Demjanjuk attorney says he plans to try and stop trial with appeal to German high court

October 12th, 2009 Top German court receives Demjanjuk appealKARLSRUHE, Germany — Germany's highest court says it has received an appeal from the lawyer of accused Nazi prison camp guard John Demjanjuk seeking to block the 89-year-old's trial. However, the Federal Constitutional Court did not say Monday when it might rule on the request to halt the trial, scheduled to open in Munich on Nov.

October 6th, 2009 Demjanjuk trial in Germany to start Nov. 30MUNICH — John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp will begin Nov.

October 2nd, 2009 German court says Demjanjuk trial can go aheadMUNICH — A German court said Friday it has ruled that John Demjanjuk can be tried on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp, and that the trial likely will start in early November. The Munich state court said it accepted prosecutors' indictment against the 89-year-old on Thursday, a necessary step in German legal proceedings, and ordered that Demjanjuk remain in custody.

September 10th, 2009 German court: Demjanjuk trial not before NovemberMUNICH — A German court expects John Demjanjuk's trial on charges of being an accessory to the murder of thousands at a Nazi death camp to begin in November at the earliest. The court in Munich said in a statement Thursday that it would announce its decision on the trial date at the end of September and make no further statements beforehand.

August 6th, 2009 Demjanjuk lawyer calls for case to be closedBERLIN — John Demjanjuk's attorney asked Munich's state court on Friday to close the case against his client, arguing that Israel has already tried him on accusations of being a guard at the Nazi's Sobibor death camp. Demjanjuk has been in German custody since May, when he was transferred from his home in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, after losing a court battle to avoid deportation from the United States.

July 13th, 2009 Prosecutors formally charge DemjanjukMUNICH — German prosecutors have formally charged John Demjanjuk with 27,900 counts of being an accessory to murder. Munich prosecutors say in a brief statement that the charges were filed on Monday.

July 13th, 2009 Chronology of the Demjanjuk caseKey dates in the case of John Demjanjuk: — 1920: Born in Ukraine. — 1942: Captured by German forces while serving in the Soviet Red Army.

July 8th, 2009 German high court: Demjanjuk's deportation legalBERLIN — Germany's highest court has rejected an attempt by John Demjanjuk to challenge his recent deportation from the United States to Munich for trial on charges of being accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against taking up the case on the grounds that the 89-year-old failed to provide sufficient evidence that his constitutional rights had been violated.

May 13th, 2009 German prison: Demjanjuk fit for prisonBERLIN — Germany's Stadelheim prison says doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk is fit enough to remain in custody. He is being held on suspicion of acting as an accessory to the murder of 29,000 people at a Nazi death camp.

May 11th, 2009 Germany expects Demjanjuk on TuesdayBERLIN — Germany's Justice Ministry says suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk could arrive in Munich from the United States as early as Tuesday. Demjanjuk is sought on an arrest warrant in Munich on suspicion of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder at the Sobibor concentration camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

May 11th, 2009 Germany expects Demjanjuk to arrive on TuesdaySEVEN HILLS, Ohio — Suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk is expected to be deported to Germany by Tuesday, a German Justice Ministry spokesman said as the retired autoworker remained inside his suburban Cleveland home. Demjanjuk (pronounced dem-YAHN'-yuk) is wanted on a Munich arrest warrant that accuses him of 29,000 counts of accessory to murder as a guard at the Sobibor death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland.

May 11th, 2009 Demjanjuk taken from Ohio home in ambulanceSEVEN HILLS, Ohio — Suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk was taken from his home by ambulance Monday as U.S. immigration agents prepared to deport him to Germany.

May 11th, 2009 Berlin court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an appeal by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk aimed at preventing his deportation to Germany. An administrative court says Monday that it rejected Demjanjuk's argument that Germany should be compelled to withdraw its agreement to take him in.

May 9th, 2009 Son says US has ordered Demjanjuk to surrenderSEVEN HILLS, Ohio — Immigration agents served suspected Nazi guard John Demjanjuk on Friday with a notice to surrender to an immigration office in Cleveland, his son said. Demjanjuk, of Seven Hills in suburban Cleveland, faces deportation to Germany.

May 6th, 2009 German court rejects Demjanjuk appealBERLIN — A Berlin court has rejected an attempt by suspected Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to block his deportation from the United States. Berlin administrative court spokesman Stephan Groscurth says the court ruled Wednesday there was no case for Demjanjuk to make in Germany.