Tag: Courts and Trials
Blackwater guards plead not guilty to manslaughter
Five former guards from US security firm Blackwater Worldwide, a State Department contractor in Iraq, have pleaded not guilty to killing 14 Iraqi civilians and wounding 18 others by gunfire and grenades at a busy Baghdad intersection in 2007.[MORE]
Liberal stalwart on second speeding charge
Tasmania's Shadow Attorney General Michael Hodgman has pleaded guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court to speeding.[MORE]
Fugitive filmmaker Polanski seeks US case moved
Oscar-winning fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski wants to disqualify the entire Los Angeles County court system from handling the sexual misconduct case that led him to flee the United States for France three decades ago.[MORE]
Brolin, Wright cleared of bar brawl
Prosecutors will drop charges against W stars Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright over an altercation last year at a bar in the Louisiana city of Shreveport.[MORE]
Authorities defend returning baby to drug-charged parents
The Department of Child Safety in Queensland has defended a decision to allow a baby girl, at the centre of a drug-related incident, to be returned to her parents.[MORE]
Charges laid over shark slaughter, says MP
Fisheries Minister Norman Moore says charges have been laid in relation to the discovery of hundreds of illegally killed sharks on Western Australia's north-west coast.[MORE]
Man faces court over 400 child porn images
A 45-year-old Waramanga man charged with possessing child pornography has appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Man to face court for allegedly glassing friend
A Kaleen man who allegedly glassed his friend in the face after an alcohol-fuelled argument last August has been committed to stand trial in the ACT Supreme Court.[MORE]
Pregnant driver caught 4 times the limit
A heavily pregnant woman Darwin woman has pleaded guilty to drink driving at more than four times the legal limit, not wearing her seatbelt and driving unlicensed.[MORE]
Man jailed for storing 28kgs of cannabis
A 54-year-old man who was storing cannabis for a friend has been sentenced to six year's jail in the Northern Territory Supreme Court.[MORE]
Nightcliff footballer convicted of drink driving
A 20-year-old Nightcliff Tigers football player was convicted of drink driving in Darwin's Magistrate's Court this afternoon.[MORE]
Bikies face court over alleged 'prison protection' blackmail
An Adelaide court has heard that two brothers were allegedly blackmailed over protection they received while in prison.[MORE]
Prisoners left inside when bomb threat evacuated Melbourne court
The Law Institute says prisoners were kept inside when the Melbourne Magistrates Court was evacuated this morning.[MORE]
Baby given back to parents after alleged ecstasy poisoning
A baby girl has been handed back into the care of her parents, who have faced court charged with causing her grievous bodily harm.[MORE]
Man pleads guilty over electrical goods scam
A Unanderra man accused of defrauding unsuspecting Illawarra shoppers through a cheap electronic scam has pleaded guilty in Wollongong Local Court in New South Wales.[MORE]
Court re-opened after security scare
The Melbourne Magistrates Court has re-opened after an anonymous bomb threat that was made by phone this morning.[MORE]
Alleged blackmailers face court
Two men who allegedly tried to blackmail two brothers for $100,000 have appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court.[MORE]
Woman charged over Gilgandra stabbing
A 52-year-old woman has been charged in relation to a stabbing in Gilgandra on the New South Wales western plains.[MORE]
Vic parents face Qld court over baby drug incident
A Victorian couple appear in a Qld court charged with giving their baby ecstasy.[MORE]
Melbourne court evacuated over security scare
The Melbourne Magistrates Court in the CBD has been evacuated.[MORE]
Man forced to cover Arab T-shirt gets $US240k
An airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed Arabic script has been awarded $US240,000 ($336,967) in compensation, campaigners said.[MORE]
Prosecutors seek pre-trial jail for Madoff
US prosecutors have asked a judge to imprison financier Bernard Madoff, saying he has violated his bail as he awaits trial on charges that he operated a massive Wall Street fraud.[MORE]
Men due in court for alleged extortion
A Trott Park man, 28, and a Semaphore Park man, 51, are to face court today charged with extortion.[MORE]
Magistrate questions murder charge against 14yo
A Childrens Court magistrate says a murder charge against a 14-year-old Sydney boy is not strong.[MORE]
Teenagers charged over car theft, burning
Police have charged five teenagers with the theft and arson of nine cars on the Queensland Gold Coast.[MORE]
