Latest Trial Court News

Not guilty plea from accused Surrey rioter
On Wednesday (May 16) in Vancouver Provincial Court, she pleaded not guilty to all three charges. Her next trial date is not until March of next year, when a pre-trial conference is scheduled, and her trial isn't slated to begin until September 2013.
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:26P

Trial opens in Erie child abuse case
By LISA THOMPSON, Erie Times-News The trial of an Erie man accused of inflicting debilitating injuries on a 14-month-old boy a year ago began today in Erie County Court. Scott Drayer, 32, faces charges of aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:23P

War crimes trial of Bosnian Serb leader Ratko Mladic is suspended
He said the court would review "the scope and the full impact of this error" and would announce a restart date for the 2-day-old trial "as soon as possible." The ruling came after Peter McCloskey, speaking for the prosecution, wound up his opening
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:20P

Idaho Judge Sets Leavitt Execution
By AP BOISE, Idaho -- A 7th District Judge has signed a death warrant for condemned inmate Richard Albert Leavitt, ordering that he be executed by lethal injection. Barring any last-minute court intervention, Leavitt will be executed on June 12.
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:20P

Murder case had to wait for DNA science to advance
Nearly three decades of advancement in DNA research led to charges against Robert James Fletcher in the cold-case murder of Gerdina Kruidbos, court heard Thursday. On the night of Dec. 3, 1981, Kruidbos, a driver for Barrel Taxi, told her dispatcher
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:19P

Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reaches plea agreement in malicious
BY Manish Mehta As expected, second-year defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reached a plea agreement today at a pre-trial for his malicious wounding case. According to a Hampton Circuit Court official, Ellis, who was charged with a Class 3 felony,
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:19P

Jets defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reaches plea agreement in malicious
BY Manish Mehta As expected, second-year defensive lineman Kenrick Ellis reached a plea agreement today at a pre-trial for his malicious wounding case. According to a Hampton Circuit Court official, Ellis, who was charged with a Class 3 felony,
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:19P

Transport dept wants BRT back,CRRI says stick to status quo
“As per the interim report submitted before the court on Wednesday, we have submitted our findings on the trial run and have recommended that the present operational plan should be continued. It is beneficial for everyone. However, we are awaiting the
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:16P

Anime Subcontractor Studio Easter Sued for Unpaid Overtime
The Asahi Shimbun reported on Thursday that the Tokyo District Court has begun the first stage of a trial for three employees from the anime subcontractor company Studio Easter who are suing the company for unpaid overtime.
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:14P

Ohio bridge-bombing suspects face September trial
US District Court Judge David Dowd Jr. ordered the trial to begin on Sept. 17 in Akron after defense attorneys objected to a start on Sept. 11, the anniversary of the 2001 al Qaeda attacks that hit New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
Updated: 05/17/2012 04:13P