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Court nixes civil suit over lies to grand jury
By JESSE J. HOLLAND - AP WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that witnesses who lie to a grand jury are protected from civil lawsuits, giving them the same protection that witnesses get at trials. The justices ruled against Charles
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:34A
Court Jails Undergraduate Over Internet Fraud
Dare was arrested on 31 March 2008 at Friendly's Cyber Caf located at Friendly's Hotel along Adebayo Street, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state while attempting to defraud an un-suspecting victim overseas using the internet facilities of the caf.
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:31A
STATE v. WRIGHT
Petitioner John Mack Wright, by counsel, Joseph T. Harvey, appeals from the "Order Denying Petition for Appeal of Trial by Jury" signed by the Honorable William J. Sadler, Judge of the Mercer County Circuit Court, on December 20, 2010,
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:29A
HERALD v. VERMONT STATE POLICE AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Herald appeals from a trial court decision granting summary judgment to defendants, the Vermont State Police (VSP) and the Office of the Attorney General (collectively "the State"), and denying disclosure of the records under the Access to Public
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:29A
ARVIZU v. ESTATE OF PUCKETT
The trial court rendered judgment for Arvizu. The court of appeals remanded for a new trial, holding that a jury could not logically find MCAA and Puckett to have simultaneously controlled Cantu's conduct, as the trial court had instructed the jury
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:28A
SALOMON v. ISABELLE
The trial court subsequently struck Michel's pleadings for his repeated failures to appear at court-ordered depositions. The jury found that the property was Malena's homestead, but it also found that Lesay did not fraudulently file her lien.
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:28A
STATE v. MOODY
The defendant, Princeton Moody, was convicted in the Shelby County Criminal Court of second degree murder, a Class A felony; aggravated assault, a Class C felony; and reckless endangerment, a Class E felony. The trial court subsequently sentenced the
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:28A
STATE v. MOODY
The defendant, Princeton Moody, was convicted in the Shelby County Criminal Court of second degree murder, a Class A felony; aggravated assault, a Class C felony; and reckless endangerment, a Class E felony. The trial court subsequently sentenced the
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:28A
STATE v. SMITH
After a sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced the defendant to thirteen years and six months to be served in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) relied upon hearsay
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:27A
STATE v. SMITH
After a sentencing hearing, the trial court sentenced the defendant to thirteen years and six months to be served in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On appeal, the defendant contends that the trial court erred when it: (1) relied upon hearsay
Updated: 04/02/2012 11:27A
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