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Miriam blasts surveys on CJ trial
In contrast to the jury practice in the United States, Santiago said the senator-judges in the impeachment court are not isolated from the trial by publicity being waged against the Chief Justice. “This is a very blatant case of trying to influence the
Updated: 03/25/2012 10:39P
Andal Sr. pleads not guilty in poll fraud case
By Dennis Carcamo (philstar.com) Updated March 26, 2012 10:02 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Former Maguindanao governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. today entered a not guilty plea before the Pasay City court for an electoral sabotage case.
Updated: 03/25/2012 10:10P
Ex-Maguindanao Gov. Andal Sr. pleads not guilty to poll sabotage raps
He had arrived early at the Pasay City regional trial court, on a wheelchair and not in handcuffs. Pasay City judge Jesus Mupas called a five-minute recess after Ampatuan's arraignment, after which former Commission on Elections Chairman Benjamin
Updated: 03/25/2012 10:01P
Waiting (and Sleeping) in Line, for View of Health Care History
WASHINGTON — Time becomes an abstract concept after you have spent 47 hours sitting on the sidewalk outside the Supreme Court. Searching her memory, Kathie McClure, a 57-year-old trial lawyer from Atlanta, struggled to recall when the fight broke out
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:35P
Massachusetts court to hear Entwistle appeal
Now the state's highest court will determine whether Entwistle deserves a new trial. Entwistle's lawyer, Stephen Paul Maidman, argues that evidence taken from the couple's rented house in Hopkinton was seized illegally because police did not have the
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:15P
Abuse trial may open window on Catholic church
conspiracy and the cover-up and the level of officialdom involved in it is going to help us,” said lawyer Jay Abramowitch, whose priest-abuse lawsuit involving 18 accusers was thrown out by the state Supreme Court in 2005. Also on trial is the Rev.
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:08P
US trial refocuses priest abuse scandal
Because of a court-mandated gag order, all parties in the case are prevented from commenting. But Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League, says Sarmina was inappropriate and incorrect. “We don't have a problem today,” Donahue said.
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:08P
SCOTUS Protects Defendants At The Plea Stage
In the context of criminal trials, the Supreme Court has made it clear that defendants were entitled to new trials if they could show the incompetence of their attorneys would probably affect the outcome of their case. Lawyers are also required under
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:07P
Statute pits confidentiality against community health
Alan M. Malott is a judge of the 2nd Judicial District Court. Before joining the court, he practiced law throughout New Mexico for 30 years and was a nationally certified civil trial specialist. If you have questions, send them to Judge Malott,
Updated: 03/25/2012 09:01P
Arraignment for Andal Sr. set today
MANILA, Philippines - Former Maguindanao Governor Andal Ampatuan Sr. is set to be arraigned today before the Pasay City Regional Trial Court for the case of electoral sabotage during the 2007 senatorial polls. The arraignment has been postponed twice
Updated: 03/25/2012 08:58P
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