Deputy screening visitors spurs mistrial
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A judge abruptly halted a trial for three men accused in a courthouse shooting because the deputy who was wounded that day was screening the potential jurors.
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Members of the grand jury investigating baseball's Barry Bonds for perjury and tax evasion arrived at the federal courthouse Thursday for what could be their final day of work.
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An investigation of New York StateÂs town and village courts found a trail of judicial abuses and errors Â and of governmental failure to curb them.
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Jurors in the perjury trial of former vice presidential aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby may have been exposed to information on the case outside of court, the judge said on Monday.
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SANTA FE, N.M. - A strange image captured by a surveillance camera at the First Judicial District courthouse downtown has left sheriff's deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges scratching their heads. Some think it's a ghost.
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One woman and three men are due to appear before magistrates today in connection with a Fathers 4 Justice protest on the day of a royal visit to a newly opened arts venue.
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Courtroom cameras may be making a comeback
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New Jersey officials trying combat witness intimidation are concerned about cases involving one lawyerâs clients.
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The Justice Department has launched an internal inquiry into the departmentâs procedures for selecting outside monitors to police settlements with large companies.
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Four days of sometimes hostile deliberations over the rightful owner of a $4 million scratch ticket ended yesterday with a mistrial after a weary Barnstable jury said they were ``hopelessly dead-locked.&#39;&#39; ...
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One answer to a juror shortage: Dispatch sheriff's deputies to drag people in off the street.
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A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the case of woman accused of killing her month-old baby by burning her in a microwave, finding that new defense witnesses bolster her claim that she is innocent.
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Two jurors in the closely watched  terrorism trial of a New York defense lawyer met privately with  the judge in the case on Tuesday in an indication there may be  serious issues affecting deliberations.
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A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday in a medical malpractice case brought by Notre Dame football coach Charlie Weis after a juror collapsed and several doctors &#151; including the two defendants &#151; rushed to his aid.
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Judges say they worry about witnesses who may be identified on WhosaRat.com, a clearinghouse for mug shots and court papers.
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The Justice Department is dispatching a record number of federal poll watchers around the country on Election Day but is taking care to avoid perceptions of voter intimidation, officials said Friday.
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The few spectators who showed up Wednesday for the opening of a world-class corporate trial involving the Walt Disney Co. in Delaware&#39;s Court of Chancery in Georgetown