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Evidence now focus after Jennifer Hudson testifies
By MICHAEL TARM AP Documents pertaining to the William Balfour murder trial at the Cook County Criminal Court are wheeled into court on the first day of the trial in Chicago Monday, April 23, 2012. Balfour is charged in the 2008 murder of Oscar winning
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:28A
John Edwards trial: Harvard Law graduate daughter is defense's secret weapon
After arriving at court with him yesterday for the first day of his trial, Cate is said to have been whispering legal advice in his ear throughout jury selection and opening statements - in which the prosecution called him a 'master manipulator'.
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:23A
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by Eyder Peralta In this courtroom sketch, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testifies on Monday in Chicago at the murder trial of William Balfour. In this courtroom sketch, singer and actress Jennifer Hudson testifies on Monday in Chicago at the
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:21A
Judges to Deliver Verdicts in Taylor Trial
The historic verdicts at the Special Court for Sierra Leone will mark the first time an international tribunal has reached judgment in the trial of a former head of state since judges in Nuremberg convicted Karl Doenitz, a naval officer who briefly led
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:16A
Liberia's Taylor awaits verdict in blood diamond trial
Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict on Thursday on charges of arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for "blood diamonds" in the 1990s. A three-judge bench will read the historic decision -- the first verdict against a former head of
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:12A
Picking jury without a Clemens bias was a cinch
The case in back in court after a mistrial in 2011. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) An artist rendition shows former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, third from right, and his lawyers Rusty Hardin, right, and and Michael Attanasio listening as
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:12A
MOTHER, DAUGHTER FACE CHARGES IN DOG MAULING
SAN DIEGO — A mother and daughter whose two pit bulls mauled an elderly neighbor, who later died from injuries suffered in the attack, were ordered Monday to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges. San Diego Superior Court Judge Charles Gill
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:07A
Accused motorist off the hook for now
In January, the case was set down for trial for April 23 in the Durban Regional Court. On Monday State prosecutor Val Melis applied to the court for a postponement because there was a problem with the State arranging payment for the accident
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:07A
Phila. court changes proffered
In such cases, witnesses would testify before 23 grand jurors in secret and would not have to face either the defendant or a defense lawyer. The jury would then issue an indictment and the witnesses' identities would not become public until a trial.
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:05A
Jennifer Hudson sobs in court at trial of man accused of killing her family
Ms Hudson appeared as the first witness in the trial of Mr Balfour, who was married to the singer's older sister Julia. Her evidence shed no new light on the murders, but the Oscar-winning actress wept as she told the court of a surprise visit from her
Updated: 04/24/2012 08:04A
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