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Defense depicts pattern of abuse in Taranto murder trial
His non-jury trial is being held in Tompkins County Court. Matthew Taranto fired seven bullets from a Walther PPK handgun at his father, who later died from the wounds after fleeing to a neighbor's house. The facts of Salvatore Taranto's death are not
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:49P
Attorney Douglas Rankin is fined $500 by Justice Suzanne Mondo for being late
A criminal defense lawyer has been fined the price of a good wristwatch by a Brooklyn judge fed up with his tardiness. But Rankin's attorney countered that his client was “being singled” out, perhaps because he has won five trials in eight months
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:41P
Evidence vs. Rocket is familiar
The government's outline of its evidence trove differs only slightly from what it put forward last summer in advance of a previous jury trial that ended abruptly after just two days of testimony on July 14. That was when US District Court Judge Reggie
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:40P
ACQUITTAL IN ROBERT MURDER TRIAL
Judge Abraham Mwampashi acquitted Hamad Khamis of Mr. Stringer's murder in the High Court in Zanzibar. He also criticised the prosecution over the lack of ' hard evidence' presented during the case. In a 25-page judgment, Judge Mwampashi said Mr.
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:39P
Judge declares mistrial in case of woman accused of immigration scam
VANCOUVER — A mistrial has been declared in the case of a former Surrey, BC, woman accused of marrying two men in order to sponsor them for Canadian residency. Jotika Ashni Reddy, 33, was charged with two counts of knowingly misrepresenting or
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:36P
Oregon Appeals Court says lawmakers can be subpoenaed to testify in Capitol
The decision, released Wednesday, means Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and former House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, can be compelled to testify in a case involving six anti-war protestors who were arrested during a January 2009 all-night
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:30P
Oregon Appeals Court says lawmakers can be subpoenaed to testify in Capitol
The decision, released Wednesday, means Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and former House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, can be compelled to testify in a case involving six anti-war protestors who were arrested during a January 2009 all-night
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:30P
US judge orders Motorola not to enforce Microsof...
In an unusual case, a US judge ruled on Wednesday that Motorola cannot enforce an injunction that would prevent Microsoft from selling Windows products in Germany, should a German court issue such an injunction next week. Microsoft asked the judge for
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:08P
US judge orders Motorola not to enforce Microsoft injunction in Germany
Judge James Robart, who is overseeing a related patent dispute between the companies in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington, said that until a May 7 hearing Motorola can't act to enforce an injunction from the German court
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:07P
Death row inmate to appear in court
“That is our biggest hope is that he spends the rest of his life behind bars, where he will never hurt another soul." The family added they have no desire to attend Thursday's evidentiary hearing. It is scheduled for 9 am in the 140th District Court.
Updated: 04/11/2012 09:00P
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