The Latest: Judge says no to mistrial motion for ex-coal CEO
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The latest in the federal criminal trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. All times local: 3:30 p.m. A judge has denied a motion for a mistrial as jurors continue...
View ArticleSierra Leone News: Hannah Bockarie’s murder saga…Accused is insane -Defence...
The defence lawyer, A. Bah in the alleged murder of Hannah Bockarie at Aberdeen has furnished the court with a document from Mental Home, stating that the second accused, Paul Kongo, has a mental...
View ArticleAs jury deliberates, judge says no mistrial for former Massey Energy CEO
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As a jury deliberated for a third full day in the criminal trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, the judge turned down a motion for a mistrial. Jurors have been trying...
View ArticleSupreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors
The Supreme Court appeared troubled Monday by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of...
View ArticleProsecutors file appeal in Colton Turner case
Prosecutors on Friday filed an appeal against a ruling by a Travis County state judge to suppress evidence in the case of Meagan Work, charged in the death of her 2-year-old son, Colton Turner....
View ArticleProsecutors mulling third trial for Alabama police officer
The attorney for an Alabama police officer accused of using excessive force on an Indian man asked a federal judge to acquit him after a second trial ended in a hung jury. Jurors hearing the civil...
View ArticleSupreme Court troubled by DA’s rejection of black jurors
The Supreme Court appeared troubled Monday by the actions of a Georgia prosecutor in disqualifying all the black prospective jurors from the death penalty trial of a black teenager who was accused of...
View ArticleLeicester doctor convicted over death of six-year-old boy
Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over 2011 death of Jack Adcock...
View ArticleSheldon Silver on trial: Illegal kickbacks or favors for friends?
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Prosecutors say former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver collected $4 million in illegal kickbacks. Silver's defense attorney say he was earning fees in private legal practice as other...
View ArticleOllie North May Be Traders' Best Defense to Libor Conviction
The U.S. government may want to pause before celebrating today’s conviction of two former Rabobank traders for rigging interest rates. There could still be a wrinkle in this case that began across the...
View ArticleMan in prison for 16 years in ‘teardrop rapist’ case has conviction tossed
A Los Angeles County judge Monday threw out the conviction of a man who has spent 16 years behind bars for three sexual assaults his attorneys say were committed by a serial rapist still on the loose....
View ArticleDA's use of sex toys as evidence in Perry County child-sex trial was OK,...
A Perry County man received a fair trial on child-sex charges even though a judge permitted the prosecution to show the jury his sex toys, a state court panel has ruled. The recent Superior Court...
View ArticleDoctor keeps name suppression
A Hawke's Bay medical practitioner charged with sex crimes has successfully argued for further name suppression. The 40-year-old faces 13 charges, including...
View ArticleZain murder case: 'Witnesses turned hostile after taking money from the accused'
ISLAMABAD: The witnesses in Lahore's Zain murder case retracted their statements after receiving money from the accused, Additional Advocate General (AAG) Punjab Razzaq A Mirza told the Supreme Court...
View ArticleZain murder case: 'Witnesses retracted statements after taking money from the...
ISLAMABAD: The witnesses in Lahore's Zain murder case retracted their statements after receiving money from the accused, Additional Advocate General (AAG) Punjab Razzaq A Mirza told the Supreme Court...
View ArticleOpaque military justice system shields child sex abuse cases
As a U.S. Marine, Daniel E. DeSmit swore to live by a code of honor. Semper fidelis, always faithful. But DeSmit shattered that pledge repeatedly — directing dozens of live Internet videos of children...
View ArticleHospital sex assault doctor Manav Arora jailed
A locum doctor has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting a male patient he was treating in hospital. Manav Arora, 37, from Birmingham, performed oral sex on the man, who had limited...
View ArticleRuling causes latest delay in Circle K murder trial
The case surrounding the murders of two Greenacres Circle K store clerks encountered yet another delay Tuesday, when a judge halted jury selection in a retrial against the only defendant left after an...
View ArticleProsecutors mulling third trial for Alabama police officer
The attorney for an Alabama police officer accused of using excessive force on an Indian man asked a federal judge to acquit him after a second trial ended in a hung jury. Jurors hearing the civil...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: Measure of restraint against Mr. Arif Yunusov changed from...
(Source: OMCT - World Organisation Against Torture) Azerbaijan: Measure of restraint against Mr. Arif Yunusov changed from detention to conditional release for the period of appeal URGENT APPEAL - THE...
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