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Judge to decide if video confession OK for trial
The statement by defendant Byron Scherf to police was seen Tuesday in Snohomish County Superior Court, where a judge is deciding whether it will be admitted as evidence in Scherf's trial for aggravated murder. Defense lawyers were expected to raise
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:21P
Sica tells court he stumbled upon triple-murder scene
The trial of the man accused of slaying three siblings in their Brisbane home nearly nine years ago heard yesterday how the alleged killer claimed to have happened upon the horrific crime scene. Constable Daniel Gerald Bonwick gave evidence in
Updated: 04/11/2012 01:01P
Experts describe tests performed on Rafferty's car, home
LONDON, Ont. — Court is hearing that two blond hairs were found on the coat of a man accused of killing eight-year-old Victoria Stafford. Experts from the Centre of Forensic Sciences are testifying today at the trial of Michael Rafferty about testing
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:58P
Four in court over Games site demo
Four people have appeared in court charged with public order offences after police evicted protesters opposed to the building of an Olympic basketball training facility. Three men and a woman were arrested on Tuesday as Scotland Yard officers removed
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:55P
HC Rejects Ex-Railway Minister's Petition in Graft Case
PTI | New Delhi | Apr 11, 2012 A plea by former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief, challenging a trial court's decision to reject a CBI closure report in a corruption case against him and prosecute him instead, was dismissed by the Delhi High Court
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:53P
Reporter's Courtroom Photo Leads To Mistrial In Murder Case
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW)-- A Topeka murder trial has ended in mistrial after a reporter apparently posted a photo online from the court room using Twitter. The felony-first-degree murder case is against Austin Tabor. He's one of four people charged in the
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:50P
Appeals Court dismisses charge against ex-judge who allowed perjured testimony
AP DETROIT — The state Appeals Court has dismissed the final felony misconduct charge against a retired Wayne County Circuit Court judge accused of neglecting her duties by allowing perjured testimony during a 2005 drug trial in Detroit.
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:44P
Decades-old Appleton child rape case to proceed onto trial
She testified Tuesday in Outagamie County Court at Zareczny's preliminary hearing, where a court commissioner determined the case against him can proceed — reversing a previous dismissal of the felonies. Last year, Zareczny, 55, was linked by DNA
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:44P
Prosecution rests in Pa. boy's closed murder trial
(WTW) — The prosecution has rested in the closed juvenile court trial of a western Pennsylvania boy who was just 11 when he allegedly killed his father's pregnant fiance, killing her unborn son in the process. Jordan Brown is now 14, but a Lawrence
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:42P
Appeals court overturns $44 million judgment against Tuomey Hospital in
The trial court set aside the jury verdict and ordered a new trial on the FCA claim. The court found, however, that the government was entitled to recover on its equitable claims (unjust enrichment and payment by mistake) based on the jury's finding
Updated: 04/11/2012 12:40P
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