Tag: Courts and Trials
Man charged over CBD attack
A man has been charged over allegedly attacking two men in Sydney's CBD early on Saturday morning.[MORE]
NT crime penalties 'toughest in Australia'
The president of the Northern Territory Criminal Lawyer's Association says he is surprised by a local newspaper poll which suggests a large percentage of people think the Territory is lenient on criminals.[MORE]
Homeopath acted outside code of conduct
The Australian Homeopathic Association says a Perth practitioner who told a patient she could cure cancer, was acting outside the industry's code of conduct. [MORE]
Jail term for sex offender applauded
A victims of sexual abuse support group has applauded the lengthy jail term handed to repeat sex offender Gary Narkle. [MORE]
British MPs to face court over expenses scandal
Four British politicians implicated in the MP expenses scandal have lost their bid to have their cases heard by parliament, instead of a court.[MORE]
Life ban for dog killer
A man who ran over and killed his dog has been fined $2500 and banned from owning another dog for life.[MORE]
Killer's ex-girlfriend sentenced
A Hobart woman convicted of failing to report the murder of a Chinese university student has been sentenced for more recent crimes.[MORE]
Man sentenced for mosque attack
A 24-year-old man with links to a national extremist group has been given a suspended prison sentence for an attack on a Perth mosque earlier this year.[MORE]
Sydney mother forced Thai women into prostitution
A Sydney mother who forced 11 Thai women to work as prostitutes to help pay off her mortgage has been jailed. [MORE]
Man jailed over violent road rage attack
A Bosnian man who fled to Australia from Yugoslavia has been jailed for a least five years over a violent road rage attack at Woodville in Adelaide.[MORE]
Sobbing teen driver jailed for cyclist's death
A teenager said to have driven his car like a missile has been sentenced to 18 months in detention for killing a cyclist.[MORE]
Councillor to deny brawl claims
Broken Hill city councillor Tom Kennedy yesterday told the local court that he would be disputing claims he was drunk, had headbutted another man and thrown punches during a brawl at last year's soccer grand final at O'Neill Park.[MORE]
Mum jailed over rampage
Magistrate Geoff Dunlevy has sentenced a 43-year-old mother of four to 18 months' jail for her involvement in a Wilcannia rampage that damaged a house and two vehicles.[MORE]
Incompetent care led to Dingle's death
The WA Coroner has been critical of a homeopath and a promiment Perth toxicologist over the death of a woman who used alternative treatments to treat her cancer.[MORE]
Woman jailed over $50k child support fraud
A Darwin woman has been jailed for claiming more than $50,000 in child support for five children removed from her care.[MORE]
Serial sex offender Narkle jailed again
A West Australian serial sex offender has been sentenced to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a homeless man in January last year.[MORE]
Jimmy Fallon show hit with sex discrimination claim
It is getting downright steamy in Hollywood these days. [MORE]
Death row dog case back in court
A man accused of grabbing his dog from death row intends changing his plea to guilty.[MORE]
Accused wife beater keen to resume work, court told
A man charged with attempting to murder his wife by beating her with a piece of wood should not be allowed to return to his job as a taxi driver, prosecutors have told the South Australian Supreme Court.[MORE]
High Court challenge to sex offender secrets
High-profile broadcaster Derryn Hinch is challenging legislation that allows courts to suppress the identity of sex offenders. [MORE]
Mia Farrow to testify in blood diamond trial
Actress Mia Farrow and agent Carole White will testify next month about a "blood diamond" Naomi Campbell is said to have been given by Liberia's Charles Taylor, court papers show.[MORE]
Kidnap accused cabbie to face court
A Sydney taxi driver will face court next month accused of kidnapping a passenger who had vomited on his cab.[MORE]
Drug offender fears reprisals, court told
A man who got involved with drugs to repay debts to loan sharks fears reprisals, a court hears.[MORE]
Inquest proceedings finish into Bruce highway deaths
An inquest into the deaths of six people who were killed in a series of road crashes on a notorious stretch of the Bruce Highway has wrapped up in Gympie in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Mother confesses to eight baby murders
A French nurse has admitted suffocating eight of her newborn babies and hiding their bodies at her home.[MORE]
