Latest Trial Court News
Jury can't reach decision in rape case: 8-4 deadlock forces judge to declare
SHELBY — After more than four hours of deliberating, jurors couldn't reach a unanimous decision in a rape trial Tuesday. Superior Court Judge Robert Ervin declared a mistrial shortly before 4:30 pm and prosecutor Beth Lari said the district attorney's
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:49P
SC checkmates conman's escape bid
An Indian businessman who approached Supreme Court to complain about the travesty of justice as a ground to end his 27-year-old trial in a cheating offence, was confronted by a sudden turn of events as the court set a six-month deadline for completion
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:43P
SC checkmates conman's escape bid
An Indian businessman who approached Supreme Court to complain about the travesty of justice as a ground to end his 27-year-old trial in a cheating offence, was confronted by a sudden turn of events as the court set a six-month deadline for completion
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:43P
13 defendants convicted in Va. khat smuggling case
AP Thirteen men and women have been convicted of smuggling millions of dollars' worth of the illegal African drug khat (COT). The convictions came Thursday in federal court in Alexandria following a monthlong trial. Khat is popular in parts of the
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:26P
Lawsuit against Minner settled
The case had been set for a December trial in US District Court in Wilmington. “With the new administration of Governor Jack Markell and his efforts to clean house in a corrupt state government, Tim is no longer afraid of being blackballed and
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:19P
Pa. judge being charged with campaign corruption
Tom Corbett said that while the charges against Melvin will be resolved in court, "her arrest should serve as a reminder to public officials that no one is above the law." Orie Melvin's sisters Jane and Janine Orie initially went on trial together
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:18P
Clemens judge imposes time limits to speed trial
Photo: Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP Former Major League baseball pitcher Roger Clemens' former trainer Brian McNamee leaves federal court in Washington, Thursday, May 17, 2012, after testifying in Clemens perjury trial. Photo: Haraz N. Ghanbari / AP
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:17P
Pa. Supreme Court justice being charged with...
Tom Corbett said that while the charges against Melvin will be resolved in court, “her arrest should serve as a reminder to public officials that no one is above the law.” Orie Melvin's sisters Jane and Janine Orie initially went on trial together
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:15P
US soldier referred for court martial for 2009 Iraq shooting
A US soldier accused of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military clinic in Baghdad in 2009 has been referred to stand trial by military court martial, Joint Base Lewis-McChord said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell faces five charges of
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:14P
US soldier referred for court martial for 2009 Iraq shooting
A US soldier accused of shooting dead five fellow servicemen at a military clinic in Baghdad in 2009 has been referred to stand trial by military court martial, Joint Base Lewis-McChord said on Friday. Sergeant John Russell faces five charges of
Updated: 05/18/2012 02:14P