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Delay of trial in 2007 New Orleans killing approved by appeals court
A state appeals court has overturned an Orleans Parish judge's refusal to delay the death penalty trial of Eric Traczyk, who is accused of fatally slashing a young woman inside Pal's Lounge, a Mid-City watering hole, in 2007.
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:49P
Jury selected in murder trial tied to Michigan serial stabbings; no testimony
A jury has been selected in the first Michigan murder trial for a man accused of a deadly series of stabbings. After two days of screening candidates, lawyers and a judge returned to court Thursday and settled on 12 people and four alternates.
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:47P
Jury selected in murder trial tied to Michigan serial stabbings; no testimony
A jury has been selected in the first Michigan murder trial for a man accused of a deadly series of stabbings. After two days of screening candidates, lawyers and a judge returned to court Thursday and settled on 12 people and four alternates.
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:47P
Witness denies missing woman murder
Hector Dick faced defence claims in court that he had lied persistently and it was the "obvious conclusion" that he was responsible for the death of Arlene Fraser. Mr Dick, 56, has been giving evidence for a week at the trial of his former friend,
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:47P
Fifth District upholds O'Malley in forum decision; Spomer says he hopes for
An appellate court judge says he would favor law eradicating forum shopping by limiting venue to the county or counties where the action takes place. Fifth District Appellate Justice Stephen Spomer wrote a special concurrence to a May 1 decision that
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:44P
Jury picked in alleged serial stabber case
A jury has been selected in the first murder trial for a man accused of a deadly stabbing spree in Flint. After two days of screening candidates, lawyers and a judge returned to court Thursday and settled on 12 people and four alternates.
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:44P
Uttar Pradesh lawmaker Mukhtar Ansari's trial begins May 22
By IANS New Delhi: A Delhi court Thursday framed charges under a stringent law against Mukhtar Ansari, mafia don-turned-politician and Uttar Pradesh legislator, for allegedly being a member of an organised criminal gang. His trial will begin May 22.
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:44P
A judge this morning tossed felony ethnic intimidation charges against three
Instead, Savio Yaldo, 21, Fariss Shayota, 21, and Naseem Shayota, 29, will stand trial on the lesser charges in district court July 9. They face up to 90 days in the Oakland County Jail if convicted. The three are accused of beating Stephen Harris, 25,
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:43P
US judge tells Apple, Samsung to trim down patent lawsuits
Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California told the companies to slice the patent infringement and other claims to the point that a jury can not only understand what's going on, but judge the issues in a single
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:41P
Facebook, Google Caught Up In Indian Courts
A criminal case in India involving Facebook and Google is tangled up in that country's court system, as the Delhi High Court adjourned a petition for dismissal by the two Internet companies until Aug. 7, despite the trial's scheduled start date in the
Updated: 05/03/2012 12:40P
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