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Murder charge dropped for Beaumont man in exchange for court testimony
By Heather Nolan The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office has dropped the murder charge against Michael Wayne Guidry, one of three men accused in the 2010 shooting death of Jimmy Hancock. Lomax pleaded guilty earlier this month to a
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:07P
SC orders legal action against Amin Fahim in NICL scam
A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard case of land purchase in the infamous NICL scandal. “It is not the era of kingdoms. Does the government considers appointing thieves its right?” the judges remarked when the
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:05P
Muslim soldier guilty in Fort Hood bomb plot
AP WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury on Thursday convicted a Muslim soldier on six charges in connection with a failed plot to blow up a Texas restaurant full of Fort Hood troops, his religious mission to get "justice" for the people of Iraq and
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:05P
San Francisco Court Workers to Threaten Strike for New Contract
Many union members said that the state's Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) should loosen its purse strings for trial court operations now that the heavily criticized Computerized Case Management System is dead. California's Judicial Council
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:05P
Conviction dismissed for Kenai prisoner accused of assaulting guard
Jurors were not instructed properly about what force a corrections officer can use, the opinion by Judge Joel Bolger says, “and there is a substantial possibility the verdict would have been different” had the trial court judge instructed jurors
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:04P
Trial halted until Tuesday
By Kristin Zachary The holiday weekend has slowed the murder trial of 57-year-old Clinton Arthur Ridenour, accused of shooting his fiancee and then setting her body on fire in 2009. Court recessed early Thursday, and the trial will resume on Tuesday
Updated: 05/24/2012 06:02P
BC sled-dog trial changes venue due to threats
(CBC) Safety concerns have prompted a change in venue for the case of a man charged in the slaughter of 56 sled dogs near Whistler, BC, two years ago. Robert Fawcett's lawyer appeared on his behalf in provincial court in Pemberton on Thursday,
Updated: 05/24/2012 05:53P
Drug suspect who fled W.Va. enters guilty pleas
Forty-three-year-old David Kidd of Martins Ferry could get more than 40 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine when sentenced in US District Court in Wheeling. In pleading Thursday, he agreed to forfeit nearly $70000, a firearm, and vehicles and
Updated: 05/24/2012 05:51P
FOX Carolina 21Drug suspect who fled W.Va. enters guilty pleas
Forty-3-year-old David Kidd of Martins Ferry could get more than 40 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine when sentenced in US District Court in Wheeling. In pleading Thursday, he agreed to forfeit nearly $70000, a firearm, and vehicles and computers
Updated: 05/24/2012 05:49P
Mylan Inc. (MYL) Settles Patent Litigation with Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York's Final Judgment and Order notes that the parties have entered into a settlement and license agreement and that Sunovion has acknowledged that two Mylan patents are valid, enforceable and
Updated: 05/24/2012 05:48P
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