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Jury in stalemate in indecency trial
The trial of a man accused of exposing himself to his young stepdaughter has ended in a hung jury. The 49-year-old man had been charged in the ACT Supreme Court with committing an act of indecency on a child aged under 10.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:50A
Jury in stalemate in indecency trial
The trial of a man accused of exposing himself to his young stepdaughter has ended in a hung jury. The 49-year-old man had been charged in the ACT Supreme Court with committing an act of indecency on a child aged under 10.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:50A
Block access to Facebook: Pak court
In an order issued yesterday, Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed directed the Information Technology Ministry to "deny access to all websites in Pakistan involved in spreading religious hatred". However, the judge directed the ministry that access to Google or
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:50A
EU to decide on cutting food aid to millions
It came under threat after the EU Court of Justice ruled in April that the programme could only use food from intervention stocks and could not use EU money to buy supplies on the market. Currently, several EU nations are blocking a bid to maintain the
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:50A
Saab allowed to appeal creditor-protection denial
A Swedish court gave struggling carmaker Saab leave to appeal a lower court's decision denying it protection from creditors, offering a glimmer of hope for the bankruptcy-threatened company on Monday. Saab, owing August wages to workers and 150 million
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:50A
Semen still retrievable from rectum 113 hours after sex, sodomy trial told
Solicitor-General II Datuk Mohd Yusof Zainal Abiden also asked Australian DNA expert Dr Brian McDonald whether he agreed with the findings of the medical article. In response, Dr McDonald said that although he agreed with the general data presented in
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:48A
Survivor to testify in Conn home invasion trial
(AP) ” A doctor whose wife and two daughters were killed in a home invasion in Connecticut is expected to testify in the trial of one of two men charged with the crime. Dr. William Petit is scheduled to testify Tuesday in New Haven Superior Court in
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:47A
Paper names judges who won't hear Hlophe matter
the JSC decision in the dispute between some of the court's judges and the Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe are said to be Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke and Judges Bess Nkabinde and Chris Jafta, according to a report in Die Burger.
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:47A
Would-be judges to face greater scrutiny
Following the recent outcry over judgments made by new Chief Justice Mogoeng, law bodies are intensifying their submissions to the JSC on individuals nominated for or seeking elevation to higher courts. Bar councils across SA have been asked to tighten
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:47A
Zuma wants judiciary out of the way - analyst
A report in The Citizen notes that John Kane-Berman said in a speech in Cape Town that a number of commentators had professed themselves 'baffled' and 'in some cases stunned' by Zuma's failure to appoint Dikgang Moseneke (Deputy Chief Justice) as Chief
Updated: 09/20/2011 02:47A
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