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Texas Ruling Could Expand the Scope of the Manufacturing Exemption from Sales
by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 4/20/2012 In a recent Texas bench ruling, in the case of Southwest Royalties, Inc. v. Combs, Case D-1-GNU-09-004282 (Travis County 250th Dist. Ct.), the court expanded the Texas sales or use tax exemption for
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:22P
CA pedophile gets chance to end predator status
Orange County Superior Court Judge W. Michael Hayes indicated Landau had done as much as he could to show probable cause to deserve a hearing. The defense requested a jury trial and the judge scheduled it for Oct. 22. Landau was convicted of molesting
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:20P
Accused Girlfriend Testifies in Rape Trial
Shaila Rivera's testimony dominated the sixth day of the trial in state District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson's Tierra Amarilla courtroom, first during direct questioning by defense attorneys Daniel Marlowe and Sydney West, who reinforced their
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:19P
Accused Girlfriend Testifies in Rape Trial
Shaila Rivera's testimony dominated the sixth day of the trial in state District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson's Tierra Amarilla courtroom, first during direct questioning by defense attorneys Daniel Marlowe and Sydney West, who reinforced their
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:19P
Arraignment of bizman's slay suspect delayed
By Arianne Caryl N. Casas THE Regional Trial Court (RTC) postponed on Friday the arraignment of a man accused of killing a Chinese businessman since there is a pending motion filed by the private prosecutors. In Friday's scheduled arraignment,
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:18P
Anchorage contractor pleads not guilty to kidnapping, killing Koenig
Also sitting at the defense table with Keyes and Curtner was Jacqueline Walsh, a Seattle-based attorney who is -- at least temporarily -- assisting in the case. When US District Court Judge Michael Thompson asked Curtner if the defense intended to
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:16P
Breivik Tells Trial: I Didn't Want To Kill Them - World News Now
Mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has been telling a hushed court about his inner turmoil before the massacre on Utoya island in Norway. The 33-year-old asked families of victims and survivors to leave the room before he started describing the
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:13P
High Court charges three and releases three 2009 rioters
The High Court in Kampala has charged 3 people suspected to have participated in the Buganda riots with terrorism charges. The trio Martin Bisaso, James Nuwagaba, and Meddie Senvewo appeared before the high court judge Ralph Ochan and denied the
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:13P
Hedge Fund Founder Kim Gets Five To 15 Years For Scheme
A default judgment of $12.5 million, or three times Kim's gain of $3.1 million, was entered against him in the CFTC suit in April 2011 and he and his fund were banned from future commodity trading, according to court records. Just before the trial for
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:09P
Lawyer wants Maguindanao poll officers cited for contempt
By Arianne Caryl N. Casas A LAWYER for an election protest petitioner against Saudi Ampatuan III has asked the Regional Trial Court (RTC) to cite in contempt the election officers of Maguindanao for failing to deliver the May 2010 election
Updated: 04/20/2012 02:06P