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Ethiopia high court postpones verdict in ex-dictator genocide trial Ethiopia's Federal High Court has postponed a verdict in the genocide trial of former dictator Mengistu Haile Miriam until next January. The announcement of the verdict had been scheduled for Tuesday. Even though the trial has lasted 12 years, (More)

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Bruno Hauptmann executed for kidnap, murder of Lindbergh baby

On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was executed by electric chair for the kidnapping and murder of the Charles Lindbergh baby.

Read more about the trial of Bruno Hauptmann in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Trial of Marquess of Queensberry begins, leading to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde

On April 2, 1895, the libel trial of the Marquess of Queensberry began on allegations that he called Oscar Wilde a "posing somdomite [sic]". The trial led to the disclosure of details of Wilde's personal life that eventually resulted in his imprisonment for homosexuality.

Read about the trials of Oscar Wilde.