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Appeals Court overturns conviction in 1985 Grateful Dead Rainbow Village murders
A federal appeals court in San Francisco Friday ordered a new trial in the long-running case of a man sentenced to death for murdering two followers of the band Grateful Dead at a homeless encampment in Berkeley in 1985. A panel of the 9th US Circuit
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:53P

Man wins appeal over defamation payout
However the Court of Appeal in Brisbane this morning found trial judge Clive Wall had been too 'charitable' to Mr Nowak and 'misunderstood significant parts' of the case. The court pointed to contradictory evidence about what happened at the surf club
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:49P

Man wins appeal over defamation payout
However the Court of Appeal in Brisbane this morning found trial judge Clive Wall had been too 'charitable' to Mr Nowak and 'misunderstood significant parts' of the case. The court pointed to contradictory evidence about what happened at the surf club
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:49P

Inconclusive evidence led to Dupas' acquittal in Lequiere murder trial
Unclear evidence and unreliable witnesses are what saved Andre Paul Dupas from guilty verdict. Dupas was acquitted in Supreme Court Tuesday of his second degree murder charge in the 2010 death of Joshua James Lequiere. Lequiere died in hospital after
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:45P

Ecuador: Council Upholds Dismissal Of Judges Involved in Chevron Case
(CVX) in the provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios. The board of the Judicial Council denied a request for reconsideration sought by Nicolas Zambrano and Leonardo Ordonez, saying that both judges committed an "inexcusable error," as established in
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:43P

Ecuador: Council Upholds Dismissal Of Judges Involved in Chevron Case
(CVX) in the provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios. The board of the Judicial Council denied a request for reconsideration sought by Nicolas Zambrano and Leonardo Ordonez, saying that both judges committed an "inexcusable error," as established in
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:43P

MURDER TRIAL: Short's boyfriend takes the stand
The boyfriend of the late Barbara Short told her husband's murder trial Thursday that he consulted a lawyer shortly after her death was reported in the media. Craig Short, 52, is on trial in Sarnia Superior Court, charged with the first-degree murder
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:40P

MURDER TRIAL: Short's boyfriend takes the stand
The boyfriend of the late Barbara Short told her husband's murder trial Thursday that he consulted a lawyer shortly after her death was reported in the media. Craig Short, 52, is on trial in Sarnia Superior Court, charged with the first-degree murder
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:40P

Arlene Fraser told of phone bug fears
By BRIAN HORNE MISSING mum Arlene Fraser suspected her husband of bugging her phone, a murder trial heard yesterday. Arlene's former solicitor Loanne Lennon told the High Court in Edinburgh she made the claim during talks about wanting to divorce Nat
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:31P

Arlene Fraser told of phone bug fears
By BRIAN HORNE MISSING mum Arlene Fraser suspected her husband of bugging her phone, a murder trial heard yesterday. Arlene's former solicitor Loanne Lennon told the High Court in Edinburgh she made the claim during talks about wanting to divorce Nat
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:31P