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Supreme Court stays trial of Sanjiv Bhatt
A bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai stayed the proceedings against Bhatt after counsel IH Syed argued that the entire case against Bhatt was fabricated and was a consequence of political vendetta.
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:12A
Fifth Trial Set For Brent Burke
By Joe Corcoran A new trial date has been set in the court martial of a Kentucky soldier facing two murder charges. Sergeant Brent Burke is accused of killing his estranged wife and her former mother-in-law in 2007. The two women were found shot to
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:09A
Calif. man designated 'sexually violent predator' makes rare bid to quit state
case dominated headlines and inflamed passions more than 15 years ago. (AP Photo/Orange County Register, Bruce Chambers) LATIMES OUT, MAGS OUT This Feb. 8, 2008 photo shows convicted child molester Sid Landau in Superior Court in Santa Ana, Calif.
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:08A
Judge sides with inmate in Racial Justice Act ruling
Judge Gregory Weeks announced his decision in the case of the first death row inmate to test the fledgling and unique Racial Justice Act. In a lengthy ruling, Weeks said that potential black jurors had systematically been left out of the process of
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:08A
Pre-Trial Date Set In Farmington Hills Murder Case
WWJ's Mike Campbell was inside the courtroom at 47th District Court in Farmington, where 19-year-old Tucker Cipriano and 20-year-old Mitchell Young appeared alongside their attorneys via satellite from the Oakland County Jail, during a brief
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:05A
McDonald, left, has been cleared but Evans has been found guilty of rape
Sheffield United and Wales striker Evans, andMcDonald, both 23 were on trial for sexually attacking a 19-year-old at a North Wales hotel last May. McDonald was cleared on Friday by a jury at Caernafon Crown Court but Evans was found guilty of the
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:04A
Earl loses court battle to stop sale of ancestors' portraits
A judge ruled against the earl at a High Court hearing in London earlier. Following a trial in London in March, Mr Justice Newey concluded that the paintings were "held by the trustees". A spokesman for the earl said the dispute was over the ownership
Updated: 04/20/2012 10:58A
BP Gulf Oil Spill Trial Delay Opposed by US Justice Department
By Seth Stern on April 20, 2012 The US Justice Department opposes delaying a liability trial for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, said acting US Associate Attorney General Tony West. The department plans to file court papers objecting to a request
Updated: 04/20/2012 10:58A
Judge converts death sentence to life in prison in first Racial Justice Act case
(FAYETTEVILLE) -- Citing findings of racial bias found in a Michigan State study, Cumberland County Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks has converted Marcus Reymond Robinson's death sentence to life in prison under the state's Racial
Updated: 04/20/2012 10:57A
Judge: Inmate's murder trial 'significantly' impacted by race
Fayetteville, NC — A Superior Court judge made history Friday morning in Cumberland County when he vacated a death row inmate's sentence in the first test of North Carolina's fledgling Racial Justice Act. Marcus Robinson, a 38-year-old black man,
Updated: 04/20/2012 10:55A
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