Latest Trial Court News

Suspect's buried jars of chemicals were for 'amateur rocketry,' defence argues
The two sides were back in court after agreeing that a new statement of facts could be entered as evidence in Sonne's trial, encapsulating the outcome of last week's bomb squad raid at his former Toronto home. Investigators, acting on new evidence
Updated: 04/13/2012 08:01P

Centralia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
A Centralia resident and Mexican national was sentenced Friday in US District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Juvenal Sanchez-Islas, 33, pleaded guilty during his trial in November 2011.
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:58P

Centralia Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
A Centralia resident and Mexican national was sentenced Friday in US District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin. Juvenal Sanchez-Islas, 33, pleaded guilty during his trial in November 2011.
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:58P

Thayne Ormsby Found Guilty in Phase 1 of Trial, Insanity Trial Now Awaits
As the verdict was read Ormsby emoted nothing, but outside of court the Ryan family expressed nothing but sadness. "Our family is gone, you know, and they can't be replaced. So, all you can do is hope for this, and that he'll go where he's supposed to
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:50P

Florida seeks to delay approval of BP settlement
She asked that the court "delay any immediate decision on the preliminary approval" of the settlement and to establish a schedule to allow interested parties an opportunity to review the settlement. The settlement requires approval from US District
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:46P

SC allows newly appointed AG to prosecute PM in contempt case
ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the newly appointed Attorney General (AG) Irfan Qadir to prosecute Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani in the contempt of court case initiated for disobeying court orders on writing a letter to the Swiss
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:43P

BP PLC : Florida seeks to delay approval of BP settlement
She asked that the court "delay any immediate decision on the preliminary approval" of the settlement and to establish a schedule to allow interested parties an opportunity to review the settlement. The settlement requires approval from US District
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:42P

Lawyers for John Demjanjuk file for posthumous restoration of his US citizenship
The defense team for John Demjanjuk, who died March 17 in Germany at age 91, asked the 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to restore his citizenship or order a hearing on the case. The filing late Thursday night said US District Judge Dan
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:35P

Lawyer, pot activist plan press conference on 'change in the case'
“There's been a change in the case and we want to make some comments on it,” Buckley told The Daily News on Friday. Buckley wouldn't comment further, saying he and Anderson are prepared to discuss the matter in detail following his client's next court
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:33P

Roger Clemens retrial set to begin, with strike one on prosecutors
Yet prosecutors are likely to approach this do-over effort a little differently than the first attempt, considering how their massive error during Clemens' first trial nearly derailed their entire case. Judge Reggie Walton of US District Court declared
Updated: 04/13/2012 07:31P