The guy had been given the case less than 24 hours prior and refused to go to trial without proper time to prepare. Judge deems it contempt. picked by coldbladed 1 year ago

He soiled himself and spread feces on his body just as his trial was scheduled to begin.(real s**t head) picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

With this murder trial, I thee wed. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Canadian man who weighs 380 pounds (172kg) will face a new trial for crushing his wife to death, local media says. picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

After 105 witnesses and three months of evidence, a drug trial costing $1 million was aborted today when it emerged that jurors had been playing Sudoku since the trial's second week. picked by aclister 6 months ago

A US forensics expert took the stand in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against ethnic Kurds to tell in grim detail how he unearthed the remains of 27 people from a mass grave in northern Iraq. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

After her alleged torturers were ordered to be tried as adults, a mentally disabled teen asked her mom over the phone: "Are they getting out?" picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

Reputed Klansman convicted of kidnapping and conspiracy in the 1964 deaths of Charles Eddie Moore and Henry Hezekiah Dee. picked by Moe 1 year ago

Doreen Giuliano son was convicted of murder. In an effort to manipulate the outcome of a trial she changed her appearance and tried to seduce a young man who happened to be a juror for the trial. picked by bernardblack 4 days ago

A British killer who claimed to have chopped up and eaten his girlfriend is facing 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to her manslaughter. Paul Durant, 47, told a Spanish court he battered mother-of-two Karen Durrell, 41, to death with a mallet at her home on the Costa Blanca. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

It seemed like a good idea at the time. A gang of burglars decided in December 1977 to break into the home of Tony Accardo, one of the most powerful men in organized crime history, and rob his basement vault.

Accardo was not amused picked by kxmk 1 year ago

LAS VEGAS - O.J. Simpson filed court papers seeking dismissal of half the charges against him, saying prosecutors in Nevada failed to meet legal standards to prosecute him for kidnapping, robbery and conspiracy, his lawyer said Friday.

Gawd, you don't think they'll do it, do you? picked by bevissimo 10 months ago

The Indian businessman spent years evading authorities around the world, fleeing accusations that he'd run elaborate bank scams, investigators allege. When he lost an appeal in Germany against extradition to India, he came up with a novel scheme: He swallowed a knife. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The opportunity for a new day in court marks a reversal in fortune for Amero who faced sentencing this week that could have landed her in jail for forty years. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

On July 10, 1925, the Scopes trial -- or "Monkey Trial," as it was called -- began with jury selection. The trial lasted just a week but the questions it raised are as divisive now as they were back then. picked by mitzuzake 5 months ago

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the court-martial of an Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq, saying the soldier did not fully understand a document he signed admitting to elements of the charges. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A London court will decide this week if poker is a game of chance (hosting such games requires a license) or a game of skill (requiring no license). picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

Funny, I thought wanting to have more than one wife would be automatic grounds for insanity.

(no offense ladies) picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The court trying Saddam Hussein has heard further graphic accounts of how hundreds of Kurdish women and children were killed and buried in mass graves. Of the 301 bodies found, 183 belonged to children with 90% of these children under 13 years of age. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

This guy is sick, and now the trial will enter the death penalty phase. What really got me, though was this quote:
"Kevin Underwood, a former grocery stocker claimed Internet pornography stoked his cannibalistic fantasies"
This is a difficult story to read, be warned. picked by tdiggity 9 months ago