Politkovskaya case lawyer accused of jury tampering faces courtMoscow’s Preobrazhensky District Court began hearing a case brought against lawyer Murad Musayev who represented suspected killers of prominent journalist Anna Politkovskaya over accusations that he bribed witnesses in an unrelated trial.11:37 18.02.2015
Boston bomber friend’s attorneys seek unbiased jury - reportThe attorneys for Azamat Tazhayakov, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have asked a judge to select a jury carefully, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.12:10 26.06.2014
Russian Constitutional Court confirms limits on jury trial for minorsRussia’s Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that limits to trial by jury for minors do not contradict the constitution, the court said. The ruling followed a complaint from an underage Russian whose murder case can no longer be heard at a district jury trial court.14:08 20.05.2014
Two jurors removed from Politkovskaya murder trialTwo jurors have been removed from a new jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case, the Moscow City Court told RIA Novosti on Monday.16:45 14.04.2014
Citing “shield of innocence” judge nixes anonymous jury in Abu Hamza trialAnonymity and other forms of jury protection requested by prosecutors would run counter to the principle that all criminal defendants are shrouded by a “shield of innocence” prior to conviction, a US court held Wednesday in the case against terror suspect Mostafa Kamal Mostafa (Abu Hamza).13:21 13.03.2014
US prosecutors seek jury protection in Abu Hamza trialUS prosecutors have moved for an anonymous jury in the case against terror suspect Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, known broadly as Abu Hamza, who faces charges in connection with a 1998 hostage crisis in Yemen, the attempted establishment of a “jihad training camp” in Oregon, and the support of “violent jihad” in Afghanistan between 2000 and 2001.19:01 28.01.2014
Five jurors removed from Politkovskaya murder trialThe Moscow City Court has removed five jurors from a new jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case, the court's spokesperson Ulyana Solopova told RAPSI on Monday.14:54 27.01.2014
Jury convicts Elizabeth II portrait vandalA jury has found Tim Haries, a campaigner of Fathers4Justice, guilty of defacing a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.11:28 09.01.2014
Debauching Russian passenger found guilty of attempted plane hijackThe jury found Sergei Kabalov, Russian businessman accused of attempting to hijack a plane while drunk, guilty on Monday during the hearing in Moscow Region Court.16:33 09.12.2013
Jury panel in Politkovskaya murder trial disbandedThe Moscow City Court on Thursday disbanded the jury in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial, setting a new round of jury selection for January 14, RAPSI reports from the courtroom.12:53 14.11.2013
Murder convict found in Politkovskaya trial jury panelOne of the jurors participating in the Anna Politkovskaya murder trial has been convicted of murder, prosecutor Maria Semenenko stated during a hearing Thursday.12:42 07.11.2013
Politkovskaya murder defense attorney investigated for witness briberyAttorney Murad Musayev, who represents the accused in the high-profile murder cases of journalist Anna Politkovskaya and retired Colonel Yuri Budanov, is under criminal investigation and two cases have been opened against him, official spokesman for the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin said on Thursday.11:18 07.11.2013
Moscow restaurateur accused of dismembering wife to be tried without juryMoscow's Golovinsky District Court will consider without a jury the case of Alexei Kabanov, the founder of a popular chain of cafes in Moscow who killed and dismembered his journalist wife.12:19 05.11.2013
Juror removed from Politkovskaya trial because of confidence in damning verdictThe Moscow City Court removed on Monday one woman from the jury panel of the Anna Politkovskaya murder case after concluding that she had told her colleagues that the defendants would be "imprisoned under all circumstances".15:15 16.09.2013
In-laws of deceased Boston bombing suspect questioned by grand juryThe parents of Katherine Russell, widow of deceased Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, answered questions before a federal grand jury Thursday, CNN reported citing the widow’s attorney Joshua Dratel.12:16 13.09.2013
'Russian Breivik' to be tried without juryThe Moscow City Court will consider without a jury the case of a Moscow lawyer Dmitry Vinogradov, who shot six people in his office dead last November and has been dubbed the Russian Breivik.16:52 05.08.2013
Refusal to question witness in front of jury may lead to mistrialAny ill-motivated refusal to allow a witness to be questioned in front of a jury may result in a cancellation of the verdict, according to the Russian Supreme Court's 2013 Judicial Practice Review.15:29 22.07.2013
Juries in Russian Commercial Courts: details of the initiativeAnton Ivanov, Chairman of the Supreme Commercial Court, wants elements of a jury trial introduced into the commercial litigation process. The initiative was announced at an Expert Council meeting held by Boris Titov, the Commissioner for Entrepreneurs’ Rights. The response of the experts at the meeting led Ivanov to conclude that an appropriate law should be drafted. However, although the initiative’s strategic aim is to increase trust in the judiciary and in commercial courts by increasing the public’s role in rulings, experts voiced skepticism about the idea in a conversation with RAPSI.16:54 11.06.2013
Politkovskaya murder case to be heard by juryThe Anna Politkovskaya murder trial will be held publicly, the Moscow City Court told RAPSI Tuesday.13:39 04.06.2013
Anna Politkovskaya murder suspects seek jury trialThe five men suspected of killing journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya have asked the Moscow City Court for their case to be considered by a jury, attorney for the victims Anna Stavitskaya told RAPSI Monday.16:21 03.06.2013