Latest Trial Court News

Ex-cop Sent To Jail For Assault With Flashlight
The brutal assault was recorded by a passerby and the video posted to the internet, and was key evidence at the trial. WAMC"s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill was at Wednesday's sentencing hearing in Chicopee District Court.
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:33P

Lorek incompetent to stand trial; charges against him dismissed
not competent to stand trial. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Sheward accepted the finding and dismissed misdemeanor charges of assault, obstructing official business and resisting arrest, as well as a felony charge of harassment.
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:22P

Lorek incompetent to stand trial; charges against him dismissed
not competent to stand trial. Franklin County Common Pleas Court Judge Richard Sheward accepted the finding and dismissed misdemeanor charges of assault, obstructing official business and resisting arrest, as well as a felony charge of harassment.
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:22P

Court: BNSF not entitled to retrial for fatal car-train crash
(AP) — The BNSF Railway Co. is not entitled to a new trial in a lawsuit it lost over a 2003 car-train crash in Anoka that killed four young people, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The BNSF Railway Co. is not entitled
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:14P

Trial delay for man accused of murdering children
By Brad Conaway - email The trial of an Evansville man accused of killing two children has been pushed back until August. 36-year old Jeffrey Weisheit is accused of setting fire to his Vanderburgh County home in April 2010 with his girlfriend's
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:14P

Google and Oracle negotiate potential damages
In the runup to the trial date for their dispute over whether Google's Android mobile OS infringes on Oracle's Java patents, Google and Oracle are negotiating over potential damages. In a document filed on Tuesday, Oracle responded to a number of
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:13P

Google and Oracle negotiate potential damages
In the runup to the trial date for their dispute over whether Google's Android mobile OS infringes on Oracle's Java patents, Google and Oracle are negotiating over potential damages. In a document filed on Tuesday, Oracle responded to a number of
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:13P

Jury selection almost over in Longoria murder trial
By Tim Potter Adam Longoria, left, arrives at Barton County Court Monday, March 26, 2012, in Great Bend, Kan. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Longoria, the former asphalt plant worker for the 2010 slaying of a 14-year-old girl whose badly
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:12P

Jury selection almost over in Longoria murder trial
By Tim Potter Adam Longoria, left, arrives at Barton County Court Monday, March 26, 2012, in Great Bend, Kan. Jury selection began Monday in the trial of Longoria, the former asphalt plant worker for the 2010 slaying of a 14-year-old girl whose badly
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:12P

Aberdeen man sent to prison after trip to Supreme Court
by Scott Waltman, swaltman@aberdeennews.com An Aberdeen man whose guilty plea to a drug charge was reversed by the state Supreme Court wound up with the same sentence he had before the high court looked at his case. Milo W. Hirning, 55, pleaded guilty
Updated: 03/28/2012 04:10P