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Rotenberg trial ends with settlement; former student?s mom vows to keep fighting
During the trial, lawyers for the Rotenberg Center and their doctors maintained that McCollins was a danger to himself and staff, and that the shocks he received were all part of his court-approved treatment plan. “Why settle the case if you didn't do
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:20P
Federal Judge William Acker Says Up Front He's Going to Cheat Me--And Then He
But Acker, an 84-year-old Reagan appointee in the Northern District of Alabama, applies an unusual twist to the crooked game: He tells you up front, in open court, that he's going to screw you--and then he does it. How do I know? He did it to me,
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:17P
Video-link facility: Haqqani's request turned down
A 10-member special bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry in its order said: "The Commission without prejudice in anybody case may adopt a procedure for recording statement in the interest of justice." At the outset of hearing,
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:16P
Killers of Binus student sentenced to life imprisonment
Yusni Chandra burst into tears on Tuesday as judges at the West Jakarta District Court handed out life sentences to the four men who raped and murdered her only child on a public minivan. Yusni said that the men deserved to die for raping and murdering
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:16P
Families of killed Indian fishermen sign pact with Italy
The families of two Indian fishermen shot dead in February by two Italian marines who mistook them for pirates have dropped their court cases after signing an agreement to receive compensation from the Italian government, media reports said Tuesday.
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:14P
Breivik trial: Court told bomb left downtown Oslo like a 'war zone'
Pictures of the victims' injuries were not shown in court but distributed to the judges, prosecutors and defence lawyers as well as the psychiatrists who are examining Breivik during the trial. Breivik claims the attacks were “necessary” and that the
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:08P
Families attend pre-trial hearing for Wayland slaying
(WHDH) -- The families of a murdered Wayland teenager and her accused killer were in court for a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday. Nathaniel Fujita, 19, is accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, Lauren Astley, last summer. Fujita did not appear in court on
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:07P
Muth Deemed Not Competent for Trial, Diagnosed with Delusion Disorder
By Shaun Courtney Doctors have determined that Albrecht Muth, charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Viola Drath, is not competent to stand trial. In a letter to the court Monday, doctors at St. Elizabeths wrote that Muth has been
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:06P
Court told of Breivik mayhem
A police commander described in court yesterday how the mayhem that followed a bomb blast in Oslo, on 22 July last year, allowed Anders Behring Breivik to slip away and carry out the youth camp massacre. Eight people were killed by the bomb and 69 were
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:04P
Both prosecution and defense rest their case in John Williams federal
by Gene Rector Both the prosecution and defense rested Tuesday in the federal extortion trial of former Warner Robins City Councilman John Williams. Jurors at the US District Court in Macon will hear closing arguments Wednesday on the three-count
Updated: 04/24/2012 07:02P
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