Latest Trial Court News
Sacto 911: Three ordered to stand trial in Nedra Court shooting death
By Andy Furillo A judge today ordered three Sacramento men to stand trial on murder charges for the Jan. 3, 2010, shooting death of Aliyah Smith in an apartment on Nedra Court in the Meadowview area. Sacramento Superior Court James L. Long set May 7 as
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:28P
Bring 26/11 attackers to justice: UN Secy Gen
The Supreme Court today refused to stay the arrest warrant issued against Nupur Talwar and directed her to surrender before the trial court at Ghaziabad on April 30. Nupur and her husband, Rajesh, have been accused of murdering their 14-year-old
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:25P
Prison Chapel Hearing Leads CCA to Overturn Conviction
By John CouncilContactAll Articles The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned the conviction of an inmate and granted his request for a new trial because he proved "his trial was not open to the public" and the closure of his proceedings was
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:25P
Pre-Trial Testimony Continues In Bianca Jones Murder Case
DETROIT (WWJ) – The preliminary examination for D'Andre Lane, the father of 2-year-old Detroiter Bianca Jones, continued Friday in 36th District Court in Detroit. Prosecutors, who say Lane killed Bianca while punishing her for soiling her clothes,
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:24P
"I was scared for my life," Andrew Young testified Friday
"I was scared for my life," Andrew Young testified in US District Court in Greensboro, North Carolina. "I was up against two billionaires and a millionaire. I was scared. It was bizarre." Prosecutors have argued that Edwards broke federal law by
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:19P
Struggles Of St. Francis
By THOMAS B SCHEFFEY There was action on two fronts last week in one of the state's biggest civil cases ever, marked by a new $15 million settlement involving dozens of plaintiffs and state Supreme Court arguments focusing on an earlier trial court
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:18P
Company wins asbestos suit on 2nd try
But it wasn't long before the Mississippi Supreme Court removed the judge in the case for allegedly not disclosing his parents had been involved in similar asbestos litigation. A specially-appointed judge, William Coleman, threw out the verdict and
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:06P
World Welcomes War Crimes Conviction of Charles Taylor
Taylor, who will be sentenced on May 30, became the first former head of state to be convicted by an international court since the Nuremberg trials after World War II. He pleaded not guilty to the charges, and has the right to appeal the verdict.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:05P
AG Objects To Sandusky Defense's Subpoena Use
"The commonwealth need not underscore to this honorable court the spectacular irresponsibility of treating secret information in that fashion," state prosecutors wrote. Sandusky lawyer Joe Amendola, citing a gag order in the case, declined to comment
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:05P
Give farmers the highest market value for land acquired, rules SC
The trial court enhanced it by fixing the value of land at Rs. 1 lakh per acre. The Mehrawal Khewaji Trust, Faridkot, and others were aggrieved over a judgment of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, which refused to interfere with the trial court order.
Updated: 04/27/2012 04:03P