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Reopen Binondo bank case, court urged
has contested the opposition filed by former Trade Minister Roberto Ongpin that urged the Sandiganbayan to stand pat on its ruling that absolved him and several others of liability in the case. Ongpin had also asked the antigraft court to dismiss
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:31P
Central Pa. judge ordered to trial on charges of dismissing traffic citations
A central Pennsylvania judge has been ordered to stand trial on charges of having used her position to dismiss traffic citations against her own car. The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era (http://bit.ly/IpMqiU ) says a district judge
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:27P
Trial of Ukraine's Tymoshenko postponed
The trial of the former Ukrainian prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, on tax evasion charges has been postponed until May the 21. Mrs Tymoshenko had been refusing to attend the trial in the city of Kharkiv, and the court has now ruled that it is
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:27P
Astoria DUII tug-of-war argued in court; parties await judge's ruing
District Attorney Josh Marquis and Astoria city officials faced off in court Friday in front of Judge Albin Norblad, a Marion County judge visiting Clatsop County Circuit Court. Although the case is filled with legal lingo and technicalities, the trial
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:15P
Astoria DUII tug-of-war argued in court; parties await judge's ruing
District Attorney Josh Marquis and Astoria city officials faced off in court Friday in front of Judge Albin Norblad, a Marion County judge visiting Clatsop County Circuit Court. Although the case is filled with legal lingo and technicalities, the trial
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:15P
Charged politician deemed fit for trial
Criminally charged ex-Tamarac Commissioner Patricia "Positively Patte" Atkins-Grad appeared in court Friday in a bid to be deemed incompetent for trial. The video above captures the hearing (including Atkins-Grad's unwillingness to answer a couple of
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:14P
Ukraine delays trial of fasting former premier
KHARKIV, Ukraine--A Ukrainian court adjourned until May 21 on Saturday the new tax evasion trial of the jailed ex-Premier Yulia Tymoshenko, who is on hunger strike, on account of her failing health. The unexpected decision came as Western concern
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:13P
Politician deemed fit for trial
Criminally charged ex-Tamarac Commissioner Patricia "Positively Patte" Atkins-Grad appeared in court Friday in a bid to be deemed incompetent for trial. The video above captures the hearing (including Atkins-Grad's unwillingness to answer a couple of
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:12P
Suspect in fatal Iowa stabbing pleads not guilty
(AP) — A Waterloo man suspected in a fatal Mason City stabbing will stand trial for first-degree murder. Twenty-two-year-old James Farnsworth pleaded not guilty Friday in Cerro Gordo County District Court in the April 14 death of 23-year-old Ian Decker
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:08P
Kidapawan vice mayor sues DOE chief, power firm execs
s (EDC) chief executive officer, were also named respondents in the case filed by Vice Mayor Joseph Evangelista. Evangelista, presiding chair of the Sangguniang Panglungsod, filed the damage suit with the Regional Trial Court Branch 23 to compel the
Updated: 04/28/2012 12:03P