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Girl steps up for dad at his assault trial
Dakota Nippard testified Wednesday at her father's assault trial. (CBC ) Mount Pearl resident Tony Nippard was charged after an incident last summer. Dakota Nippard, who was 12 at the time, told court on Wednesday that she was scared when she noticed
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:16A
Venue appeal delays Iraq VP death squad case
BAGHDAD, May 3, 2012 (AFP) - The trial in absentia of Iraqi Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who complains of being politically targeted, was postponed a week on Thursday after his lawyers called for it to be held in a special court.
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:15A
Alabama urges for no delay in BP trial
BP has asked the court to postpone the trial. According to Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, 'BP's motion sets the ground work to avoid a trial versus the governments for years to come.' Any delay could cause the trial to be pushed back as late
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:14A
Murder suspect James Allen appears in court for second time
He sat silently and still while he listened to the proceedings happening in the court. A timetable for the case was set out with the plea and case management hearing scheduled for July 6. Judge Fox said that if not guilty pleas are entered then a trial
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:08A
Jury deliberations set to continue in trial of teen accused in fatal beating
By Sue Epstein/The Star-Ledger Enlarge Patti Sapone/The Star-Ledger Defense Attorney Hassen Abdellah stands next to his client Steven Contreras during closing arguments during his trial in Middlesex Superior Court in New Brunwick on Tuesday, May 1,
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:07A
'Dragged from her bike, raped and then strangled to death with her own bra
The first two days of his murder trial in Common Pleas Court heard how Johnson allegedly grabbed his 100lb victim when she arrived at the front of her apartment building. Philly.com reported how prosecutors said he dragged her 120ft to the rear of her
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:04A
Triple-homicide suspect to face preliminary hearing
Assistant Wayne County Prosecutor Steven Kaplan, who led Macomb County Prosecutor's Cold Case Unit and gained convictions in 25 consecutive cases, appeared Tuesday in 17th District Court for a pre-trial hearing for defendant Joshua Isaiah Manners, 23,
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:03A
Laundry Room Rapist Found Guilty, Punishment Underway
The punishment hearing for serial rapist Bradric Givante Fransaw, 24, is set to continue in 264th District Court at 9 am Thursday. Fransaw was convicted on a second charge of aggravated sexual assault in connection with a 60-day crime spree during the
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:00A
Lupas to answer mail fraud charges
SCRANTON - Wilkes-Barre attorney Anthony J. Lupas Jr. is scheduled to be arraigned this morning on five counts of mail fraud in US District Court in Scranton. Mr. Lupas, 77, was indicted Tuesday by a grand jury that alleged he stole $246080 from a
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:00A
Court Bans Microsoft's Xbox 360, Windows 7 from German Market
The Mannheim case is related to the larger smart phone patent war being fought by Apple, Microsoft and mobile phone makers who use Google's Android software such as Samsung. Last week a judge for the US International Trade Commission also said
Updated: 05/03/2012 07:00A
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