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Top general's court battle for honour divides Turks
"The Turkish army has never been defeated," one fellow officer told General Basbug in court at the start of his trial this week in the Silivri high-security prison where the former commander has been jailed since January. "Of course!
Updated: 03/28/2012 12:09P
Court Grants TASER's Motion to Reduce Turner Jury Verdict From $10M to $4.3M
Key facts: -- A May 2011 study released by the United States Department of Justice found, "current research does not support a substantially increased risk of cardiac arrhythmia in field situations, even if the CED [TASER(R) electronic control device
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:50A
State high court: BNSF not entitled to new trial in fatal 2003 rail-car collision
The opinion reversed an appellate ruling that said a new trial was warranted because of faulty instructions to the jury from the trial judge. The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Burlington Northern Sante Fe Corp. is not entitled to a new trial
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:38A
Council Votes To End Implementation Of $1.9 Billion Court Records System
The state Judicial Council voted at a meeting in San Francisco to terminate statewide implementation of the troubled California Court Case Management System. The council also took the least expensive of three scaled-down options before it and allocated
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:35A
Accused murderer freed on error
by Matt Aiken A long-standing murder case against Lewis Melvin Dempsey will most likely never be tried before a jury after the Supreme Court of Georgia ruled last week that a series of mix-ups by the Enotah Judicial Circuit forever frees the suspect
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:33A
State voter ID lawsuits may go directly to Supreme Court
The Second District Court of Appeals said that because the lawsuits raise significant legal issues that affect the essential functions of the state, and because quick resolution is essential, the Supreme Court should take the cases.
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:33A
2 Bulgarians Jailed for Life in Scotland over Murder
The Edinburgh High Court has sentenced to jail for life two Bulgarians, who acted as a hitman and a fixer in the murder of a millionaire businessman in 2010, bringing to an end a historic case. Hitman Tencho Andonov and fixer Deyan Nikolov were given
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:32A
One of accused in Ortega slay nabbed in Palawan
Ramos arrested lawyer Romeo Seratubias in his residence in Barangay San Jose, Puerto Princesa City at around 6:30 pm Seratubias' arrest came after the Palawan Regional Trial Court Branch 52 issued an arrest warrant against him, former Palawan Gov.
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:24A
Ukraine's jailed ex-PM to stand trial in 2nd case
AP National News Video More>> Supreme Court takes up key health care law issue: Can the gov't force you to carry insurance? More>> GOP dollars, endorsements _ including former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush _ shifting toward Romney More>> KIEV, Ukraine (AP)
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:24A
Pretrial hearing in Poteau for man charged with double homicide
Kevin Paul Stathem, 50, is charged in the LeFlore County District Court with two counts of first-degree murder of Helen Ruth Stathem, 69, and Paul Everette Statham, 70, both of Bokoshe, and possessing a firearm after being convicted of a felony.
Updated: 03/28/2012 11:21A
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