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Trial Underway for Man Accused of Assaulting Woman and Baby in Wheaton
By Nick Swedberg A former Oak Forest man already serving time for crimes in Cook County is now being tried in a DuPage County court on similar charges. James P. Murphy, who previously lived in the 15000 block of Terrace Drive, is charged with more than
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:10P
Absent defendant found guilty in drug case
By MICHAEL P. RELLAHAN WEST CHESTER – A Boston, Mass., man who decided to skip his trial on drug possession charges was found guilty by a Common Pleas Court jury, which agreed with the prosecution that the amount of heroin found in his car signaled
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:07P
Law Day Marked by Honoring Mock Trial Champions
By Al Campbell COURT HOUSE — A gathering of five Superior Court judges from the Atlantic-Cape May Vicinage took place in Courtroom B to honor the 2012 Cape May County Mock Trial champions from Middle Township High School on Fri., May 4.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:07P
Top Iraqi politician alleges political vendetta
The trial in absentia of Tariq al-Hashemi, a Sunni Muslim, was postponed Thursday as his lawyers appealed to have parliament create a special court to hear the case that could deepen Iraq's sectarian divide. Al-Hashemi has denied charges that he ran
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:06P
Jury Ponders Deadlock in Google-Oracle Trial
By Caleb Garling In the ongoing court battle between Google and Oracle, the jury has indicated that it may not be able to reach a unanimous decision on claims that Google infringed on Oracle's copyrights in building the Android mobile operating system.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:04P
Jury still deliberating in Contreras murder trial
NEW BRUNSWICK — Jurors are continuing their third day of deliberations in the murder trial of Steven Contreras today in Superior Court. The 19-year-old Old Bridge resident is accused of 10 criminal counts, including murder through accomplice liability,
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:04P
Oracle wants judge to bar ex-Sun CEO Schwartz's testimony in Google suit
A verdict in the copyright phase of the case could come as soon as Friday, but a question from a juror to the judge on Thursday raised the possibility that the jury could be deadlocked on the copyright claims. Chris Kanaracus covers enterprise software
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:03P
Nupur takes to teaching inmates in jail
Talwar, who is a dentist, is facing trial in the 2008 double-murder case along with her husband Rajesh. Sharma said Nupur taught Hindi and English to inmates. After the courts rejected her bail plea, Nupur had been distraught.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:02P
Breivik trial: Tears over autopsy details
On the 12th day of the right-wing extremist's trial, the Oslo district court heard a coroner's clinical explanation of how the first nine victims died before being given more intimate descriptions, illustrated with photographs, of the same people.
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:02P
Drew Peterson in court, new judge appointed
Peterson was set to stand trial in the summer of 2010. But prosecutors appealed a judge's decision to forbid them from presenting certain hearsay evidence. Last month, an appellate court ruled the evidence could be presented. Peterson is charged in the
Updated: 05/04/2012 02:01P
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