Latest Trial Court News
Worksop wife and baby killer seeks USA re-trial
He is seeking a new trial at the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court - the state's highest court. In a statement filed to the court, his lawyer Paul Maidman argues that evidence taken from the couple's rented house was seized illegally because police
Updated: 04/07/2012 01:07A
Man deported from Canada on trial
by The Canadian Press - Story: 73535 A Chinese man who battled deportation from Canada for a decade after being accused of heading China's largest-ever smuggling ring went on trial Friday. A court in the southern coastal city of Xiamen began to hear
Updated: 04/07/2012 01:04A
October trial date set for 3 men in 2010 death
Oct. 15 has been set as the start of David Lee Yelloweagle's second-degree murder trial. Yelloweagle, 20, appeared in court Thursday morning for a status hearing. Prior to the hearing, Yelloweagle's attorney Peter Scimeca and Assistant District
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:51A
Fall River man accused of siccing his dog on a pair found not guilty
During a trial before District Court Judge Gilbert Nadeau and a jury, prosecutor Carolyn Morrissette argued that Judge initiated the contact and that he also ordered his dog to attack the couple. The prosecution charged Judge also stole cash and a
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:48A
Courts struggle to decide whether civilians can be court-martialed
C., could be one step closer to Supreme Court review. Whatever happens next will affect myriad US contractors still working in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It's a significant case, in that it's the first time a civilian has been tried in a regular
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:42A
Courts struggle to decide whether civilians can be court-martialed
C., could be one step closer to Supreme Court review. Whatever happens next will affect myriad US contractors still working in Iraq and Afghanistan. “It's a significant case, in that it's the first time a civilian has been tried in a regular
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:42A
New England dispatches
Jieming Liu, 79, appears at his arraignment Friday in Westborough, Mass., District Court, where he faced a murder charge in the death of his wife, Yuee Zhou, in their Shrewsbury apartment. A 79-year-old man accused of killing his wife ate some of her
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:06A
New England dispatches
Jieming Liu, 79, appears at his arraignment Friday in Westborough, Mass., District Court, where he faced a murder charge in the death of his wife, Yuee Zhou, in their Shrewsbury apartment. A 79-year-old man accused of killing his wife ate some of her
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:06A
Occupy Augusta supporters face trial April 25-26
The trial is set for Kennebec County Superior Court and the jury was selected Friday. Each defendant, charged with criminal trespassing, will receive an individual verdict. The co-defendants are Elizabeth A. Burke, 48, of Union; Kimberly G. Cormier,
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:02A
Occupy Augusta supporters face trial April 25-26
The trial is set for Kennebec County Superior Court and the jury was selected Friday. Each defendant, charged with criminal trespassing, will receive an individual verdict. The co-defendants are Elizabeth A. Burke, 48, of Union; Kimberly G. Cormier,
Updated: 04/07/2012 12:02A