The capital murder trial of Mario Andretti McNeill who is charged with murder, rape and kidnapping of 5 year old Shaniya Davis has been delayed for at least a week while he undergoes a mental evaluation. Opening statements were set to begin this afternoon, but Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons told jurors not to come back until […]
This morning began outside in front of the court house where family members and friends of Treyvon Martin met to sing Happy Birthday to the slain teen who would have turned 18 today. Inside a judge denied George Zimmerman’s request to delay his trial in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. The trial remains set for June 10. Zimmerman […]
Jury deliberations have stretched into a third day as observers began to speculate on the possibility of a divided jury never reaching a verdict. Past Presidential candidate John Edwards is accused of masterminding a scheme to use nearly $1 million in secret payments from Virginia heiress Rachel “Bunny” Mellon and Texas trial lawyer Fred Baron […]
Yesterday Edwards defense team told the judge that there were only 3 possible witnesses left that they may call to the stand. Those are Edwards daughter, Cate, his former mistress, Rielle Hunter and Edwards himself. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts including conspiracy to violate the Federal Election Campaign Act by […]
The panel of seven men and five women includes one man who said he briefly met Jackson when he worked at Walt Disney Co in the 1980s when the singer was starring in the “Captain EO” film that was a Disney theme park attraction, reports Reuters. That juror told attorneys he could approach the trial […]
