Man who headbutted own attorney gets 39-year sentence for murder convictionOctober 22nd, 2009 Headbutting defendant gets 39-year murder sentenceYAKIMA, Wash. — A man who headbutted his attorney during his murder trial has been sentenced to 39 years in prison for shooting a man he believed was having an affair with his girlfriend.
Appeals court orders ex-Enron executive to be acquitted of chargesOctober 20th, 2009 Ex-Enron executive free of charges after rulingHOUSTON — An appeals court has ruled a former Enron Corp. executive should be acquitted of all the charges he faced related to financial fraud at the one-time energy giant.
Ship-load of Tamils trying to enter Canada seizedOctober 18th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Canadian authorities have thwarted a major attempt at human smuggling, seizing a ship-load of refugees possibly from Sri Lanka near Vancouver Saturday. The ship bearing the name of Ocean Lady was carrying 76 males.
Man acquitted of raping girl on medical reportsOctober 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Saturday acquitted a man charged with abducting and raping a minor girl on the basis of the medical reports of the alleged victim. Additional Sessions Judge V.K.
Orosi mother who abandoned 3 infants found guilty of 2nd-degree murder in 1 child's deathOctober 9th, 2009 Orosi mother found guilty of child's murderVISALIA, Calif. — A central California mother accused of abandoning three newborns could face more than 22 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder and child abuse charges.
1984 riots: Court acquits three peopleSeptember 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A city court Wednesday acquitted three people accused of leading a mob that lynched a man during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in the capital. Additional Sessions Judge Pinki acquitted Jagdish Singh, Sajjan Singh and Ishwar Singh, who were charged with leading a mob that killed Gurbakshish Singh outside his residence in Paschim Vihar as there was no concrete evidence against them.
Two-year jail for Indian Oil officialSeptember 30th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here Wednesday sentenced a former Indian Oil official to two years in jail for illegally issuing gas connections about two decades ago. According to CBI officials, the case was registered against R.C.
Hiding KGB agent faces deportation from CanadaSeptember 24th, 2009 VANCOUVER - Canada is set to throw out a former KGB agent who is hiding in a church here for the past four months. Mikhail Lennikov, 49, who is hiding in the religious place since June to avoid deportation to Russia, lost his last chance to stay in Canada when the country's apex court rejected his plea Tuesday.
Retired Mass. boxer Ward acquitted of assault charge in confrontation with wife's stepfatherSeptember 16th, 2009 Retired Mass. boxer acquitted of assault chargeLOWELL, Mass.
Ex-NHL player Mike Danton granted parole; says target of murder-for-hire plot was his fatherSeptember 11th, 2009 Ex-NHL player Mike Danton granted full paroleKINGSTON, Ontario — Former NHL player Mike Danton says his father, not his agent, was the intended victim of a failed murder-for-hire plot that sent him to prison five years ago. Danton made the admission on Friday, when he was granted full parole by the National Parole Board.
Pandher acquitted in Nithari killingSeptember 11th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Allahabad High Court Friday acquitted Noida businessman Moninder Singh Pandher, a key accused in the sensational Nithari killings, of the rape and murder of a teenage girl while upholding the guilty verdict of his domestic help Surinder Koli.
The high court passed the order in an appeal against a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) trial court that had awarded death to Pandher and Koli in the rape and murder of 14-year-old Rima Haldar, one of the 19 young women and children from Nithari village in Noida area whose body parts were found in a drain behind Pandher's bungalow in December 2006.
BJP legislator acquitted in Kandhamal riots caseSeptember 10th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A fast-track court in Orissa's Kandhamal district Thursday acquitted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Manoj Pradhan in a case of kidnapping and murder during the communal violence last year as the charges were not proved, an official said. Pradhan was charged with kidnapping and murdering Meghnad Dighal of Sankarkhol village in the district during the riots.
Canadian man, SD woman charged with murder in 1975 slaying of American Indian Movement memberSeptember 10th, 2009 SD prosecutors charge 2 for 1975 AIM slayingSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — State prosecutors say a Canadian man has been charged with murder in the 1975 killing of a fellow American Indian Movement member.
Judge sentences Canadian drunk driver to life sentence for killing woman in wheelchairSeptember 9th, 2009 Canadian drunk driver gets life sentenceSALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Quebec — A Canadian man has been sentenced to life in prison for mowing down a woman in a wheel chair as he drove drunk. It was his 19th drunk driving conviction, the court said.
South Africa infuriated as Canada grants refuge to white manSeptember 3rd, 2009 TORONTO - The Canadian decision to grant refugee status to a white South African who alleged racial discrimination in his home country has assumed racial overtones, with South Africa criticising the decision. Brandon Huntley, who came to Canada in 2006 and was granted refugee status last week, said he could not find a job in his native country because of his skin colour.
