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Life imprisonment is ground to grant divorce: Karnataka high court
Karnataka high court has rejected the miscellaneous first appeal (MFA) filed by a husband serving a life sentence in a murder case. "When the appellant is convicted for life, even the grounds of desertion have to be taken into account legally because
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:53P
Supreme Court seeks balance between fair trial and press freedom
In the era of 24x7 television and internet the Supreme Court of India is attempting to strike a balance between the rights of the accused to a fair trial, protection of witnesses, public's right to know and media's right to freedom of speech and
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:50P
Hudson's next role is personal: Trial observer
Hudson is expected to be at the trial every day once testimony begins, court officials say, and she's on the 300-name list of witnesses who could testify. While the judge will warn prospective jurors to avoid watching TV coverage of the trial,
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:49P
Libya will not hand Saif al-Islam to ICC: minister
TRIPOLI: Libya will not send Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the most prominent son of the country's former leader, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, but will put him on trial in his own country, Justice Minister Ali Ashour said on Sunday.
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:43P
Supreme Court will decide on Khalil Chisti, P Chidambaram tells Pakistan
Sources said Chidambaram conveyed to the Pakistanis that Chisti's case was before the Supreme Court and any action taken by the government would hinge on the court's decision. The Pakistani doctor was given a life term on January 31, 2011 by a trial
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:36P
Supreme Court will decide on Khalil Chisti, P Chidambaram tells Pakistan
Sources said Chidambaram conveyed to the Pakistanis that Chisti's case was before the Supreme Court and any action taken by the government would hinge on the court's decision. The Pakistani doctor was given a life term on January 31, 2011 by a trial
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:36P
Driver acquitted of stealing sample
A Tauranga man has been acquitted of stealing his own blood specimen, the results of which police would have relied on to prosecute him in relation to an alleged drink-driving offence. During a trial in the Tauranga District Court this week,
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:34P
Defendant in '57 killing goes on trial in unrelated rape case
By Clifford Ward Special to the Tribune A man charged with killing a 7-year-old Sycamore girl in 1957 will stand trial Monday -- but not on the murder charge. Jack D. McCullough is charged in DeKalb County with rape and taking indecent liberties with a
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:24P
Strip-Search Case Reflects Death of American Privacy
About Noah Feldman Noah Feldman is a professor of constitutional and international law at Harvard and the author of five books, most recently "Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDRs Great Supreme Court Justices." More about Noah Feldman To be the
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:18P
Feds want more time to weigh death penalty in Las Vegas case
Sanders is charged with the child's death in US District Court in Alexandria, La. Prosecutors have asked for a 30-day extension until Aug. 1 to decide on seeking the death penalty. The motion says defense attorneys agree with the request.
Updated: 04/08/2012 06:17P
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