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Former transit officer appeals manslaughter conviction
The appeal questioned some of the evidence and instructions that were given to the jury at Mehserle's 2010 trial. The three-judge panel of the First District Court of Appeal in San Francisco could make a decision on the appeal in 90 days.
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:35A
Minnesota farmer fights raw-milk delivery ban
The jury trial of Schlangen, a farmer in Freeport, Minn., is scheduled to begin Monday in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, where he is charged with violating Minnesota's food-safety code. Schlangen's legal case has become a flashpoint for
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:34A
Trial spectator throws shoe at Norway gunman
The Oslo District Court late Friday said it would not allow footage of the incident to be broadcast, rejecting an appeal from several media organizations including public broadcaster NRK. Breivik's defense team and the prosecution had argued against
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:29A
2G scam: CBI says no bail for A. Raja
The former minister is the prime accused in the case and all the other 13 accused in the case are out on bail. Former telecom secretary Siddhartha Behura was the last to have been granted bail by the Supreme Court on Tuesday, prompting Raja to move his
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:18A
The Constitution, Deprivation of Life, and Personhood
Furthermore, pro-abortion proponents, and even a trial court judge, claim that legally defining the word "person" to include every human being from the moment of conception would also outlaw or restrict embryonic stem cell research,
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:17A
Sinclair guilty in Port murder case
As the proceeding ended and Judge Nicholas DeRosa sent Sinclair back to jail, Senior Assistant District Attorney Lorri Goldberg walked over to Kizer's father, Ron Kizer Sr., and they hugged. "We're just glad it's over with," Kizer Sr. said after court.
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:11A
James Hardie High Court decision: officers of a corporation with dual roles
The High Court unanimously upheld the trial judge's decision that Mr Shafron had breached his obligations under section 180(1) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) to act with the degree of care and diligence that a reasonable person in his position
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:11A
Bobby Ferguson trial: Controversy over lack of black jurors resurfaces
So much for a jury of your peers, argued defense lawyers, noting that African Americans account for 21% of the US District Court's Eastern District of Michigan. "This is a recurring issue," said defense attorney Anthony Chambers.
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:05A
Bouterse murder trial adjourned
Bouterse murder trial adjourned Updated: 15:59, Saturday May 12, 2012 The murder trial of Suriname President Desi Bouterse was adjourned on Friday until a constitutional court can review an amnesty law passed in April to determine whether the leader
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:01A
Guilty verdicts in Hudson case
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson was in the court room Friday when William Balfour was found guilty of killing her mother, brother and nephew. / JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images Less than an hour after telling Judge Charles Burns that they were split,
Updated: 05/12/2012 02:01A
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