Latest Trial Court News
1st of 2 defendants in 2006 Bibb County deputy shooting set to head to trial
More than six years after a Bibb County sheriff's deputy was fatally shot while serving a warrant at a Macon house, the first of two defendants in the case is set to go to trial in November. A superior court judge has ruled there won't be a third
Updated: 05/11/2012 08:11P
Defendant set to head to trial in deputy shooting
The mother of a student who was stabbed at a Columbus middle school is speaking out today warning parents to talk to their children and administrators about bullying. More >> The mother of a student who was stabbed at a Columbus middle school is
Updated: 05/11/2012 08:08P
Potential juror in Ferguson trial bounced over tattoo says dismissal was unfair
Sherry Willis, 39, a self-employed hair braider, said her dismissal from the Bobby Ferguson jury pool was unfair. / TRESA BALDAS/Detroit Free Press By Tresa Baldas Bobby Ferguson's bid-rigging trial has triggered a race controversy: an African American
Updated: 05/11/2012 08:02P
Sturgis trial
But there are some unusual circumstances surrounding his trial. Judge Jane Woodward Miller said the court called 120 potential jurors rather than the usual 60 called for a murder trial. The reasoning behind that was to get a larger pool of people to
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:59P
NJ High Court To Mull Noncustomer Bank Negligence Claims
In December, the state's appellate division overturned a trial court ruling dismissing the noncustomer claims of Brendan Allen, a partner in a material hauling venture gone awry, against Oritani Savings Bank. The state Supreme Court granted
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:56P
Jury gets case of man accused of beating woman
Prosecutor Julia Thomas held up a crutch Friday in court, miming what she described as Pankajkaran Singh Kataria's attempts to strangle a woman. Thomas's remarks were part of her closing arguments in Kataria's trial on charges of second-degree
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:52P
Va. appeals court revives Abu Ghraib lawsuits
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals did not rule on the merits of the detainees' claims against CACI International and L-3 Services, formerly Titan Corp. Instead, the court said in its 11-3 decision that more facts must be developed in the trial courts
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:43P
Morocco court convicts rapper over lyrics
Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed, or "the enraged" wasn't present in the Casablanca court on Friday when the verdict and sentence were handed down. His defence team had withdrawn from the trial on Monday and no plea was entered on
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:39P
Man throws shoes Breivik trial
It was the first outburst from the normally subdued crowd watching the terror trial in Oslo's district court since the proceedings began in mid-April. Journalists watching the proceedings on Friday in the courtroom and through a live broadcast at the
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:35P
Morocco court jails rapper over lyrics
Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed, or "the enraged" wasn't present in the Casablanca court on Friday when the verdict and sentence were handed down. His defence team had withdrawn from the trial on Monday and no plea was entered on
Updated: 05/11/2012 07:35P