http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/?service=Rss http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/man-jailed-for-11-years-for-rape-has-conviction-quashed-by-court-of-appeal-14565413.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/man-jailed-for-11-years-for-rape-has-conviction-quashed-by-court-of-appeal-14565413.html?r=RSS <p> A Belfast man jailed for 11 years for raping a woman in her home had his conviction quashed by the Court of Appeal last week. </p> Courts Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:17:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/convicted-death-driver-given-four-years-jail-time-for-six-motoring-offences-14565410.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/convicted-death-driver-given-four-years-jail-time-for-six-motoring-offences-14565410.html?r=RSS <p> A man who was jailed for 12 years for killing a schoolgirl and stealing a car in 2002 was again jailed for four and a half years last week for committing six motoring offences, including dangerous driving. </p> Courts Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:16:35 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-convictions-14565407.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-convictions-14565407.html?r=RSS <p> Two people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates&rsquo; Court last week for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. </p> Courts Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:32 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/portuguese-man-gets-jail-time-for-crime-spree-14559171.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/portuguese-man-gets-jail-time-for-crime-spree-14559171.html?r=RSS <p> A Portuguese man was convicted at Belfast Magistrates Court on Thursday, November 5, 2009, for going on a fraud, burglary and stealing spree across Belfast. </p> Courts Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:27:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/new-laws-on-presumption-of-death-announced-14559164.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/new-laws-on-presumption-of-death-announced-14559164.html?r=RSS <p> The Presumption of Death Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 has come into force this week. </p> Courts Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:26:26 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/lsquoprofessional-burglarrsquo-jailed-for-breaking-into-dead-manrsquos-house-14547674.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/lsquoprofessional-burglarrsquo-jailed-for-breaking-into-dead-manrsquos-house-14547674.html?r=RSS <p> A &ldquo;professional burglar&rdquo; who was caught red-handed breaking into a dead man's house was jailed for five years last week after he agreed to spend a further year on probation. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:34:05 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/drunk-man-jailed-for-snatching-girlrsquos-handbag-14547673.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/drunk-man-jailed-for-snatching-girlrsquos-handbag-14547673.html?r=RSS <p> A drunk who tried to snatch a handbag from a teenage girl and was caught after a &lsquo;Good Samaritan' chased and wrestled him to the ground, was jailed for two years last week. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:33:31 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-14547672.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/benefit-fraud-14547672.html?r=RSS <p> Three people were convicted at Belfast Magistrates Court last week for claiming benefits they were not entitled to. </p> Courts Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:32:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/jail-time-for-speeding-driver-who-killed-work-colleague-14545180.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/jail-time-for-speeding-driver-who-killed-work-colleague-14545180.html?r=RSS <p> A Polish man who killed a work colleague in a high-speed car crash was jailed for 21 months last week and banned from driving for seven years. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:50:51 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/polio-sufferer-given-suspended-sentence-for-benefit-fraud-14545176.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/polio-sufferer-given-suspended-sentence-for-benefit-fraud-14545176.html?r=RSS <p> A 53-year-old Belfast woman, who suffers from polio has been given a suspended jail term after admitting to a charge of benefit fraud worth &pound;28,500. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:48:55 +0000 http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/nuisance-driver-banned-for-three-years-14545175.html http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/community-telegraph/courts/nuisance-driver-banned-for-three-years-14545175.html?r=RSS <p> A 25-year-old man with 71 driving convictions has been banned for driving for three years for driving while disqualified and without insurance. </p> Courts Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:47:13 +0000