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Putin foe Navalny denies 'absurd' charge at trial

Agence France-PresseJune 17, 2013 10:02
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday dismissed the embezzlement charge against him as absurd as he faced cross-examination for the first time at his trial in the northern city of Kirov. Dressed in a white shirt and jeans, Navalny answered questions for more than an hour. Asked by the judge Sergei Blinov for his general view of the charge against him, he said simply: "It's absurd."

Florida judge rejects delay in George Zimmerman murder trial

May 28, 2013 13:37
By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge on Tuesday ruled out any further delay in next month's trial of George Zimmerman, the former neighborhood watch captain charged with second-degree murder for last year's killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. Circuit Court Judge Debra Nelson, who ruled against several key defense motions during a two-hour hearing in Seminole County Criminal Court, rejected a defense request to delay the scheduled June 10 start of the trial.

Luka Rocco Magnotta to stand trial in September 2014

The Canadian PressApril 29, 2013 11:01
MONTREAL - The trial of accused killer Luka Rocco Magnotta will begin in September 2014, more than two years after his arrest in the death of university student Jun Lin. Magnotta appeared Monday in a Montreal courtroom, where his jury trial was set for Sept. 15, 2014. It is scheduled to last six to eight weeks. Defence lawyer Luc Leclair requested an earlier start date and even asked the judge whether April 2014 would be a possibility. Justice Andre Vincent replied that nothing was available before September.

UPDATE 1-Canadian judge rejects total media ban in dismemberment case

March 12, 2013 18:30
(Adds lawyer's comments) By Leila Lemghalef MONTREAL, March 12 (Reuters) - A Canadian judge rejected on Tuesday a request to ban the press and public from the pre-trial hearing of a Montreal man accused of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student, eating parts of the corpse and posting an online video of the grisly crime. But Quebec court Judge Lori Renee Weitzman left intact the customary ban on publication of evidence brought forward in such preliminary hearings.

'Canadian Psycho' case open to media, judge rules

March 12, 2013 11:45
Magnotta, the so-called Canadian Psycho, accused of murdering Chinese student Jun Lin.
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