Latest Trial Court News
Suspects accused in conspiracy-to-murder case ordered to stand trial
(Gabriel Luis Acosta/Staff Photographer) SAN BERNARDINO - A judge has ordered three people charged in the fatal bludgeoning of a television repairman to stand trial in San Bernardino Superior Court. The order came after a two-day preliminary hearing.
Updated: 04/23/2012 11:06P
Ex-soccer chiefs to face trial for corruption
SHENYANG, Liaoning province - The second batch of Chinese soccer officials and players including Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, both former deputy chief of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), are to stand trial for corruption this week, the courts said.
Updated: 04/23/2012 10:28P
Atchison man to be tried on child sex charge
A 73-year-old Atchison man will go to trial on a charge of aggravated indecent liberties with a 9-year-old girl. Norman Longbrake pleaded not guilty Monday in Atchison County District Court. He remains jailed on $200000 bond. Longbrake was arrested by
Updated: 04/23/2012 10:28P
Gulf oil spill trial postponement request to be considered May 3
BP has asked the court to delay the proceeding, which was originally scheduled to start Feb. 27, until after the settlement of economic and health claims is approved. A fairness hearing on the settlement has been proposed for Nov.
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:36P
Spurned teen accused of burning girl stands trial
A high school student accused of setting fire to a girl who rejected his romantic advances stood trial in a district court in the eastern Chinese city of Hefei yesterday on charges of intentional injury. The Baohe District People's Court is handling
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:30P
Ex-aide first witness in John Edwards trial
US District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles seated 12 jurors and four alternates Monday morning. The panel is made up of nine men and seven women drawn from central North Carolina. Edwards represented the state for one term in the US Senate.
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:15P
Distraught Hudson in trial ordeal
Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson broke down in court after prosecutors put her on the witness stand as the trial of the man accused of killing her family opened. Hudson, wearing a subdued black dress, stopped to dab her tears and try to
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:12P
Sajjan hand in Sikh killings, claims CBI
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Sajjan Kumar and Delhi Police were involved in a conspiracy of "terrifying proportions" during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, CBI has told a trial court. Sajjan Kumar and five others, Balwan Khokkar, Kishan Khokkar,
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:08P
Jury 'Hopelessly Deadlocked' as Mistrial Declared in Child Molestation Case
By Eric Yates The La Mesa man is one step closer to being freed from custody, after Judge Joseph Brannigan declaired a mistrial Monday in a child molestation case being tried in El Cajon Superior Court. Cilibraise was charged with lewd and lacivious
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:04P
Jury acquits man in attack
In district court, two felony cases in which Jones was charged –— for allegedly fleeing and evading police and possession of a controlled substance –— were dismissed because the arresting officer did not show up for court, according to records.
Updated: 04/23/2012 09:04P