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An appellate court lowered Soh Yuan-Yi's prison term from 13 years to 10 years and seven months, ruling that the original trial judge made several legal errors during sentencing.
A 50-year-old man, M.V., has been ordered into 30-day detention by a pre-trial judge for allegedly raping a girl with health problems.
A new judge, Sid L. Harle, has been assigned to oversee the ongoing proceedings in Karmelo Anthony's murder case, following criticism from the convicted murderer's new lawyer regarding the trial judge.
A High Court in Sokoto, Nigeria, has sentenced six men to death by hanging after convicting them of armed robbery and related offenses. The trial judge warned against the increasing involvement of youths in violent crime.
Pre-trial detention is being sought for eight individuals as part of an investigation into the embezzlement of 180 million denars from the Football Federation of Macedonia (FFM). All 12 people arrested yesterday, including former FFM president Ilcho Gjorgjioski, have appeared before a pre-trial judge.
An Abuja pastor facing child rape charges has been granted fresh bail with conditions that are stricter than those attached to a previous bail granted by the former trial judge last year.
The Ontario Court of Appeal is hearing Peter Nygard's appeal of his sexual assault convictions and prison sentence, with his lawyers arguing the trial judge made errors, including admitting expert testimony on trauma.
Reporters were directed to vacate the courtroom shortly before the trial judge took her seat, effectively barring journalists from covering a coup trial in Abuja, Nigeria, suggesting authorities prefer a secret trial.
A Nova Scotia man, previously convicted of molesting a girl, has been granted freedom and a new trial by the province's Court of Appeal. The court cited errors and confusion in the original trial judge's review of evidence and submissions.
A Nigerian trial judge, Ismail Ijelu, sentenced a man to five years in prison after convicting him on six counts of converting $62,500 and €36,020 through fraud.
Singapore's Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon has ordered a fresh hearing in a bribery case linked to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), setting aside an earlier acquittal due to failures by the trial judge.
Zlatko Kokanović has been detained again by the police and is being taken before a pre-trial judge.
Kekenovski has reacted to Suzana Joshevska Anastasovska's public Facebook post, where she, as a member of the Judicial Council, claimed that a pre-trial judge 'must not' order detention if the prosecutor proposed house arrest, calling her thesis legally unsustainable.
Marijuana and cocaine were discovered in Štip, leading to criminal charges against three suspects. A public prosecutor and a pre-trial judge were informed, and police found one of the suspects, A.B. from Turkey, at the home of M.B. during a search.
Ing. Kenneth Ashigbey, CEO of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, has denied claims that his relationship with the trial judge influenced the illegal mining case involving Bernard Antwi-Boasiako.
Trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have canceled the scheduled July 14 status conference concerning the crimes against humanity case involving former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
A High Court in Sokoto, Nigeria, has sentenced six men to death by hanging after convicting them of armed robbery and related offenses. The trial judge issued a warning about the increasing involvement of youths in violent crime.
Trial judges of the International Criminal Court have directed a panel of medical experts to conduct a new clinical assessment of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to determine his fitness to stand trial.
Following discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping, President Trump expressed hopes for stronger US-China relations and highlighted China's interest in purchasing US goods. Trump also reiterated a firm stance on Iran, stating military operations would continue and that Xi Jinping had pledged not to supply weapons to the country.
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has addressed an allegation of bias against a trial judge, ordering an apology in response to the complaint.
A criminal council in North Macedonia rejected appeals from both the court delivery person and the prosecution, confirming the house arrest measure previously ordered by the pre-trial judge.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reiterated its demand for the retrial of former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, his sons, and others by the initial trial judge, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu.
Jamaica's Court of Appeal has overturned murder convictions and freed two men, citing significant errors made by the trial judge.
Lawyers for former judge Gerard O’Brien (61) are appealing his conviction for attempted rape and sexual abuse of six young men, arguing that the trial judge gave the jury confusing instructions that were 'weighted against the defence'.
Police have re-arrested Zlatko Kokanović and are taking him before a pre-trial judge.
PUTRAJAYA, Feb 25 — The Federal Court today postponed the hearing of Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor’s appeal to re...
The Supreme Court of India has released new guidelines aimed at promoting gender sensitivity among trial judges, addressing issues of bias and language in legal proceedings.
The acting director, technical manager, and head of the water supply department of the Gostivar public utility 'Komunalec' have been brought before a pre-trial judge on suspicion of water contamination.
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial judge erred by giving youth rehabilitation orders instead of custodial sentences to two teenage boys for the rape of two girls in Hampshire.
Trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have granted the prosecution's request to freeze money seized from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte following his arrest and transfer to the international tribunal in March 2025.
Trial judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have removed restrictions on an individual previously barred from visiting former president Rodrigo Duterte at his detention facility in The Hague.
Joana Quaye, the former wife of businessman Richard Nii Armah Quaye (RNAQ), has petitioned the Chief Justice over what she describes as gross misconduct by the trial judge in her divorce case.
Elon Musk testified in his lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the company and Microsoft of betraying its original non-profit mission by pursuing profit. OpenAI's lawyers countered that Musk sought control of the company.
A trial judge has ordered proceedings to continue in the case of Yahaya Bello, where more evidence regarding cash-dollar deals is being heard.
The Patna High Court has withdrawn criminal trials from a trial judge and ordered special training, citing concerns that the judge based guilt solely on confessions.
A man sentenced to life imprisonment for punching and stamping a homeless victim to death is appealing the severity of his sentence, which the trial judge described as 'shocking, unrelenting and savage'.
PUTRAJAYA, March 3 — Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor appeared in the courtroom at the Federal Court here for the hearing...
A trial judge has rejected Sarah Cohen's application to declare her murder trial proceedings null and void and order a retrial, allowing the case to continue.
Artan Grubi, who fled the country over a year ago, has been brought before a pre-trial judge in Skopje's criminal court, suspected of an 8 million euro crime related to VLT machine orders.