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Trial court can order probe
The Madras high court has held that a trial court could permit further investigation months after taking cognizance of a case and that too at the instance of the accused. The police had filed a chargesheet against Ravi Kapoor under various sections of
Updated: 03/31/2012 05:16P

With GPS Data Out, Feds Eye Warrantless Cell Phone Surveillance
“We hold that the government's installation of a GPS device on a target's vehicle, and its use of that device to monitor the vehicle's movements, constitutes a 'search,'” Justice Antonin Scalia wrote for the five-justice majority.
Updated: 03/31/2012 05:14P

Lawyers rap reversal of case vs Fabian Ver, Panfilo Lacson
The high court recently upheld a 2003 Court of Appeals ruling reversing the Quezon City Regional Trial Court's finding that Ver, Lacson (now a senator) and others should pay damages to suspected subversives they had allegedly arrested and tortured.
Updated: 03/31/2012 05:13P

Court diary: German Bakery blast trial to resume from April 12
The German Bakery blast trial will resume from April 12 with the cross-examination of six witnesses. Special public prosecutor Raja Thakare submitted names of seven witnesses to the defence lawyer, out of which the statement of one of the witnesses was
Updated: 03/31/2012 05:10P

Blasphemy case against Dr Mirza
By Asghar Azad KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Saturday issued stay order on a trial court's decision in the blasphemy case against former Sindh Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza till April 11. The trial court had summoned statement of complainant
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:52P

Judge urged to dismiss charges against four Arab American high school football
By Natasha Dado DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During a court hearing Wednesday here at the 20th District Court Chief Judge Mark Plawecki was urged to drop the battery and assault charges brought against four senior Arab American football players from Star
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:51P

THE DEATH PENALTY Part II: Capital punishment in Thailand
The Appeal Court can look at the law and decide if, under applicable law, this really should be considered murder. What happens if the defendant doesn't want to appeal a death sentence? Section 245 of Thailand's Criminal Code requires the court of
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:50P

Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case known as tough By The Associated Press
"She is a tough-minded prosecutor who is prepared, thorough and a very good advocate for the prosecution in the court," said Ann Finnell, a Jacksonville defense attorney who has faced off against Corey during a trial. Finnell also was on the legal team
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:35P

Murder suspect hires new lawyer for retrial
A hearing to set Murray's trial date on Thursday has been rescheduled to April 23 because his court-appointed lawyer, Stephen Weymouth, had to withdraw from the case because of the hiring. Murray was convicted in 2005 for the October 2003 murder of
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:30P

Okla. warden's wife who aided inmate to be freed
21, by a 12-member jury in Greer County after a trial that took more than four months. Eighty 80 witnesses testified and lawyers introduced about 800 pieces of evidence. Court records indicate authorities spent $66814 on the trial, including witness
Updated: 03/31/2012 04:26P