Latest Trial Court News
Mass. judge grants new trial in 2008 slaying
On Monday, a judge agreed and granted Wilhite a new trial. Hampden District Court Judge Peter Velis credited the testimony of a Nathan Perez, a key prosecution witness who recanted his original identification of Wilhite as the shooter of Alberto
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:37P
Wash. jury deliberates Steve Powell voyeurism case
Steve Powell appears in court for his trial at the Pierce County Superior Court in Tacoma, Wash., Monday, May 14, 2012. Powell faces 14 voyeurism counts, including accusations that he filmed two neighbor girls using their second-floor bathroom.
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:34P
Georgia man sentenced to 4 years in prison in plot to take over Tennessee
The US attorney's office said in a release that 42-year-old Darren Wesley Huff of Dallas, Ga., was sentenced Tuesday in US District Court in Knoxville. He was convicted on a federal firearms charge last October. Huff was armed with a handgun and an
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:34P
State rests in trial tied to Mich. stabbing spree
13, 2010, file photo Elias Abuelazam, attends an extradition hearing in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta. Abuelazam, an Israeli citizen, is on trial for the death of 49-year-old Arnold Minor, the first murder trial in Michigan connected to a
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:34P
State rests in trial tied to Mich. stabbing spree
13, 2010, file photo Elias Abuelazam, attends an extradition hearing in Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta. Abuelazam, an Israeli citizen, is on trial for the death of 49-year-old Arnold Minor, the first murder trial in Michigan connected to a
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:34P
Aarushi murder case turns four; hearings in three different courts today
New Delhi/Allahabad: A sessions court in Ghaziabad would resume its hearing in the Aarushi-Hemraj double murder case today. Also the Supreme Court will hear the petition of Aarushi's parents, the main accused in the case, to quash the charges against
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:32P
Execution stayed in Texas death row case
"We believe that it is completely reasonable for the trial court to simply say, 'Take your medication,'" Assistant District Attorney Jim Gibson said. "It is obvious that the whole purpose of medicating him was to get him competent to be executed,"
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:31P
Auburn man admits to stabbing neighbor, pleads guilty to attempted murder
Nearly 17 months after Darrell McClain repeatedly stabbed his upstairs neighbor with an 8-inch-long steak knife, the Auburn man's day in court had finally arrived. But just before his 1:30 pm trial was set to begin in Cayuga County Court this afternoon
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:31P
Judge rejects bail for Hampton drug suspect
Judge Landya B. McCafferty ruled Friday that James Ambrosi, 31, also known as “Jayda,” will remain in jail pending his trial scheduled for June 6. Ambrosi's request for bail came a week after he was arraigned in US District Court in Concord on four
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:30P
Judge rejects bail for Hampton drug suspect
Judge Landya B. McCafferty ruled Friday that James Ambrosi, 31, also known as “Jayda,” will remain in jail pending his trial scheduled for June 6. Ambrosi's request for bail came a week after he was arraigned in US District Court in Concord on four
Updated: 05/15/2012 03:30P