates' Court, presided over by Principal Magistrate Taiwo Ade Alagbe.
Updated: 03/24/2012 01:41A
Death row inmate loses post-conviction claims
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision Thursday, agreed with Circuit Judge Isadore W. Patrick that Brown's attorneys "had not acted deficiently so as to satisfy a claim of ineffective assistance." In 2009, Brown's case was among nine death row
Updated: 03/24/2012 01:33A
Death row inmate loses post-conviction claims
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision Thursday, agreed with Circuit Judge Isadore W. Patrick that Brown's attorneys "had not acted deficiently so as to satisfy a claim of ineffective assistance." In 2009, Brown's case was among nine death row
Updated: 03/24/2012 01:33A
PVPA mock trial team wins state championship
District Court Judge Barbara Savitt Pearson presided over the mock trial, assisted by superior court judges Janet Kenton-Walker and John T. Lu. "You have been stars, all of you. It's remarkable to me," Pearson is quoted as telling the team in a press
Updated: 03/24/2012 01:18A
PVPA mock trial team wins state championship
District Court Judge Barbara Savitt Pearson presided over the mock trial, assisted by superior court judges Janet Kenton-Walker and John T. Lu. "You have been stars, all of you. It's remarkable to me," Pearson is quoted as telling the team in a press
Updated: 03/24/2012 01:18A
DA: 'Scalpel' work cracked Laboy case
The trial lasted eight days in Salem Superior Court. Judge Richard Welch yesterday sentenced him to two years in jail, with 90 days to be served, followed by one year of house arrest, three years probation and 600 hours of community service.
Updated: 03/24/2012 12:57A
DA: 'Scalpel' work cracked Laboy case
The trial lasted eight days in Salem Superior Court. Judge Richard Welch yesterday sentenced him to two years in jail, with 90 days to be served, followed by one year of house arrest, three years probation and 600 hours of community service.
Updated: 03/24/2012 12:57A
Norberg request gets no pushback
It will now be up to Judge Douglas Herman to decide whether Jon David Norberg can pull back the Alford pleas he entered in Cass County District Court in January. Alford pleas don't admit guilt but acknowledge a jury would likely convict based on the
Updated: 03/24/2012 12:39A
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