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Wairarapa Police seeking 63 year old Russell Kennedy
Wairarapa Police are looking for 63 year old Russell Kennedy who has a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in the Wellington District Court late last month. Detective Sue Mackle of the Wairarapa CIB says since the warrant was issued on 26
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:48P

Wairarapa Police seeking 63 year old Russell Kennedy
Wairarapa Police are looking for 63 year old Russell Kennedy who has a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in the Wellington District Court late last month. Detective Sue Mackle of the Wairarapa CIB says since the warrant was issued on 26
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:38P

Commencement Of Law Commission's Review Of The Evidence Act
The Law Commission is seeking public input into its review of the Evidence Act 2006 – the law which governs what information can be put before the court in criminal and civil trials. A five yearly review of the Act is required by law, providing an
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:37P

Dog shooting: Men plead not guilty to animal cruelty charges
Russell Mendoza and Tony Campbell face animal cruelty and firearms charges at the Auckland District Court. The charges were laid after the shooting of 33 dogs owned by Rowan Hargreaves on his property near Wellsford in January, 2010.
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:35P

Osceola Clerk of Court Malcom Thompson goes on trial, has faced criminal
By Henry Pierson Curtis, Orlando Sentinel Ousted Osceola County Clerk of Court Malcom Thompson, who goes on trial Monday, has overcome career-ending criminal charges once before. Suspended in January by Gov. Rick Scott over a workplace violence
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:26P

Monday hearing in Steve Powell case will set course for trial
Pierce County Superior Court Judge Ronald E. Culpepper will hear arguments over whether certain evidence can be admitted at the May 7 trial of Steven Craig Powell, 61, who is charged with 14 counts of voyeurism and one count of possessing an image of
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:17P

Kazakhstan: Suspend Trial, Investigate Torture Allegations
The alleged widespread and serious ill-treatment of the defendants undermines the ability to guarantee them a fair trial, which should lead a court to halt proceedings, Human Rights Watch said. “The defendants have made grave allegations during the
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:14P

The day-to-day reality of enforcing immigration laws
Arthur Hunter Jr. is a judge in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. This week the Supreme Court is to hear argument in Arizona v. United States , the case that may determine the constitutionality of that state's 2010 law regarding
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:12P

NYT: (John) Edwards Trial Set to Begin, Reopening a Story of a Derailed
The trial in nearby Greensboro, which Judge Catherine C. Eagles of Federal District Court expects to take six weeks, promises to continue the long story of Mr. Edwards's derailed career and scarred personal life. But for the government, the case goes
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:11P

Court verdict today on ex-PM
Geir Haarde, the man who led Iceland's government when the nation's banks collapsed, will learn his fate today when a court rules on whether he was grossly negligent or not. A court will decide whether Mr Haarde (61) was personally responsible for
Updated: 04/22/2012 08:06P