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Negros Oriental
BY JUANCHO GALLARDE The Regional Trial Court Branch 44 in Negros Oriental has scheduled a hearing on the petition for declaratory relief against the controversial Republic Act 10054 or the National Helmet Law, on June 5. Vice Mayor Alan Gel Cordova,
Updated: 05/19/2012 01:47A
Newly discovered evidence leaves 25-year-old rape case in limbo
Criminal District Court Clerk Arthur Morrell said many rape kits were lost in the floodwaters following Katrina. Cannizzaro's office asked for a search a few weeks ago, but court workers came up empty looking where they now keep them in a secured area.
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:45P
Bail lowered for couple in starved teen case; website yields no donations
A website created to collect money for the legal defense of a couple accused of severely abusing the man's daughter has not raised any money, the man's lawyer said Friday in court. The website was brought up during discussion of a motion to lower the
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:44P
Legal Motions Fly in Murder Case Against US State Department Agent Christopher
the State Department security officer is immune from state criminal charges and accused prosecutors of improperly recording evidence against Deedy given to the grand jury last year. In a related court development today, a federal judge in Virginia
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:22P
Murphy & Prachthauser Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Case against State
Argued by Milwaukee auto accident lawyer Keith Stachowiak, the case will ensure Wisconsin citizens injured in car accidents receive the coverage they paid for when purchasing automobile insurance. This case put an end to a rule that permitted an
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:11P
More detailed allegations emerge in Sandusky sex case
But the amended papers in Centre County Court include more specific information about how, when and where the alleged abuses occurred. The added details appear to be a response to repeated requests by Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola for information
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:11P
More detailed allegations emerge in Sandusky sex case
But the amended papers in Centre County Court include more specific information about how, when and where the alleged abuses occurred. The added details appear to be a response to repeated requests by Sandusky's attorney Joe Amendola for information
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:11P
Sandusky Prosecutors Present New, Graphic Details
The "amended" information, filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, which is prosecuting the case, was presented in court documents released online Friday evening by the Centre County courts. Sandusky's trial is scheduled to begin June 5.
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:02P
Sandusky Prosecutors Present New, Graphic Details
The "amended" information, filed by the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, which is prosecuting the case, was presented in court documents released online Friday evening by the Centre County courts. Sandusky's trial is scheduled to begin June 5.
Updated: 05/18/2012 11:02P
New hearing ordered for man in molestation case
The court returned Arena's case to Bell County for a new sentencing hearing, ruling that a prosecution witness, Georgetown psychologist Fred Willoughby, had provided damaging false testimony during his 1999 trial. Based on results from a questionable
Updated: 05/18/2012 10:54P