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Restitution could settle criminal charges in Flavour store watches heist
Dunbar told court he made too much money to be eligible for legal aid but not enough money to hire a lawyer on his own. He was prepared to plead guilty before Crown attorney Jelena Vlacic informed Dunbar there are weaknesses in the Crown's case and
Updated: 05/17/2012 05:02A
NCotabato lawmaker faces P2.4M suit
Bernardo Piol, Jr., whom Catamco beat with a wide vote margin in the 2010 polls, filed the case before the Regional Trial Court in Kidapawan City the other day. Catamco, however, said Piol's action came too late. “Mr. Piol filed the damage suit two
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:40A
War Crimes Trial Of Ratko Mladic Begins
He was later transferred from Serbia to the Hague-based Tribunal to stand trial after a war crimes court in Belgrade rejected an appeal against his extradition. As Commander of Bosnian-Serb forces, Mladic is believed to have been personally responsible
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:40A
War crimes trial of Mladic shifts to Srebrenica massacre
The former general showed no remorse as his war crimes trial opened Wednesday, at one point even appearing to threaten victims in the court. He drew his hand across his neck as if cutting a throat while staring at victims of the war that introduced the
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:33A
Warren Jeffs' appeal is rejected by state court
His appeal was refused by Texas' highest criminal appeals court Wednesday. Jeffs, who has represented himself during and since his trial last year after firing high-powered attorneys, sent a variety of letters addressed to the Texas Court of Criminal
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:47P
Helping victims of crime, travellers
Mr Headley works mainly in the District Court - which deals with more serious crimes - and tends to do a lot of "death by dangerous driving" cases. "It depends on what court cases you are allocated but if it's a murder trial I could be at court every
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:45P
Dewhurst, Cruz continue to battle over Chinese tire case
By ROBERT T. GARRETT AUSTIN — The Senate campaigns of Ted Cruz and David Dewhurst keep battling on questions of whether Cruz helped kill off American jobs or delay justice for an American inventor who a US civil-court jury found was victimized by
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:36P
'News alerted woman' to $7.8m bank error
Ms Hurring is on trial in Rotorua District Court on 30 charges relating to the alleged part she played in spending Hui (Leo) Gao's windfall. In the video interview with inquiry head Detective Scott Thompson played to the court, Ms Hurring said Mr Gao
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:35P
Serb leader Ratko Mladic in throat-slit gesture to survivor
Mladic gave a thumbs-up and clapped to supporters in the public gallery of the court at The Hague, Holland, as the trial started 20 years after the opening shots of the Bosnian War. Munira Subasic, who lost 22 family members in the 1995 Srebrenica
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:29P
Mladic made throat-slitting gesture in court
PHOTO/ AFP/ POOL Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic, whose war crimes trial began on Wednesday, made a "throat-slitting" gesture at a widow of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre who was in the court, she told AFP. "At one moment, Mladic looked towards
Updated: 05/16/2012 11:22P