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Lawyers for John Edwards begin presenting defense
That means lawyers for Edwards will have to present his case before a jury. After two and a half hours of arguments, US District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles ruled there was enough evidence to let jurors decide if Edwards intentionally violated the
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:55A
7 get life for Tsinoy's kidnap
In a 44-page decision, Judge Edgar Dalmacio Santos of the Regional Trial Court Branch 222 in Quezon City also ordered all eight men to pay Ho moral damages, with the principals paying P175,000 and Billiones liable for P25,000. Court records showed Ho
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:55A
Ballard Spahr | Tennessee Appeals Court Reverses Debt Buyer's Win for
With the debt buyer's trial witness having conceded that she had no personal knowledge of the information in the affidavits, the appellate court found that the affidavits could be properly admitted as evidence only under the business records exception
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:54A
Judge in Roger Clemens trial refuses to strike Pettitte testimony
By AP Associated Press PhotoIn this April 30, 2012, file photo, former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, right, leaves federal court in Washington. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Roger Clemens has lost two legal moves in his perjury trial: his efforts
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:54A
Jurors reach partial verdict in Espada trial
By MITCHEL MADDUX Jurors announced today they've reached “a partial verdict” in the corruption trial of former state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. and his son, Pedro Gautier Espada. But federal panelists in Brooklyn said they've still not reached verdicts in
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:52A
Acquitted murder suspect plans $13 million wrongful imprisonment claim
He was convicted of second-degree murder in 2006, but an appellate court sent the case back for retrial. A second trial ended with a hung jury; in his third trial, in February, a St. Lawrence County Court jury acquitted him.
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:50A
Acquitted murder suspect plans $13 million wrongful imprisonment claim
He was convicted of second-degree murder in 2006, but an appellate court sent the case back for retrial. A second trial ended with a hung jury; in his third trial, in February, a St. Lawrence County Court jury acquitted him.
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:50A
Opening arguments today in Bainbridge civil rights trial
The case is before US District Court Judge Ronald Leighton and is expected to last around two weeks. Ostling suffered from mental illness and called 911 Oct. 26, 2010, making incoherent statements. Details of the encounter are disputed: police said
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:44A
Opening arguments today in Bainbridge civil rights trial
The case is before US District Court Judge Ronald Leighton and is expected to last around two weeks. Ostling suffered from mental illness and called 911 Oct. 26, 2010, making incoherent statements. Details of the encounter are disputed: police said
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:44A
Eliska Novotna murder trial hears gown cord evidence
The court had previously heard evidence that she told police officers: "We played some sexual games, then I killed him." The second day of the trial was told how PC Barry Haig had been the first officer to arrive on the scene at about 04:40 on 8
Updated: 05/14/2012 11:43A
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