A FEDERAL judge yesterday denied Martha Stewart’s latest request for a new trial based on allegations that a government ink expert lied on the witness stand at her first trial.

A federal judge in New York denied domestic products mogul Martha Stewart’s latest request for a new trial based on allegations that a government ink expert lied on the witness stand at her first trial, prosecutors said.

A judge has delayed domestic guru Martha Stewart’s sentencing by three weeks while the dollar billionaire’s lawyers prepare a bid for a new trial.

A judge today turned down style guru Martha Stewart’s motion for a second trial based on allegations that a juror lied about his arrest record on a pre-trial questionnaire.

Prosecutors hope to quash Martha Stewart’s bid for a retrial by discrediting attempts by the domestic diva’s lawyers to dredge up damaging details about a juror’s past.

A New York judge threw out the most serious charge against Martha Stewart, securities fraud, before the jury was to retire to consider other verdicts.

Lawyers in the Martha Stewart trial will deliver their closing arguments early next week, and 12 jurors will begin deciding the fate of the style guru next Wednesday.

Martha Stewart’s lawyer believes the most serious count against the style guru - securities fraud - should be tossed out before the jury considers the case.

A jury of eight women and four men was chosen today to hear the fraud trial of American’s billionaire domestic goddess Martha Stewart.

Martha Stewart’s lawyer fears that jurors at her share fraud trial might mistakenly believe the billionaire domestic goddess is charged with insider trading.

Martha Stewart, the creative force behind what was once a billion dollar empire of domestic “good things,” is due in court in New York tomorrow to face trial on charges she lied about a well-timed share sale that saved her €40,400.