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Sankararaman case hearing adjourned
Only five of the 24 accused were present in the court, when the trial resumed following the order of a Division Bench of the Madras High Court on February 27. Special Public Prosecutor N Devadoss said the date for beginning arguments of both sides
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:28A
Lawyer defies Court Order
"Since I returned in June, I have taken it upon myself to comply with the Court Order. Let me say, however; that given that I had already been out on bail at least for a year before I went to the US, it is reasonable to suggest that we consider a trial
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:24A
Free speech targeted in Occupy Iowa case
Court papers filed in preparation for Monday's trial argue that the judge should not cede constitutional decisions to the jury. But the latest court paperwork filed by a Polk County prosecutor argues that the 1976 court decisions that Fallon's lawyer
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:19A
Free speech targeted in Occupy Iowa case
Court papers filed in preparation for Monday's trial argue that the judge should not cede constitutional decisions to the jury. But the latest court paperwork filed by a Polk County prosecutor argues that the 1976 court decisions that Fallon's lawyer
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:19A
India woman minister sentenced for conspiring to kill pregnant daughter
A trial court in Patiala in Punjab, however dropped murder charges before awarding the prison sentence to Bibi Jagir Kaur, a powerful woman leader from Punjab, who is state minister for rural water supply and defense services.
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:14A
Sheley to wear prison garb during pre-trial hearings
During a status hearing Friday in Whiteside County Circuit Court, Sheley's attorney, Jeremy Karlin, asked Chief Circuit Judge Jeffrey O'Connor for Sheley to be allowed to wear street clothes during hearings leading up to his June 11 trial on
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:12A
US seeks life sentence for Russian arms dealer
US District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is due to sentence him on April 5 in Manhattan. "Although Bout has often described himself as nothing more than a businessman, he was a businessman of the most dangerous order," federal prosecutors said in a
Updated: 03/31/2012 02:05A
Retrial ordered for woman accused of Rwanda genocide role
The jury in her case deadlocked March 15 after four days of deliberations on evidence that spanned 12 days in US District Court in Concord. Prosecutor John Capin said Friday that Munyenyezi's new trial date is Sept. 10. He spoke after lawyers on both
Updated: 03/31/2012 01:55A
Judge wants plea bargaining process hastened
The Supreme Court is conducting a performance audit of the county courts. “When you have an attorney there with full authority to negotiate, you don't have to continue a case for review by a supervisor, nor is the assistant assigned to the court
Updated: 03/31/2012 01:50A
Judge: Evidence in GPS-tracking case will be allowed
Although the US Supreme Court has ruled that police can't put GPS devices on suspects' cars without a search warrant, it wasn't enough to throw out the evidence against an accused cigarette thief Friday in Lynchburg Circuit Court.
Updated: 03/31/2012 01:38A
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