Ex-BIN deputy blasts murder charges as flawed Sep 3, 2008
The lawyers said the government received a letter signed by 50 members of the U.S. Congress and a letter from the EU parliament, all asking why only Pollycarpus had been brought to trial. "This is an indication of foreign intervention in Indonesian politics and jurisdiction," another lawyer Wirawan Adnan said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
A hard history lesson: ‘A Civil War Tragedy’ details 1864 lynching of Collin County judge, sheriff and sheriff’s brother-in-law. Sep 1, 2008
Brought to trial in July 1866 on the first charge, Judge Hubbard was subsequently found not guilty of that charge. Trial for the remaining two charges was continued or postponed over the next two years, apparently due to on-going difficulty in locating various witnesses or other persons involved in the lynchings. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Unsolved murders never forgotten, police say Aug 31, 2008
No one was brought to trial. It was March 9, 1989 when a police officer showed up on the doorstep of the Legree family. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Bush administration agrees to turn over documents in torture case Aug 30, 2008
As the court proceedings progressed, and appeared to be going against the United States, the State Department sent a letter to the court on Aug. 21 saying that it would provide the documents to the convening authority - the senior Pentagon official who decides whether a case should be brought to trial. But they would only be provided if she requested them, the department's legal adviser, John Bellinger, said in the letter, major paragraphs of which were included in the court's 11-page ruling. (International Herald Tribune)
Acquittal of Ex-Marine Sparks Debate Over Law Aug 30, 2008
was the first military veteran brought to trial under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which was written in 2000 and amended in 2004 primarily to allow prosecution of civilian contractors who commit crimes while working for the U.S. overseas. It also allows the prosecution of military dependents and those who have completed their term of military service. (Newsmax)
Jury deciding fate of ex-Marine in Iraq deaths Aug 28, 2008
He is the first former military service member brought to trial under the Military Extraterritorial Jurisdiction Act, which was written in 2000 and amended in 2004 primarily to allow prosecution of civilian contractors who commit crimes while working for the U.S. overseas. It also allows the prosecution of military dependents and former military service members accused of committing crimes outside the United States. (Fresno Bee -- State)
No Jail For Marines Who Refused To Testify In Trial Aug 23, 2008
But it also allows for military dependents and those no longer in the military who commit crimes outside the United States to be brought to trial. Previous Story. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Ex-Marine On Trial In Case Of Detainee Deaths Aug 22, 2008
But it also allows for military dependents and those no longer in the military who commit crimes outside the to be brought to trial. Kovats told the jury that Nazario and his Marines were under orders to move into Fallujah and clear it of insurgents on Nov. 9, 2004 -- the opening day of the battle for the city. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Prosecutor: Ex-Marine Killed Unarmed, Submissive Detainees Aug 22, 2008
But it also allows for military dependents and those no longer in the military who commit crimes outside the United States to be brought to trial. McDermott told jurors they would be the first civilians to sit in judgment about actions in combat. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Trial to Begin for Ex-Marine in Fallujah Case Aug 22, 2008
But it also allows for military dependents and those no longer in the military who commit crimes outside the United States to be brought to trial. Nazario, of Riverside, has been charged with one count of voluntary manslaughter on suspicion of killing or causing others to kill four unarmed detainees in November 2004 in Fallujah, during some of the fiercest fighting of the war. (Newsmax)
First Rights: Truly American trials of terrorism suspects Aug 21, 2008
It has long been evident, however, that certain strong cases against defendants held by the CIA could not be brought to trial in our federal courts because of the lawless methods used to extract evidence from them. And that's why -- until rebuked several times by the Supreme Court -- the Bush administration tried to place their trials beyond American law at Guantanamo Bay. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
* Ex-Marine faces civilian prosecution for war crime Aug 19, 2008
Nazario is the first military service member who has completed his duty to be brought to trial under a law that allows the government to prosecute defense contractors, military dependents and those no longer in the military who commit crimes outside the US.. They train us, and they expect us to rely back on that training. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
NCT: LETTERS, Aug. 18, 2008 Aug 19, 2008
I hope and pray that the time will come that Cheney, Addington, Rice, Gonzales, and the rest will be brought to trial so that justice can be served. Bill wrote on Aug 18, 2008 2:21 PM:Joseph Weber continues to sing an outdated song about the GOP stealing the election in 2000. (North County Times)
Deadly Omagh bombing remembered Aug 17, 2008
A second man, Sean Hoey, was brought to trial, but a judge ruled last December there was not enough evidence to convict him. Families of the victims have said they are angry that so many people who must have had a part in the bombing -- from the scouts and plotters to the bombmakers -- are still free. (CNN -- International)
Newsweek: Georgia's president on the conflict Aug 13, 2008
He is clearly a war criminal, and needs to be brought to trial. I fail to see the difference between the people of Ossetia and the people of Kosovo. (MSNBC -- International)
Real-life court cases don't follow a script Aug 9, 2008
It is unreal to expect every case brought to trial to be solved solely on fingerprint or DNA evidence. Two aspects of this type of case that appall me. (Albany Times Union)
French police defuse 3 bombs in Basque region Aug 8, 2008
French Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie's office said she had asked police to use all means to find those responsible "so they can be arrested and brought to trial with a view to punishment that she hopes will serve as an example.". Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Rwandan report: France responsible in genocide Aug 6, 2008
"Whether the French are guilty or not, they should be brought to trial. And whether Rwandans are guilty or not, they should be brought to trial. It should not be a form of judicial exchange," des Forges said. Related topic galleries. (Chicago Tribune)
Bail requested for suspect in Holman murder case Aug 2, 2008
The younger brothers testimony cannot be used in the older brothers trial until he himself is brought to trial, said Bush. We pray that he will come to trial soon. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
'Rocket docket': Blunier to expedite domestic violence cases Jul 30, 2008
He supports a "rocket docket" because "those cases linger. They don't have to be brought to trial for months. Berrien County is bringing them to trial in 30 days. That's important because the longer those cases stand out there," the more likely the victim and defendant reconcile. "I can tell you as a defense attorney," he said, "the more chance they have of being back together, you're never going to get a conviction. She's not going to want to testify. A rocket docket makes sure these cases are... (Dowagiac News, MI)
India PM sees bomb sites, calls grow to boost security Jul 28, 2008
But few people are ever brought to trial. "Typically, the police round up a few Muslim boys as being terrorists and the courts let them off, so poor is the investigation or the basis of the initial arrests," The Asian Age said in its editorial on Monday. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Calls grow for India to boost security after bombs Jul 28, 2008
But few people are ever brought to trial. "It would be interesting to know how many prosecutions have followed terror incidents in recent years," The Asian Age said in its editorial on Monday. (International Herald Tribune)
Sri Lanka marks a dark anniversary Jul 25, 2008
Perhaps the worst consequence of the protracted conflict has been the rising level of lawlessness in society prompted by a sense of impunity that some say has origins in the fact that none of the perpetrators of the 1983 violence were brought to trial. Human-rights violations, by all parties, have steadily increased over the years. (Asia Times Online)
* Seeking closure to an era of hate in the Balkans Jul 25, 2008
What the court really achieved in the case of Milosevic and the 44 other Serbs brought to trial must be moot. He died in captivity, but the process did much to stir fury among the Serbs that the Croats and Kosovans X who could be no less cruel in their ethnic cleansing X had got off lightly at The Hague. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Karadzic arrest lends credibility to international tribunals Jul 23, 2008
For years, supporters of the tribunals have argued that if leaders were brought to trial, the courts could serve as a deterrent. But Karadzic, who roamed free for almost 13 years, made a mockery of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the first such body established by the United Nations. (International Herald Tribune)
Factions split over new graft court bill Jul 21, 2008
To date, the Corruption Court has convicted all suspects brought to trial by the KPK.. "In fact, we need more ad hoc judges," Soeripto of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Bradley pleads guilty Jul 13, 2008
I'm not sure this case could have been brought to trial, he said. The reason we didn't select (the charge of) misapplication of public property is that the statute of limitations had run out. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Statutes of limitations hinder sex abuse prosecutions Jul 13, 2008
Although criminal and civil statute of limitations periods have been extended recently, the law in place at the time of the crime supersedes any new statute. A victim molested in 1990, for example, would have until the age of 20 to bring a claim to court, because that was the law in 1990. (Scranton Times, PA)
County Employees Fired After Inmate's Death Jul 13, 2008
"Until the two jailers are indicted and brought to trial, and this family receives justice, there is no closure here," Quanell X said. The case remains under investigation and a Harris County grand jury is expected to soon begin looking at evidence and questioning witnesses. (Click2Houston, TX)
NEWS IN BRIEF Jul 7, 2008
Clackamas County Sgt. Wendi Babst said Braae had been investigated or arrested three times in rape cases that were never brought to trial. CONTINUED 1. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Fighting to stay Jun 27, 2008
The Pentagon describes them as illegal enemy combatants, although none has yet been brought to trial. "My husband isn't a terrorist," says Nada, shaking her head. (BBC News -- Europe)
No respect for the law Jun 26, 2008
He, truly, is the Hitler of his day and he must be brought to trial for his crimes. By RealityKing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Jury R. Kellys all over justice Jun 24, 2008
tenpas wrote on Jun 23, 2008 5:37 PM:" Seriously? You're both willing to give the benefit of the doubt to an American jury? The American justice system? You have been living in this country for the past 20 years, right? I mean, O.J., Rodney King, Phil Spector, Wesley Snipes, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Kobe Bryant, etc., etc., etc. Celebrity justice is a joke. If the process worked, it would have gone to trial within a year, not six years later. Call me judgmental all you want. I am judgmental... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Husband charged over reef death Jun 22, 2008
" Mr Thomas now intends to shadow Mr Watson as he faces extradition in the US. He'll also be there when Mr Watson is brought to trial in Queensland. Police expect Mr Watson's extradition to go relatively smoothly, in part because he has been charged with the murder of a fellow American and not a foreign national. The last time Mr Thomas saw Mr Watson was in a lawyer's office about three weeks after his daughter's funeral. "It was Gabe's attorney's office and he made the request for the meeting,"... (The Australian)
UN denounces rape as 'war crime' Jun 20, 2008
France's secretary of state for human rights Rama Yade said those responsible for sexual violence amid armed conflict should be hunted down and brought to trial even before the ICC.. Yahoo. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Congo-Kinshasa: UN 'Lied' in Report On Bas-Congo Killings - Govt Jun 19, 2008
The MONUC report recommended that the judicial authorities in DRC open their own investigation into the events in Bas-Congo and that those guilty of serious abuses be brought to trial. This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations. (allAfrica.com)
Prison for Turkey book 'insult' Jun 18, 2008
Mr Zarakolu was brought to trial for publishing a book by British author George Jerjian on the mass killings of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire in 1915. I do not accept myself as convicted. (BBC News -- Europe)
Mercenary trial gets under way in Equatorial Guinea Jun 18, 2008
Mann served four years in prison in Zimbabwe after being convicted of an weapons violation, but was then extradited to Equatorial Guinea, which ordered that he be brought to trial. Since early February he has been living in the notorious Black Beach prison in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, facing coup-plotting charges that could carry the death penalty. (International Herald Tribune)
The Media, Ahab Levin and Moby Bush: Part 2 Jun 17, 2008
Each case has kept even admitted 9-11 attack planner Khalid Sheik Mohammed from being brought to trial). So while the lawyers fiddle, justice is delayed and Americans grow angrier. (Human Events Online)
McCain blasts ruling on Guantanamo - Boston Globe Jun 14, 2008
He said the detainees should be brought to trial in US courts or in military courts-martial, a proposal the Supreme Court ruling does not affect. The high court's decision, however, voided some of McCain's proposals for Guantanamo. (Nogales International, AZ)
Human Rights Theme of Event at B'nai Israel Jun 11, 2008
Directed by Marla Truini of Westover School, the drama told of Miriam Allmon, a Jewish woman who reads a news account of the genocide in Darfur, then dreams she is brought to trial for believing that the actions of one person could not possibly matter. Interpretive dancers and African drums helped tell the story as a parade of "witnesses" were called, including a professor of psychology who spoke of "psychic numbing," a process by which individuals are more able to identify with a single victim,... (Voices, CT)
Pinochet minions Jun 10, 2008
Since 1990, scores of officials from the Pinochet era have been brought to trial for kidnap, torture and murder, and the process is ongoing. According to court sources, there are about 120 judicial investigations open for human rights abuses dating from the dictatorship. (BBC News -- Americas)
Police chief, prosecutor differ over whether Kate Moss could have been brought to trial Jun 7, 2008
London's police chief and England's chief prosecutor are at odds over whether Kate Moss could have been brought to trial on suspicion of using an illegal drug. The dispute centers on an incident three years ago when a newspaper published a photograph of Kate Moss apparently snorting a white powder through a rolled-up five-pound note. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Opinion Columnists • The Jefferson Davis you may not know about Jun 3, 2008
He was indicted for treason and imprisoned for two years, but was never brought to trial and released. Suffering from ill health, he tried several business ventures before retiring to the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Let's bury our hearts at Myall Creek Jun 2, 2008
Because it was brought to trial, the records are still there. And the further I read, the more I realise in going to Myall Creek I am engaging a far bigger story, a story of early Australia and my connection to it. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Peacekeepers on Trial May 29, 2008
The secretary-general can waive this immunityand therefore allow a case to be brought to trial in the host countryif he determines that the accused was acting in a nonofficial capacity and that the local government has sufficient legal systems in place to conduct such a trial. Since most conflict zones lack proper judicial and police organizations, immunity is rarely waived. (Slate)
Praises, knocks for Yar'Adua May 28, 2008
And all Nigerians should now urge Mr. President and tell him let's us move on," Gana stated. In his own view, Danjuma wanted the administration of Yar'Adua to focus on youth development, noting that the future of this country is in the hand of the youths and empowerment programme for them would alleviate poverty in the country. Joe Irukwu said President Yar'Adua's one year in office is a welcome development for the country. But APGA yesterday criticized the first year of the administration,... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Can Anyone Be An "Enemy Combatant"? May 26, 2008
He has not been brought to trial. And the Bush administration claims it has the power to keep him there as long as it wants. (CBS News -- US)
EDITOR’S MAILBAG (May 21) May 24, 2008
All the terrorists were brought to trial and received prison sentences for the bombing of the USS Cole. Which nation should we have attecked for the bombing of the USS Cole. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Swiss Destroy Evidence in Nuclear Smuggling Case May 24, 2008
He did not comment on the potential impact the destruction of evidence could have if the defendants are ever brought to trial, but implied only that the security and international policy risks were too great to permit its continued existence. The documents were destroyed under the observation of the U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency, he said. (Newsmax)
Bear Grass, Jamesville schools to remain open May 3, 2008
Because it had not been made clear that the school board followed statute in voting to close the schools, he ruled in favor of the plaintiffs until the case could be brought to trial. I am particularly cognizant that a county school board is an elected body that deserves deference as long as they follow the rules, Everett said. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Cameraman Freed From Guantanamo Bay May 2, 2008
Haj, who had been accused of making videos of Osama bin Laden, was handed to the US military in January 2002 but was never charged or brought to trial, the network said. "His detention for six years, without the most basic due process, is a grave injustice and represents a threat to all journalists working in conflict areas," said Joel Simon, executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. (Sky News)
Concentration Camp Doctor Heads List Of Top 10 Wanted Nazis May 2, 2008
Still, a lack of political will in many countries, and what Zuroff called the "misplaced-sympathy syndrome" _ reluctance to pursue aging suspects _ has meant that few people have been brought to trial and convicted ... But while Wasicky was brought to trial by an American Military Tribunal in 1946 and sentenced to death, along with other camp medical personnel and commanders, Heim, who was a POW in American custody, was not among them. (CBS News -- World)
Fitzgerald returns to Clay Commission Apr 23, 2008
She was acquitted of all the charges brought to trial by the State Attorney's Office and has been reinstated at the authority of Gov. Charlie Crist. What happens to Commissioner Rob Bradley, now in her post. (Florida Times-Union)
Winthrop grad killer gets life in prison Apr 18, 2008
Assistant District Attorney David M. Merin, the prosecuting attorney in the case, told the Weekly in a Feb. 26, 2008 story that the 35-year-old case was one of the oldest to be brought to trial in San Francisco. Sylvester had moved to San Francisco in 1972 and landed a job at the University of California San Francisco Hospital. (Courier Publications, ME)
Murder charges in Nazi-era killings Apr 17, 2008
Upscale old-age homeIt was not immediately clear when Boere might be brought to trial, and his attorney, Gordon Christiansen, said he will remain living at his upscale old-age home in Eschweiler, near Aachen, while the process is under way. Christiansen would not comment on the charges, saying he had not yet seen the official documents. (MSNBC -- International)
U.S. Military Will Finally Release AP Photog in Iraq Apr 15, 2008
Hussein was never brought to trial. U.S. military authorities have said that a U.N. Security Council mandate allows them to detain anyone in Iraq deemed a security risk to coalition or Iraqi forces, even if an Iraqi judicial body has ordered that prisoner freed. (MediaWeek.com)
Bill would allow 2nd criminal grand jury Apr 14, 2008
It is the first case brought to trial by District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis' Public Integrity Unit, formed in 2006 to investigate whether public officials have committed wrongdoing. Castaneda is being prosecuted by the head of the unit, former federal prosecutor Patrick O'Toole. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Turkey's taboosOne man's fight against the stifling of free speech Apr 13, 2008
It was banned and later burned by the generals as a threat to social order and Ragip's wife was brought to trial. A decade later the pair shifted focus to the plight of Turkey's Kurds. (BBC News -- Europe)
Scotland the Brave Apr 10, 2008
What chance is there of this alleged war criminal ever being brought to trial while the SNP protect him. As I said already, going on your comments, you are clearly not Scottiah at all. (Thomaston Times, GA)
Who Shot MLK? Apr 5, 2008
Much of Ray's correspondence deals with his subsequent efforts to overturn the plea bargain and have his case brought to trial, which the State of Tennessee opposed. The convoluted legal battle continued until Ray's death, in 1998, and ultimately made Ray deeply conversant with the technicalities of the law. (The Atlantic Online)
Anti-war protesters heckle Blair as he preaches on faith and extremism Apr 4, 2008
" He said he was a Christian throughout his political career and had been attending mass for 20 to 25 years before converting to Catholicism. Mr Blair said religion had become more and more important to him and he felt a "strong sense of mission" about his foundation. Archbishop of Westminster Cormac Murphy-O'Connor described the speech as "marvellous, moving, personal and very brave". As the audience departed demonstrators continued to make a noise, waving placards denouncing Mr Blair as a war... (Daily Mail)
Roommates.com can be sued for violating fair housing laws, court rules Apr 4, 2008
com may be brought to trial for possibly violating anti-discrimination laws because it requires users to provide information about gender, sexual orientation and whether they have children, and then uses the information to screen people for matches. "A real estate broker may not inquire as to the race of a prospective buyer, and an employer may not inquire as to the religion of a prospective employee," Chief Judge Alex Kozinski wrote for the majority. (Los Angeles Times)
Florida waiting to get murder suspect Bill P. Marquardt Apr 2, 2008
All of which led Brannen to speculate that Marquardt might not be brought to trial until the end of 2008 or early 2009. While Marquardt is currently serving a 75-year sentence at Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison for animal cruelty and home invasion, Brannen is anxious to move along the case, which dates back to 2000. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Killing Fields photojournalist dies Mar 31, 2008
The Khmer Rouge was finally forced from power in 1979 in the face of a Vietnamese military invasion, but none of the group's leaders have yet been brought to trial. A much-delayed United Nations-backed tribunal is due to begin the trials of five surviving former Khmer Rouge leaders later this year, although there have been concerns that the process could grind to a halt due to a lack of funds. (Aljazeera.Net)
