Latest Trial Court News
Drew's trial should be televised
The judge who will decide when Will County trials will begin being televised says there's no hurry. And even if there were a perceived need for haste, Chief Circuit Court Judge Gerald Kinney says it's too difficult to do it as quickly as many would
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:00P
O.j. Simpson Makes Fresh Bid for Freedom
On Tuesday (15May12), Simpson's attorney, Patricia Palm, filed paperwork at Clark County District Court in Las Vegas claiming the shamed star was badly let down by the lawyers who previously represented him at trial and deserves to have his case
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:45P
Detective tells murder trial of bodies in spa bath at Singh family home
The Supreme Court trial continued to hear evidence of the police investigations after Sica rang them to say he had discovered the siblings' bodies in a spa bath at the their home, on April 22, 2003. Detective Inspector Mark Reid told the court he had
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:43P
Taylor: Sorry for those hurt by war crimes
Taylor was to address judges personally during the sentencing hearing of his war crimes trial, asking for leniency even as he plans to appeal his conviction. In a landmark ruling in April, judges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone found Taylor
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:35P
Suspected female Stanley Cup rioter pleads not guilty, trial set for next year
Alicia Price is due in court March 12, 2013 for a pre-trial conference after her lawyer, during a brief hearing at a Vancouver provincial court Wednesday, entered her not guilty pleas to criminal charges of taking part in a riot, mischief to property
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:26P
'Accidental millionaire' unaware where $10m came from, court hears
Hurring, who with Gao was dubbed an 'accidental millionaire', is currently on trial at the Rotorua District Court. She faces 25 counts of theft to the value of $11000, two counts of international money laundering to the value of around $235000 and
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:22P
Prosecutors in Lin family murders case to call wife of accused killer Robert
PROSECUTORS in the high-profile case against accused Lin family murderer Robert Xie want to call his wife as a witness, a move that will be opposed by his legal team. Central Local Court was told this morning that the Crown want to call Kathy Lin as a
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:22P
Flat Rock Standoff
RALEIGH, NC (AP) -- A trial court judge has blocked from taking effect a state law preventing members of the North Carolina Association of Educators from having their dues removed automatically from paychecks until a lawsuit is heard.
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:19P
Court prosecutor against Gadhafi trial in Libya
But Human Rights Watch said recent laws adopted by Libya raise serious questions about whether it can conduct a fair trial. The 1998 Rome statute that established the court gives states the primary obligation to prosecute genocide, war crimes,
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:18P
Tuesday is the day
His lawyers at the impeachment trial yesterday completed their presentation of four hostile witnesses, among them Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales who made the biggest revelation before the court. Morales last Monday all but confirmed allegations that
Updated: 05/16/2012 10:13P