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 1 year ago

Florida's Orange County Circuit Court Judge Marc Lubet has set a Dec. 7 trial date for former astronaut Lisa Nowak. Nowak is charged with attempted kidnapping, battery and attempted burglary with assault.

Follow up to various posts. picked by kakana 5 months ago

William McCartney was facing charges that he intentionally tried to hurt kids riding on the school bus he was driving by slamming on the brakes.
Instead of a trial, the retired postal worker will enroll in an anger management course and accelerated rehabilitative disposition program for first-time offenders.

*huh? picked by bingo 11 months 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 1 year ago

With this murder trial, I thee wed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

China defended its ties with Cambodia's Khmer Rouge regime saying it was part of normal diplomatic relations, as a trial began Tuesday in Phnom Penh of the group's chief torturer.

Is ANYONE surprised?

Follow up to this story : picked by TheAdversary 9 months ago

An Alameda County Superior Court judge ruled Thursday there is enough evidence to have former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle stand trial on a murder charge for fatally shooting Oscar Grant III. Mehserle, 27, shot 22-year-old Grant once in the back as he lay face down on the platform of the Fruitvale BART station early on New Year's Day. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

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 2 years 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 1 year 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 3 years ago

A reputed Ku Klux Klansman is scheduled to go on trial this coming week on kidnapping and conspiracy charges in the deaths of two young black men who were abducted, beaten and dumped into the muddy Mississippi River more than 43 years ago. picked by kxmk 3 years ago

This isn’t the first time Marsalis has stood trial for rape charges. A jury convicted him of sexually assaulting two Philadelphia women, but acquitted him of raping those two and eight others.

SICK. picked by muppet 7 months ago

It involved a man who stole 40,000 coat hangers from hotels all over the world. He admits his guilt, but in his defence he claims that - well, you'll have to read it but see comments below for an excerpt. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"At what age is a child old enough to understand what his options are? Do the rules change if it is an experimental treatment, not a research trial? What if the child doesn't have the mental capacity to participate in the decision about treatment?" picked by pandorarin 2 years ago

And by "death in the family", she meant "horse race".

She admits to lying that her dad died so she could go see the Breeders Cup race. Hilarity ensues picked by Moe 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 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 2 years ago

She and her boyfriend had each been charged with procuring an abortion, which carries a maximum penalty of seven years' jail. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

The girl, who is now 7, testified in court.
picked by Hoosker 3 years ago