Delay Granted in Trial Of Former Professor
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TAMPA, Nov. 13 -- A federal judge has agreed to delay the trial of a former professor suspected of terrorist ties, in part because of publicity about the case during the state's U.S. Senate race and the amount of evidence that lawyers must study.
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Prosecutors on Friday urged the judge overseeing the racketeering case against former Gov. George Ryan to set a firm trial date, complaining that additional delays could harm their case because witnesses might die before they have a chance to testify.
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CAPE TOWN  - A court hearing where Mark Thatcher was to answer questions from Equatorial Guinea on his alleged involvement in a coup plot has been postponed until February, pending appeal.
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The trial of a man charged with 29 murders in Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack was delayed indefinitely Wednesday because the defendant's senior lawyer said he was too ill to work.
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A court on Thursday postponed a trial in the closely watched case of a blind Chinese activist whose supporters say has been harassed since he documented forced abortions, a defense lawyer said.
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A federal judge Tuesday delayed the trial of former WorldCom chief executive Bernard Ebbers until January, granting his lawyers more time to prepare their defense.
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Former New York Stock Exchange  chairman Richard Grasso on Thursday won a delay of a trial over  his $187.5 million pay package, which New York Attorney General  Eliot Spitzer has called excessive.
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The trial of former NASA  astronaut Lisa Nowak on charges she attacked a romantic rival  has been postponed until next year to allow prosecutors time to  prepare for an insanity defense, according to a court order.
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The war crimes trial of the ex-Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic resumes after a month-long delay.
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Prosecution and defense lawyers asked for another delay in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor on Thursday, saying the defense will not have enough time to prepare for the first witness, who is due to testify July 3.
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The trial of Iraq's former deputy health minister and a security official accused of letting Shiite death squads use ambulances and government hospitals to carry out killings was delayed Tuesday just as it was about to begin.
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HOUSTON A flu-like virus has again prompted a delay in the fraud and conspiracy trial of four former Merrill Lynch officials and two former Enron executives.
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A federal judge on Tuesday delayed the  trial of former WorldCom Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers by two  months, but denied a bid by the one-time executive to have  fraud charges against him dropped.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. Aug. 23, 2004 - The much-anticipated cross-examination of Scott Peterson&#39;s former lover was delayed Monday so a telephone company official who came from Florida could testify first.
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Texas' highest criminal appeals court said Wednesday it would consider reinstating a dropped conspiracy charge against former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, further delaying his trial on felony money laundering and conspiracy counts.
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A judge has denied a motion to delay the trial of Michael Jackson by several months. The trial is now due to begin on 31 January, as had been scheduled.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  - A federal judge on Monday  granted a one-week delay in the criminal fraud trial of former  HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK  Chief Executive Richard Scrushy to  give his defense team more time to review evidence turned over  by the government.