Italian court drops murder case against US soldier
Legal World
Italian court has dropped a case against a U.S. soldier for killing an Italian intelligence agent at a check-point in Iraq on the grounds that it does not have jurisdiction, lawyers said on Thursday.
U.S. soldier Mario Lozano was being tried in absentia in Rome for shooting Italian agent Nicola Calipari in 2005 as he escorted a newly freed Italian hostage out of Iraq. Washington refused to hand over Lozano for trial.
Lozano's Italian defence lawyer Alberto Biffani said he was "very satisfied" with the outcome.
"The court has granted our request on lack of jurisdiction so we win this case," he said at the court house. "Obviously the public prosecutor can decide to appeal."
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Grounds for Divorce in Ohio - Sylkatis Law, LLC
A divorce in Ohio is filed when there is typically “fault” by one of the parties and party not at “fault” seeks to end the marriage. A court in Ohio may grant a divorce for the following reasons:
• Willful absence of the adverse party for one year
• Adultery
• Extreme cruelty
• Fraudulent contract
• Any gross neglect of duty
• Habitual drunkenness
• Imprisonment in a correctional institution at the time of filing the complaint
• Procurement of a divorce outside this state by the other party
Additionally, there are two “no-fault” basis for which a court may grant a divorce:
• When the parties have, without interruption for one year, lived separate and apart without cohabitation
• Incompatibility, unless denied by either party
However, whether or not the the court grants the divorce for “fault” or not, in Ohio the party not at “fault” will not get a bigger slice of the marital property.