| 单词 | murder conviction |
| 例句 | Arresting someone for coming forward with credible evidence that challenged the reliability of a capital murder conviction? Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The denial is based on his 1977 murder conviction in Texas. 'Dog' Chapman denied UK visa because of conviction 2012-08-14T17:57:07Z The 37-year-old rapper got the minimum sentence Tuesday for his April murder conviction: 15 years to life. Rapper G. Dep gets 15 to life in '93 NYC shooting 2012-05-08T15:42:07Z Rahman, who died in 2015, served more than 20 years in prison for what was widely regarded as a wrongful felony murder conviction. PEN America names winners of prison writing program award 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z It recounts his life in Louisiana's Angola prison, where he spent more than four decades on a murder conviction and became a journalist and editor of an award-winning, crusading newsmagazine. Chang-Rae Lee, Wilbert Rideau win Ohio book prize 2011-09-26T18:57:07Z Others include Pippa Middleton, sister of British royal Kate Middleton, and Amanda Knox, the former Seattle exchange student whose four years in custody ended when an Italian court overturned her murder conviction. Simon Cowell one of Walters' 'Fascinating People' 2011-12-01T18:52:18Z He is serving 19 years to life in prison on a second-degree murder conviction. Court refuses to reconsider Spector's appeal 2011-05-27T18:59:16Z It was California’s first murder conviction for a mauling. Can you murder a person with your dog? 2013-05-31T20:06:00Z Should the Wisconsin Innocence Project, instrumental in his 2003 exoneration — but which subsequently declined to help him overturn his murder conviction — get involved again? ‘Making a Murderer’: Watched It All? Let’s Talk About It 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z Spector, famous for his work with The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers and others, is serving 19 years to life in prison on a second-degree murder conviction. CA Supreme Court won't hear Phil Spector appeal 2011-08-18T00:46:08Z On Tuesday, Avery appealed his murder conviction by claiming he was “deprived of impartial jury.” Brother of 'Making a Murderer' Subject Made a Rap Song 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z He explains this to his new client, Nasir Khan, who may be wondering why his lawyer — the only man currently standing between him and a murder conviction — is wearing sandals in a professional capacity. ‘The Night Of’ Series Premiere: Fate at the Wheel 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z Paperboy is Lee Daniels's take on Pete Dexter's richly atmospheric novel set in the deep south about two journalists attempting to uncover the truth behind a murder conviction, starring Nicole Kidman. Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm 2012-05-18T17:11:09Z But when Viktor, an ice block of a man with a murder conviction, discovers the tattooed number, he offers to give Hans a new design to cover up the past. ‘Great Freedom’ and the Long Shadow of an Anti-Gay Law in Germany 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The series begins around 15 years after the movie ended with Julian being exonerated for a wrongful murder conviction and released from prison. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Claim to Fame’ and ‘American Gigolo’ 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Harris, who was paroled for an attempted murder conviction in May, attacked Perillo as she was getting out of her car in her garage in the 3300 block of South Parnell Avenue. Suspect's fiancee: 'My heart just dropped' 2011-11-11T12:52:00Z Supreme Court to decide whether it will hear his appeal of his state court murder conviction. Ex-officer Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z He said it would have been difficult to secure a murder conviction for a killing over a drug deal, even though it had been captured on video. St. Louis cop sabotaged own murder cases to protest a prosecutor — and police department did nothing 2023-10-10T04:00:00Z In the latest chapter of the case made famous by the hit podcast Serial, an appeals court in Maryland will decide whether to send Syed back to prison or throw out his murder conviction. Will Serial's Adnan Syed go back to jail? 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Syed’s attorneys are appealing the reinstatement of his murder conviction by an appellate court, in a case that has broader ramifications for victims’ rights as well as Syed’s future. Adnan Syed goes before Maryland Supreme Court facing ‘specter of reincarceration,’ his lawyers say 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Syed’s attorneys are appealing the reinstatement of his murder conviction by an appellate court, in a case that has broader ramification’s for victim’s rights as well as Syed’s future. Adnan Syed goes before Maryland Supreme Court facing ‘specter of reincarceration,’ his lawyers say 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z His attorney acknowledged that White had shot Moscone and Milk, but said he suffered from depression and could not have acted with premeditation, as required for a murder conviction. Dianne Feinstein, the first woman in the Senate from California, has died 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The federal guilty plea likely locks in years if not decades in prison for the disbarred lawyer, even if his murder conviction and sentence in state court are overturned on appeal. Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The federal guilty plea likely locks in years if not decades in prison for the disbarred lawyer, even if his murder conviction and sentence in state court is overturned on appeal. Alex Murdaugh plans to do something he hasn’t yet done in court — plead guilty 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 2012 that the state finally dropped the murder conviction. Maryland apologizes to man wrongly convicted of murder, agrees to $340K payment for years in prison 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z That was overturned and replaced with a murder conviction and his sentence was increased after appeals by prosecutors. Barry Steenkamp, the father of the woman Oscar Pistorius fatally shot, has died at age 80 2023-09-15T04:00:00Z The Oregon Court of Appeals noted Johnson’s defense team failed to interview Hubbard when it reversed his murder conviction in October 2021. Oregon man who was sentenced to death is free 2 years after murder conviction was reversed 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z But while the incident represents the first jury verdict in such a case it is not the first fentanyl-related murder conviction in the state. Riverside County jury convicts man of murder in fentanyl-related case, a first of its kind verdict in California 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z But he insisted from the witness stand at his trial that he did not kill them and is appealing his double murder conviction. Alex Murdaugh to plead guilty in theft case. It would be the first time he admits to a crime 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z In May 1998, a judge overturned Tyson’s murder conviction, ruling that the police had withheld exculpatory evidence. Betty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z He would vacate the murder conviction if Tyler pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The radical L.A. student newspaper that inspired a generation of activists 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Ramsey County Judge Carolina Lamas sentenced him to 36 years and nine months on the murder conviction, with lesser sentences on the other counts. Last defendant sentenced to 37 years in mass shooting at St. Paul bar that left one dead, 14 injured 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Chauvin appealed the murder conviction, arguing that he had been deprived of a fair trial for several reasons, including the district judge’s decision not to move the trial out of Minneapolis. Former Officer Gets More Than 4 Years in Final Sentencing for Police Killing of George Floyd 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The federal guilty plea would almost certainly bring prison time, keeping Murdaugh behind bars even if his murder conviction appeal was successful. Alex Murdaugh to plead guilty in theft case. It would be the first time he admits to a crime 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Dodson sentenced Rohrbacker to 50 years for the assault charges, which he will serve at the same time as the life sentence for the capital murder conviction. Man sentenced to life in prison in killing of Mississippi sheriff’s lieutenant 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z He then attempted to have his murder conviction overturned in January 2021. The Sixth Commandment: The killer who duped victims into rewriting wills 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z “While we believe that some sort of manslaughter conviction would have been appropriate, a murder conviction under these circumstances was simply erroneous,” Mr. Wohl said. Man Who Crashed Into Teens After Doorbell Prank Gets Life in Prison 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z In May, he asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to review his murder conviction, but the court declined to hear the case. Former Officer Gets More Than 4 Years in Final Sentencing for Police Killing of George Floyd 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, lawyers for Jackson made a bid for the go-ahead to challenge her murder conviction at the Court of Appeal in London. Penelope Jackson loses appeal bid to challenge murder conviction 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Jurors found prosecutors did not meet the burden of proof required for a murder conviction and instead found Shirck guilty of involuntary manslaughter. A man convicted in killing of two women was released the same day he was sentenced for the crime 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z “Young Lee should have the right to meaningfully participate in a hearing that could potentially vacate a murder conviction.” Family of ‘Serial’ podcast murder victim demands right to take part in hearings 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z But he changed his mind and had the murder conviction overturned on appeal. Australian man sentenced to 9 years in prison for gay American’s 1988 manslaughter 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z However the murder conviction was quashed, and Dzinguviene - now 38 - admitted the culpable homicide of her son on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Woman admits killing baby son in Fraserburgh as murder conviction overturned 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Adnan Syed will not return to jail and his murder conviction is on hold, for now, as Maryland’s Supreme Court decides whether to hear his appeal. Adnan Syed’s murder conviction on hold for now, as Maryland Supreme Court considers appeal 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z It is a trial diary of sorts, a clear, methodical account of his experience directing the prosecution of Mr. Chauvin, in the rare murder conviction of a police officer for an on-duty death. An Insider’s View of the George Floyd Murder Trial 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z In February, she succeeded in convincing a judge to set aside the murder conviction of Lamar Johnson, who had spent nearly three decades in prison. Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis’ elected prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z The sentencing range for the murder conviction is five years to life in prison. Prosecutors want 25-year sentence in Texas protest killing 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z "Included in the tranche of documents the court released after Daniel Perry's murder conviction were sexual communications he appeared to be exchanging with a minor," tweeted Dallas News' Lauren McGaughy. "No nudes until you are old enough": Racist murderer's grooming exposed, Abbott pledges pardon 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The state’s highest court issued an order on Thursday that prevents the reinstatement of Syed’s murder conviction by a lower court. Adnan Syed’s murder conviction on hold for now, as Maryland Supreme Court considers appeal 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z In addition to his murder conviction, Perry was found not guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. "Holy s**t": New docs reveal racist messages by man Abbott wants to pardon in BLM protester killing 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z “Think of yourself as the family of the victim,” said Mr. Boyington, who managed a Mr. Big sting in the early 2000s that led to a murder conviction. When Mounties Pose as Mobsters, Some Canadians Cry Foul 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z In an order Wednesday, the court declined to set a May 1 execution date for prisoner Aaron Gunches for his murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Ted Price near Mesa, Arizona. Arizona Supreme Court rejects bid to reschedule execution 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z That board currently has not formally recommended a gubernatorial pardon — which Abbott would need in order to get Perry off the hook for a murder conviction — largely because Perry hasn't even been sentenced yet. "No nudes until you are old enough": Racist murderer's grooming exposed, Abbott pledges pardon 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z Pistorius has served more than seven years taking into account time served from late 2014 while his initial manslaughter conviction was overturned after an appeal by the prosecution and replaced with a murder conviction. Parents of woman killed by Oscar Pistorius oppose his parole 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction in Massachusetts carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. Brian Walshe indicted for murder in death of wife 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Chauvin is serving 22 1/2 years on his state murder conviction. Minneapolis council to discuss post-Floyd policing lawsuit 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z An appeals court reinstated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the “Serial” podcast subject who was freed after more than 20 years in prison, and ordered a new hearing. Obamacare Keeps Winning 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The court, in tossing the murder conviction, agreed with Darby’s attorney that the trial judge should have given jurors different instructions on evaluating the reasonableness of Darby’s use of deadly force in that situation. Court reverses Alabama officer’s 2021 murder conviction 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z His death penalty was reduced to life in prison before a 40-year fight to clear his name resulted in his murder conviction being quashed in 2012. Liam Holden: Murder suspect was waterboarded into confession, court rules 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The law, which is effective in June, calls for the same possible penalties as a murder conviction. West Virginia’s new ‘Cassie Johnson’ law makes obstructing police, ‘causing death’ a felony 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Ms. Pinckney said she saw the murder conviction as a first step toward justice, and that she was still waiting for her day in court to recover the money she lost. With Murdaugh’s Conviction, a Century of Influence Unravels 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Gunches is scheduled to be executed on April 6 for his murder conviction in the 2002 killing of Ted Price, his girlfriend’s ex-husband, in Maricopa County. Arizona court OKs execution request that AG tried to undo 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z A murder conviction carries a minimum of 30 years in prison in South Carolina, and prosecutors have said they will seek to have him imprisoned for life without the possibility of parole. Alex Murdaugh Hammered by Prosecutor Over Timeline on Night of Killings 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z In South Carolina, a murder conviction brings a mandatory minimum sentence of 30 years in prison; prosecutors have said they would seek a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Alex Murdaugh Is Expected to Testify at His Double-Murder Trial 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Jacke will have a broad range of possibilities when he sentences Holder at the Thursday morning hearing, but the murder conviction alone carries a term of 25 years to life. Rapper Nipsey Hussle’s convicted killer to be sentenced 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z This week a St. Louis judge overturned Johnson’s murder conviction and ordered him freed. After 28 years, man wrongfully convicted of murder is free 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z A Missouri judge vacated the murder conviction on Tuesday of a man who had served nearly three decades of a life sentence and had long maintained his innocence. After 27 Years in Prison, Missouri Man Gets His Murder Conviction Vacated 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Under current Indiana law, a murder conviction carries a sentencing range of 45 to 65 years in prison, with the advisory sentence being 55 years. 2 Indiana men could face life in prison in teen’s 1975 death 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z He is serving life in prison on a 2019 murder conviction and is charged with conspiracy to violate the state anti-racketeering law and attempted murder in the current case. Jury selection going slowly in Young Thug case in Atlanta 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Smith also won a capital murder conviction against Ronell Wilson, a drug gang leader who murdered two undercover New York City police officers, though a federal appeals court vacated the death penalty verdict. 'Fearless' Special Counsel Jack Smith arrives in Washington to lead Trump probes 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The appellate judges threw out the murder conviction. They called 911 — but cops and prosecutors decided they were lying 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Now, the 41-year-old man is free after a court vacated his murder conviction. Georgetown hires Adnan Syed after court tossed his murder conviction 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z She said his murder conviction in Nepal was a “fabricated case” and said the French government didn’t do enough to help or defend him. Killer dubbed ‘The Serpent’ arrives in France from Nepal 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z In September, Mr. Syed was released from prison after a judge overturned his murder conviction. Adnan Syed of ‘Serial,’ Newly Freed, Is Hired by Georgetown University 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z She filed a motion in August seeking to vacate his murder conviction. Witness who helped convict man: Testimony still ‘haunts’ him 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z A motive is not necessary for a prosecutor to win a murder conviction - a point Waters made in the state’s latest filing. Disbarred S.C. attorney Alex Murdaugh killed wife and son to cover crimes, prosecutors say 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z ANNAPOLIS, Md. — An attorney requested a new hearing on Friday on the motion that led to the release of Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” already has been overturned. Family of victim in ‘Serial’ case seeks new court hearing 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A motive is not necessary for a prosecutor to win a murder conviction — a point Waters made in the state’s latest filing. Prosecutors say Murdaugh killed wife and son to cover crimes 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Homan said in that case the agents knew of the murder conviction at the time of release. Whistleblower says Border Patrol released convicted murderer because of COVID 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Four months later, following Kollie’s murder conviction, fliers the size of postcards landed before dawn in the yards of a mostly White neighborhood near an elementary school. Murder, fear and racist fliers in Fargo 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic life prison sentence in Michigan. Life sentence sought for teen in Michigan school shooting 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Going forward, to win a murder conviction under the joint enterprise doctrine, prosecutors would need to prove that an accomplice actually intended for the murder to happen. U.K. Doubles Down on a Tactic Disproportionately Targeting Black People 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z The family of Hae Min Lee has contended their rights were violated, because they did not receive enough notice about a September court hearing that resulted in Syed’s murder conviction being overturned. Court rules family’s appeal can advance in ‘Serial’ case 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z In Iowa, the penalty for a first-degree murder conviction is life in prison. Prosecutor: Iowa teens killed Spanish teacher over bad grade 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic life prison sentence in Michigan, but teenagers are entitled to a hearing at which their lawyer can argue for a shorter term and an opportunity for parole. Michigan teen pleads guilty to fatal school shooting 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Questions from an infamous 20th Century murder trial have been mirrored to help secure the murder conviction of a man in Lincolnshire over 100 years later. Ilona Golabek murder: Crippen trial questions used to secure conviction 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast “Serial,” who was released from prison last month after 23 years fighting a murder conviction. A Republican Burden 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed, who spent 23 years in prison fighting a murder conviction, a battle that was chronicled in the podcast “Serial.” Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z Baltimore prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed, who was released last month after he spent 23 years in prison fighting a murder conviction that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” Your Wednesday Briefing: Ukraine Seeks an ‘Air Shield’ 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The Georgia Supreme Court in June reversed the murder conviction, saying the jury should have had the option to give him a misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge. Judge denies bond for Atlanta man who shot wife in SUV 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z They sought a second-degree murder conviction, which would avoid a death sentence. Missouri man convicted of killing 2 women, 2 children 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z “This is not a podcast for me,” Lee’s brother Young Lee said after a judge last week vacated Syed’s 2000 murder conviction. Analysis | ‘Dahmer’ is not a story that needs retelling 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z A judge in Baltimore on Monday overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case was at the center of the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.” Your Wednesday Briefing 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z A judge in Baltimore overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed yesterday, whose case was at the center of the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.” Your Wednesday Briefing: Russia Moves Toward Annexation 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z That alone — not handing over important evidence — could be grounds to overturn a murder conviction. Adnan Syed, Freed 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z A judge overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case was at the center of the first season of the podcast “Serial.” Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z A judge has quashed a Baltimore man's murder conviction in a case that spawned hit true crime podcast Serial. Adnan Syed: Conviction overturned in Serial podcast murder case 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Prosecutors in Baltimore say they are re-examining the murder conviction of a Baltimore teenager in a case that spawned a hit true-crime podcast. Adnan Syed: Prosecutors seek new trial in Serial podcast case 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Masters, first imprisoned in 1981 for armed robbery, has filed numerous appeals in efforts to have his murder conviction overturned. Winfrey selects prison memoir ‘That Bird Has My Wings’ 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z A state appeals court overturned the murder conviction last year. Millionaire convicted after man burned inside tunnels beneath Bethesda home takes case to high court 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z In Iowa the penalty for a first-degree murder conviction is life in prison. Trial set for Iowa teen accused of teacher’s beating death 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Eight years ago, New Jersey's state supreme court overturned the attempted murder conviction of aspiring rapper Vonte Skinner. Young Thug: How rap lyrics put a rapper behind bars 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Johnson’s attorneys appealed his conviction on several issues, including whether he lacked the deliberation necessary for a first-degree murder conviction. Execution date set for Missouri man who shot police officer 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z To get a second-degree murder conviction, prosecutors must prove she acted with implied malice and knew the act of driving at a high speed on city streets area was dangerous to human life. Mercedes driver charged with murder in crash that killed 5 in Windsor Hills, prosecutors say 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z A capital murder conviction would have carried a potential death penalty. Man guilty of killing Arkansas officer gets 2 life sentences 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z When there is a question about whether a person acted in self-defense or in defense of others, prosecutors have to prove there was nothing defensive about the accused’s actions to win a murder conviction. Maryland’s ‘duty to retreat’ standard clouds case 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The 2021 murder conviction of the Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd provides hope for change on this front, but the police killings of Black people have continued, during and after that trial. Racism, policing, politics and violence: How America in 2022 was shaped by 1964 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z So Haynie faces a prison sentence of 25 years to life for each aggravated murder conviction under state law. Utah man pleads guilty to killing mother, 3 siblings 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z He also said the state’s main witness, who is also charged with several felonies, told detectives he would say “anything” they wanted for a plea deal and to escape a murder conviction. Trial begins in death of retired St. Louis police captain killed during looting 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Court of Appeals has overturned the 2018 murder conviction of a Portland man after finding that prosecutors dismissed two men from the jury pool because they were Black. Oregon murder conviction overturned because Black jurors were excluded 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z He was freed from a North Carolina prison three years ago after a federal judge overturned his murder conviction for which he spent 43 years in prison. N. Carolina to pay $7.5M to estate over wrongful conviction 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Chauvin has been held in state prison in Minnesota since his murder conviction, largely confined to administrative segregation. Killer of George Floyd Sentenced to 21 Years for Violating Civil Rights 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Along with the murder conviction, Holder was convicted of attempted voluntary manslaughter and assault for the shooting of the two other men and could face a prison sentence that will amount to life behind bars. Eric Holder Jr. found guilty of murder in slaying of rapper Nipsey Hussle 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Noor was initially convicted of third-degree murder and manslaughter, but last year the Minnesota Supreme Court tossed out his murder conviction and 12 1/2-year sentence, saying that charge didn’t apply to the case. Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller leaves prison 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z The state Supreme Court vacated Noor’s murder conviction and sentence, and sent his case back to court for resentencing on the manslaughter count. Ex-Minneapolis officer who killed 911 caller to be released 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, the White officer who killed George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis two years ago, is the best-known instance of that — but not the only one. Opinion | Impunity for unwarranted police killings is still a default 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Frank Atwood, 66, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the state prison in Florence for his murder conviction in the killing of Vicki Hoskinson, whose body was found in the desert. Arizona set to execute Frank Atwood, who killed girl in 1984 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In addition to his murder conviction, Mr. Lopez had eight other convictions since 1994, including attempted capital murder, kidnapping and three separate counts of aggravated assault. Escaped Texas Killer Dies in Shootout With Police, Officials Say 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z That changed in 2011, when Parliament passed a law giving judges the ability to stack parole ineligibility periods of 25 years for each murder conviction, so that they were served consecutively. Canadian Supreme Court rules all killers must have chance at parole 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Kilpatrick is currently serving a life in prison sentence for an unrelated murder conviction. Ex-Dallas cop cleared of murder allegation sues detective 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z To get a second-degree murder conviction, Gould must prove Grossman acted with implied malice and knew the act of driving more than 70 mph in a residential area was dangerous to human life. Hidden Hills socialite Rebecca Grossman to face murder trial in crash that killed 2 boys 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Chauvin is already serving a 22 1/2 year sentence for his murder conviction in state court last year, though he is appealing that conviction. Judge overseeing Chauvin civil rights case accepts plea deal 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his murder conviction in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity. Chauvin appeals murder conviction in Floyd killing 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Lucio’s attorneys say her capital murder conviction was based on an unreliable and coerced confession and she wasn’t allowed to present evidence questioning the validity of her confession. Experts: Melissa Lucio faces tough fight to get new trial 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z Lucio’s attorneys say her capital murder conviction was based on an unreliable and coerced confession that was the result of relentless questioning and her long history of sexual, physical and emotional abuse. EXPLAINER: Concern mounts as Melissa Lucio’s execution nears 2022-04-24T04:00:00Z Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit that Ervine Davenport deserved another chance to try to prove his murder conviction was tainted by some jurors seeing him shackled during trial. Supreme Court rules against shackled prisoner seeking new trial 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z The court upheld Robert Bloom’s first-degree murder conviction in his father’s slaying but reversed second-degree murder convictions in the other killings because his lawyers violated his 6th Amendment right to choose his defense. Death sentence tossed in murders of dad, stepmom, stepsister 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Massachusetts’ high court used the Alabama rule in 2019 to reinstate the murder conviction of former New England Patriots football player Aaron Hernandez. Lawyer: Let legislature decide if suicide cancels conviction 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Dixon’s legal theory isn’t legally viable, but argued that his attempts to undo his murder conviction show he has a rational understanding of why the state is seeking his execution. AG wants death-row prisoner’s mental fitness exam called off 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Texas’ top criminal court threw out Young’s murder conviction last year and the state’s high civil court disbarred Petty. Texas woman sues prosecutor over work for judge in her case 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Chauvin’s trial was the first in Minnesota to be entirely televised, from jury selection to his murder conviction to his sentencing to 22 1/2 years in prison. Judge weighs cameras in next trial over George Floyd’s death 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z He’s already serving a life sentence for a murder conviction stemming from an unrelated 1983 slaying in Stewart County. Inmate charged with murder 40 years after Georgia slaying 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The commission was inspired by the wrongful murder conviction of Darryl Hunt, and others like him in North Carolina. Opinion | Five teenagers. Recanted confessions. Convicted. Sound familiar? 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z But a state appeals court overturned Beckwitt’s murder conviction in January 2021, saying his conduct did not demonstrate “an extreme disregard for human life reasonably likely to cause death.” Stock trader resentenced to 5 years for deadly bunker fire 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Turner, 51, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder conviction by Shelby County Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee. Tennessee man found guilty in killing of former NBA star Lorenzen Wright 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z The prosecutor’s office said in an emailed statement that it had weighed Mr. Andrews’s previous murder conviction in its decision to pursue a retrial. Court Declares Man Wrongfully Imprisoned for 45 Years 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The city’s top cop added that the department is offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information leading to a murder conviction. Philadelphia murders mark grim milestone with 100 people killed year-to-date, top cop says 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z He later worked at offshore oil rigs before returning to Alabama, landing a job as a welder before his murder conviction. William Kuenzel, death row prisoner who sought new trial, dies at 60 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court threw out an Arkansas murder conviction in 1923 on just those grounds. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z PORTLAND, Ore. — The murder conviction of a former police sergeant in the death of his estranged wife has been reversed by the Oregon Court of Appeals. Oregon cop's murder conviction in death of his wife is overturned by state Court of Appeals 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z The D.A. launched an investigation after a murder conviction won by the prosecutor, Ebrahim Baytieh, was tossed over allegations of withheld evidence. O.C. deputies kill knife-wielding man after hours-long standoff, authorities say 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z A prominent Orange County prosecutor was fired Wednesday after an independent investigation sparked by a 2010 murder conviction that was overturned last year over allegations of withheld evidence, authorities confirmed. Orange County D.A. fires senior prosecutor in latest fallout from jailhouse informant scandal 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Peterson’s lawyers want to overturn his murder conviction on grounds of bias and misconduct. Scott Peterson juror will be offered immunity to testify 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Prosecutors later used those statements in court as a major part of the evidence that led to his murder conviction. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Ross tried to escape on a second occasion while being taken to hospital in 2014 after he failed in a bid to have his murder conviction re-examined. Orkney killer Michael Ross admits third prison escape attempt 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Mr Stewart was jailed for life in 2017 for killing children's author Ms Bailey and the court was also told "evidence upon which" that murder conviction was recorded. Ian Stewart received nearly £100k after Diane Stewart's death 2022-01-31T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said they would recommend a sentence of 25 years to be served concurrently with his murder conviction. Another trial in the killing of George Floyd, this time for other officers at the scene 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z He was sentenced to 22 1/2 years on the state murder conviction, and is awaiting sentencing in the federal case. June 13 date set for state trial for 3 cops in Floyd’s death 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z His murder conviction was overturned, but he remains convicted of manslaughter. Do Minnesota cases show it’s getting easier to convict cops? 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z In 1997, an appeals court in Virginia upheld a murder conviction involving forged DNA and fingerprint reports. Virginia Beach Police used forged forensic documents in interrogations 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Initially, nine of the jurors wanted a first-degree murder conviction, but after six days of deliberations they compromised and agreed to find Resiles guilty of manslaughter. Florida murder trial that ended in mistrial over race is set to start anew 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Jurors opted for a second-degree murder conviction, which doesn’t carry a mandatory life sentence. Missouri man to be sentenced for killing wife he buried 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z In a statement read to the court by Campbell's lawyer Nicholas Lumley QC, the brothers' father Edward Campbell said the killing and resulting murder conviction had hit the family "extremely hard". William Campbell jailed for Sunderland brother murder 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Drew Peterson, a former Chicago-area police sergeant, is expected to return to court in the coming weeks to ask a judge to throw out his murder conviction in the killing of his third wife. Ex-cop Drew Peterson to ask judge for new trial in murder of third wife 2022-01-03T05:00:00Z Writing for the three dissenters, Justice Barry Albin wrote, “In the modern annals of New Jersey legal history, to my knowledge, no murder conviction has ever been upheld on such a dearth of evidence.” Woman’s conviction in ’91 killing of 5-year-old son tossed 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Jefferson, the Washington Supreme Court reversed a murder conviction. Many juries in America remain mostly White, prompting states to take action to eliminate racial discrimination in their selection 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z Prosecutors wanted another chance at seeking a murder conviction. Court: Killer of NFL’s McKnight can’t face 2nd murder trial 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Prosecutors said they would recommend a sentence of 300 months — 25 years — in federal prison, to be served concurrently with his sentence on the murder conviction. Derek Chauvin pleads guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Chauvin, who has appealed his state murder conviction, has been in solitary confinement in a Minnesota prison since April. Derek Chauvin pleads guilty in George Floyd civil rights case 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Since being sentenced in the murder conviction, Chauvin had been seen as likely to strike a plea deal in the civil rights case, in part because of comments he made at the sentencing hearing. Derek Chauvin signals he will plead guilty to violating George Floyd’s civil rights 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Mr. Chauvin, who is appealing his murder conviction, has been in solitary confinement in Minnesota’s only maximum security state prison since April 20. Derek Chauvin Appears Likely to Plead Guilty to Federal Crimes 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z For example, a murder conviction can carry a penalty of 25 years or 15 years to life, which can translate to fewer years behind bars. He’s Remaking Criminal Justice in L.A. But How Far Is Too Far? 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Earlier this year Knox lashed out at the new Matt Damon film "Stillwater" — claiming the movie profits off her real-life struggle for a wrongful murder conviction. Amanda Knox says she's tried to contact family of murdered roommate: 'It could've been me' 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z But Judge Audrey Stone released him without bail on six charges including felony assault — despite a prior attempted murder conviction for the brutal ambush of Raptis, court records show. NYPD officer rips judge who freed attacker on bail after attacking another cop: 'Insane' 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z Rather than granting him probation as a first-time offender, a judge sentenced him to six years in prison, citing his murder conviction even though it had been overturned. John Artis, wrongfully convicted with Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter, dies at 75 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z He offered to pay one to secure a murder conviction and to pay the other to say a case was ready for trial when it wasn’t. Prosecutor pleads guilty and resigns as jury deliberates 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z Prosecutors appealed the manslaughter finding and secured a murder conviction. Pistorius up for parole, but he must meet victim’s parents 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Chauvin has pleaded not guilty to the civil rights charges and is appealing his murder conviction. Chauvin, ex-wife plead not guilty to tax evasion charges 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z Goldsby unsuccessfully attempted to escape from jail, killing a guard in the process and earning a second murder conviction. These are the real-life figures that inspired Netflix's 'The Harder They Fall' 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The Los Angeles City Council approved a $14-million settlement Wednesday for Andrew Wilson, who spent more than three decades behind bars for a murder conviction vacated in 2017. $14-million payout approved in L.A. wrongful-conviction case 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The Crown Prosecution Service said it had not been able to pursue a murder conviction because it would have been "very difficult" to prove Hall's intent. Rachel Wilson manslaughter: Drug addict Keith Hall jailed 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z One Mississippi prosecutor — whose murder conviction of Curtis Flowers, a Black man, was overturned when the U.S. Ahmaud Arbery’s killing in Georgia puts an unusually bright spotlight on prosecutor accountability 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z These consequences ranged from job losses and school expulsions after being publicly "outed" as white supremacists, to legal consequences such as the current lawsuit and Mr Field's murder conviction. Charlottesville: Why are the ‘Unite the Right’ organisers on trial? 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z But when the Minnesota Supreme Court threw out that murder conviction last month, while leaving in place a second-degree manslaughter conviction, the case underscored the challenges in prosecuting officers. Minneapolis Police Officer Receives Shorter Sentence in Fatal Shooting 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z But the Minnesota Supreme Court tossed out Noor’s murder conviction and sentence last month. Former Minneapolis police officer gets reduced sentence in killing 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court tossed out Noor’s murder conviction and sentence, saying the third-degree murder statute doesn’t fit the case. Ex-Minneapolis cop faces new sentence in death of 911 caller 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z But last month, the Minnesota Supreme Court tossed out Noor’s murder conviction and sentence, saying the third-degree murder statute didn’t fit the facts of the case. Ex-Minneapolis cop to be resentenced in death of 911 caller 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z “If this case had gone to trial,” she said, “given the amount of evidence, he could have faced” a first-degree murder conviction and life sentence. D.C. man gets 20-year sentence for shooting two women in unprovoked attack 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z His first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Source: DA seeking to indict Robert Durst in ex-wife’s death 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z Texas’s highest criminal court on Wednesday overturned a death row inmate’s capital murder conviction because one of the prosecutors in his 2003 trial was moonlighting as a clerk for the judge in the case. Texas court overturns capital murder conviction because of prosecutor’s work for judge 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The court lifted stays of its previous reversals of the murder conviction of Shawn McDaniel and the child neglect conviction of Victor Castro-Huerta. Oklahoma court lifts stays in 2 McGirt-related decisions 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Detectives took the unprecedented step of giving the boy a name, and a reward of £50,000 was offered for information leading to a murder conviction. The torso in the Thames: A 20-year mystery 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In arguing that Noor’s murder conviction should stand, prosecutors told the Supreme Court that nearly all killings by officers are directed at a specific person. EXPLAINER: New charge unlikely for ex-cops in Floyd death 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The ruling means his murder conviction is overturned and the case will now go back to the district court, where he will be sentenced on the manslaughter count. Ex-cop’s murder verdict reversed in Australian woman’s death 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z The 1st District Court of Appeal vacated the first-degree murder conviction last fall, which meant a resentencing was needed for the conspiracy charge. Florida woman given 30 years in husband’s homicide 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z The defence barrister for Sally Challen, who was the first woman to have her murder conviction quashed under coercive control laws, is to lead a review into domestic homicide laws. Sally Challen defence QC leads domestic homicide review 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z A federal jury in eastern Kentucky returned a murder conviction against Baker, 43, on Wednesday, after several hours of deliberation, according to media reports. Kentucky man convicted in killing after governor’s pardon 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Chauvin is in custody on his murder conviction and has pleaded not guilty to federal charges of violating Floyd’s civil rights. EXPLAINER: New charge unlikely for ex-cops in Floyd death 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z In June, a judge overturned a Black man’s murder conviction after prosecutors agreed with defense attorneys that it was unlikely that earlier prosecutors struck a dozen possible Black jurors by chance. New Orleans prosecutors, exonerated man reach $2M settlement 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z An appeals court in Texas upheld former Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger’s 2019 murder conviction on Thursday despite her claims that the charge should be lessened to criminally negligent homicide, according to reports. Ex-Dallas cop Amanda Guyger's conviction upheld in Botham Jean murder case 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z After a legal battle that lasted nearly nine years, Challen's murder conviction was quashed and the Crown Prosecution Service accepted her plea of manslaughter by diminished responsibility. Sally Challen defence QC leads domestic homicide review 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Knox recently criticised the filmmakers for "profiting" from her wrongful murder conviction. Matt Damon's daughter stopped him using a gay slur 2021-08-02T04:00:00Z Tom McCarthy’s new drama follows an Oklahoma oil worker to France as he tries to overturn his daughter’s murder conviction. Amanda Knox accuses Matt Damon, Tom McCarthy's 'Stillwater' of profiting off her name 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Another murder conviction was overturned in May after Williams said earlier prosecutors had failed to turn over favorable evidence. New Orleans prosecutors, exonerated man reach $2M settlement 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z She told the appeals court her murder conviction should be replaced with the lesser charge, which carries a maximum two-year sentence. Ex-Dallas cop Amanda Guyger's conviction upheld in Botham Jean murder case 2021-08-06T04:00:00Z Cook County Circuit Judge Diana Kenworthy on Tuesday ordered Williams to serve 35 years for the murder conviction and seven more years for aggravated battery. Getaway driver gets 42 years in Chicago honor student death 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z A federal appeals court has upheld a federal judge’s reversal of the murder conviction of an Oklahoma man whose case was featured in the book and television series ‘The Innocent Man.’ National Digest: Los Angeles County reimposes indoor mask mandate 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z Crump also said he wanted to see a sentence above what is typically given for a second-degree murder conviction. George Floyd’s family members to speak at Chauvin sentencing 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z You felt it the day of the verdict in Minneapolis: The murder conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin, and the accountability it signaled, brought for many a sigh of relief. Opinion | I felt relief when Chauvin was convicted. I’m still unsure Minneapolis has changed. 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z Three years ago, Moore, still performing at an elite level, left her basketball career to advocate for the exoneration of a Missouri man, Jonathan Irons, for his murder conviction nearly a quarter-century earlier. On Juneteenth, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 'Fight the Power' tackles the history of protest 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Her record would always show a murder conviction, and all the limitations it would bring. The state of Ohio vs. a sex-trafficked teenager Mr. Bailey gained national attention in 1966, when he succeeded in reversing the murder conviction of Dr. Sam Sheppard, the Ohio osteopath whose case inspired the television series and movie “The Fugitive.” F. Lee Bailey, Lawyer for Patty Hearst and O.J. Simpson, Dies at 87 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z In comparison, the average sentence for a murder conviction in the United States was, just over 48.8 years as of 2018, according to a report released this year by the U.S. Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time 2021-05-27T04:00:00Z The move satisfied many activists who hope Ellison — fresh off winning a murder conviction for the police officer who killed George Floyd — will file more serious charges in Wright’s case. In Minnesota, move to sidestep locals in prosecuting police 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z The panel ruled that a third-degree murder conviction can be sustained even if the action that caused a death was directed at a single person. Appeals court hears case of 3 ex-cops charged in Floyd death 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z She struggled to find an employer that would hire someone with a murder conviction. The state of Ohio vs. a sex-trafficked teenager Warren was reportedly referring to Warren’s dissent after the state court of appeals upheld a murder conviction for a White man who shot a Black partygoer after reporting "hoodlums" in the neighborhood in 2016. North Carolina judge accused by BLM protesters of nearly hitting them with SUV — but police video inconclusive 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Iowa woman convicted of killing estranged hubby’s girlfriend 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The initial murder conviction in the killing of Nobles was reversed twice and his penalty reversed three times before jurors agreed McKenna should be executed by the state, The Review-Journal reported. Convicted felon Patrick McKenna dies on death row in Nevada 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The next prominent and seemingly extreme excessive force case that goes to trial very easily might end up like the overwhelming majority of the others, without a murder conviction. Column: The Chauvin prosecution isn't a bellwether for the state of justice in America 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Last November, the California Supreme Court overturned Long’s murder conviction and ruled that her defense lawyer made a critical mistake at trial. Murder charge from 2003 against California woman dismissed 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z Over the course of the three-week trial that ended last week with a murder conviction for Mr. Chauvin, a white former police officer whose victim was Black, race was rarely an explicit topic of discussion. How the Trial Over Floyd’s Death Flipped the Script for Black Victims 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z The murder conviction and sentence were sent back to Sedgwick County District Court for further court proceedings. Supreme Court reverses murder conviction in Wichita death 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Noor was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison on the third-degree murder conviction, but no penalty was issued for manslaughter. EXPLAINER: Why is Chauvin unlikely to face maximum sentence? 2021-04-22T04:00:00Z Stacey Smith, a member of the council’s board and presiding elder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Minnesota, suggested Tuesday’s murder conviction could energize the council’s recently launched “truth and reparations” initiative. Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The risk is that if the jury acquits him of second-degree murder but agrees he is guilty of third-degree murder, a murder conviction might not ultimately stick. EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z Brady-Leighton, 61, who is white, said she is hoping for a murder conviction. Minneapolis courthouse draws crowd as jury starts deliberating in Derek Chauvin trial 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z She told the crowd she wanted to see a murder conviction for Floyd’s death. Judge in Chauvin trial calls Waters’ comments ‘abhorrent’ 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z A Los Angeles stabbing in late March has led to charges against a man who had been paroled after spending decades in prison for a previous murder conviction, according to court documents. California murderer accused of killing another woman weeks after probation ended 2021-04-16T04:00:00Z The court’s unanimous opinion last week affirmed a 2020 ruling that vacated Andrew Royer’s murder conviction in the death of Helen Sailor, and found that he did not receive a fair trial. Court: Man entitled to new trial in killing of woman, 94 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z “If there is a murder conviction, I’m optimistic police will wake up and clean up their act.” As trial of officer charged with murdering George Floyd transfixes nation, the future of policing is on the line 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z Will any murder conviction seem good enough given the inherent difficulties of prosecuting excessive-force cases, or will something less than second-degree murder be understood as a loss that will re-inflame the community and the nation? Column: The prosecutors are scoring at the Derek Chauvin trial. Here's why 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Raymond Davis, 31, of Des Moines, Iowa, was sentenced last month to life in prison for a first-degree murder conviction, and Christopher Reagan, 48, of Omaha, was sentenced after pleading no contest to second-degree murder. Omaha woman gets 60 years to life for Bellevue killing 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The appeals court on Thursday also overturned the first-degree murder conviction and life sentence of Jordan Batice Mitchell, who was sentenced for the 2013 shooting death of a man in Tulsa. Manslaughter conviction of ex-Oklahoma officer overturned 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z When the state retried him in 2016, the jury found him guilty of both malice murder and the gun charge, without the mental illness qualifier on the murder conviction. High court upholds conviction, sentence in day care killing 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z Adding the charge would give jurors an additional avenue for a murder conviction if they decide that the evidence does not support a second-degree murder conviction. With Five Jurors Now Seated, Momentum Builds in Chauvin Trial 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z For Churaman, who was transferred to Rikers Island in July after a felony murder conviction was overturned and he awaited a new trial, the time inside was especially difficult. New York City’s jails are crowded again, stoking COVID-19 fears 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z Hettinger faces a mandatory life sentence for the first-degree murder conviction and up to 50 years for the child endangerment conviction. Man convicted of murder in death of 4-week-old child 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Very simply, reinstating the count could i ncrease the prosecution’s odds of getting a murder conviction in what will be one of Minnesota’s highest-profile trials ever. EXPLAINER: Why battle over a murder charge in Floyd’s death 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z A reinstated third-degree murder count could increase the prosecution’s odds of getting a murder conviction. 3rd-degree murder count could be reinstated in Floyd’s death 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z A Sussex killer who bludgeoned a lover to death with a hammer has lost an appeal against a murder conviction. Hammer killer Hunnisett loses appeal against conviction 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The Supreme Court also reaffirmed the murder conviction against Martinez despite a medical diagnosis of schizophrenia. New Mexico court: Rape protections endure after death 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z She received 30 years for the murder conviction, which will run concurrently with 15 years for manslaughter. Religious leader sentenced for 1980s child deaths 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z The investigation resulted in the second-degree murder conviction of a former employee. US attorney for West Virginia’s northern district resigns 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z “The core of this case follows the decision of Demjanjuk and Groening, that being part of the functioning of this machinery of death is sufficient for an accessory to murder conviction,” Klement said. Former Nazi guard, age 100, charged with accessory to murder 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z In the Noor decision, the panel ruled that a third-degree murder conviction can be sustained even if the action that caused a death was directed at one person. Minnesota prosecutors ask to reinstate charge in Floyd death 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that Noor challenged his third-degree murder conviction, a charge applicable in cases “for perpetuating an act eminently dangerous to others and evincing a depraved mind.” Court upholds Minneapolis cop’s conviction in Damond case 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Prosecutors in Montgomery could challenge the opinion in Maryland’s higher appeals court, which could reinstate the second-degree murder conviction. Murder conviction reversed in Bethesda nuclear bunker case 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z A three-judge panel from Court of Special Appeals ruled this week that the evidence wasn’t sufficient to sustain Beckwitt’s murder conviction. Court tosses murder conviction over fire in secret tunnels 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z In the Pearl case, the High Court in Sindh Province in April overturned Mr. Sheikh’s murder conviction, saying there was enough evidence to support the abduction charge but not murder. Top Pakistani Court Upholds Reversal of Conviction in Daniel Pearl Killing 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Saeed’s murder conviction and sentence were overturned by a provincial court last year, while the kidnapping charge was downgraded. Man accused of beheading U.S. journalist Daniel Pearl ordered released by Pakistani court 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z An appeals court jettisoned the first-degree murder conviction, ordering a new trial, and ruled the sentences for the other three were too stiff. This Blackwater guard pleaded guilty. He atoned. But didn't get a pardon 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z He was serving a life sentence on a murder conviction in Walhall County. Autopsies set after deaths of Mississippi inmates 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Slatten’s murder conviction was overturned but he was retried and convicted. After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’ 2021-01-02T05:00:00Z A federal appeals court later overturned Slatten’s first-degree murder conviction, but the Justice Department tried him again and secured another life sentence last year. Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z A federal appeals court later cut Slatten’s first-degree murder conviction, but the Justice Department tried him again and secured another life sentence last year. Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z Her boyfriend, who is identified only as “BT” in court records, is serving a term of 94 years to life at California State Prison, Sacramento, on a murder conviction, according to prosecutors. Ex-California contract worker charged in pandemic aid scam with inmate boyfriend 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z The court returned Graham’s case to Portage County court for resentencing on the aggravated murder conviction. Death sentence rejected for teen who killed Kent St student 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z In 1988, the Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction and ordered a new trial after the court found a commonwealth’s attorney “committed reversible errors,” the Courier-Journal said. Kentucky death row inmate convicted of murder dies at 75 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z Liebich filed over a dozen more grievances related to his kidney condition over the next eight years, until a judge threw out his murder conviction in 2018 after finding his lawyers ignored key evidence. The way prisoners flag guard abuse, inadequate health care and unsanitary conditions is broken 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z During an automatic appeal, the state Supreme Court agreed with defense attorneys who argued that hearsay evidence about the ability of the child to survive outside the womb undermined the second-degree murder conviction. California high court upholds serial killer’s death penalty 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The California Supreme Court overturned Peterson's death sentence in August and ordered a lower court to review his murder conviction to see if he should receive a new trial. Scott Peterson among California inmates who received COVID relief funds, prosecutors say 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z “It took way, way too long to discover, and you, sir, deserve better than that,” the judge said as he overturned Kendrick’s murder conviction and dismissed the case. Man freed, case dropped in deadly 1994 stabbing of NYC woman 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Smith, now 36, was sentenced to death for his murder conviction and to 24 years in prison for the child abuse conviction. Court upholds convictions, sentences for murder, child abuse 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Supreme Court refuses to hear the case, leaving in place the decision that vacated the murder conviction. Timeline of case against Michael Skakel in 1975 killing 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z Honeyestewa faces up to life in prison without possibility of parole on the murder conviction when sentenced in December by District Judge Nancy Porter. Elko County jury convicts man in home invasion murder trial 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z But the same justices in October ordered a new hearing in San Mateo Superior Court to determine whether his underlying murder conviction must also be tossed out if a juror committed “prejudicial misconduct.” California prosecutors again seek death for Scott Peterson 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Madsen was found guilty of the premeditated killing — equivalent to a murder conviction — of Ms. Wall in 2018 and sentenced to life in prison. Peter Madsen, Who Killed Kim Wall in a Submarine, Briefly Escapes Prison 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Terry was serving a life sentence on a murder conviction from Lawrence County, the agency said. Inmate dies after contacting COVID-19 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z Many news organizations use the word “murder” only after there has been a murder conviction in a court of law. 43 Student Journalists Quit N.Y.U. Paper After Dispute With Adviser 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Willis got a hard-50 sentence for the murder conviction and a concurrent six-month sentence for the battery conviction following a jury trial. Kansas Supreme Court affirms convictions in 2015 shooting 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z But a Karachi court in April overturned the murder conviction of Saeed, a British Pakistani national, though it found him guilty of kidnapping Pearl and sentenced him to seven years. Pakistan’s top court postpones appeal in Daniel Pearl case 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z While the first and second-degree murder conviction against Peterson stayed in place, the court ordered a new penalty phase trial last Monday, which will allow him to re-enter general population, Grace said. Laci Peterson's family 'devastated' by Scott's overturned death sentence, Nancy Grace says 2020-08-30T04:00:00Z While the murder conviction against Scott Peterson stayed in place, the court ordered a new penalty phase trial. Amber Frey 'relieved' California court did not overturn Scott Peterson conviction, says decision to retry should be up to Laci's family 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z While the murder conviction against Peterson stayed in place, the court ordered a new penalty phase trial. Scott Peterson's lawyer, kin say COVID outbreak barring them from telling him death penalty overturned 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z A murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Sentencing hearings to start for New Zealand mosque shooter 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z The appeal wants the Dallas-based court to overturn her murder conviction and sentence and order a new trial, or replace it with a conviction for criminally negligent homicide and order a new sentencing hearing. Ex-Dallas cop appeals murder conviction in neighbor’s death 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z Legislators made the change after the state Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of a Stockton man who had beaten his estranged wife, causing her to deliver a stillborn baby. Drug users delivering stillbirths could face murder rap if this California case advances 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z He received a sentence of life in prison for each murder conviction and a death sentence for each capital murder conviction. No new trial for Mississippi man convicted of killing 8 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Arias is serving a life sentence for her first-degree murder conviction in the death of Travis Alexander at his home in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa. Prosecutor who convicted Jodi Arias agrees to disbarment 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z The Second District upheld Taylor’s murder conviction, but in a later ruling said the trial judge abused his discretion in not considering Taylor’s ability to pay court costs. Supreme Court: Judges needn’t consider ability to pay costs 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z In April, the Sindh High Court overturned his murder conviction and sentenced him to seven years for the kidnapping. 4 linked to reporter’s murder to stay in prison in Pakistan 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Palmer also was the lead author in the 2018 decision that overturned Skakel’s murder conviction, a highly unusual ruling because it reversed a previous decision by the same court. Justice who led gay marriage, death penalty rulings retires 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Assistant District Attorney Belinda Foster said prosecutors were hampered in pursuing a first-degree murder conviction because none of the witnesses would cooperate. North Carolina man pleads guilty in fatal 2018 shooting 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Ellison noted that the Hennepin County Attorney’s office, which originally was handling the case, is the only one in the state to have secured a murder conviction for a police officer. Murder charges filed against all 4 officers in George Floyd’s death as protests against biased policing continue 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z She hopes that her actions will play a role in the arrest and first-degree murder conviction of the four police officers involved in Floyd’s death, at the very least. Voices from the protests: 'People of all races out risking their lives to march' 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z This is a case that prosecutors must win — and a third-degree murder conviction is better than no conviction at all. Opinion | Filing charges in George Floyd’s death was the easy part. Now comes the hard part. 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z He was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, but was freed after serving 11 years behind bars when a lower court overturned his murder conviction in 2013. Justice who led gay marriage, death penalty rulings retires 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Under German law, either of those two aggravating factors could have justified a murder conviction. US-born dentist convicted of garroting her British husband 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z Appeal judges quashed that murder conviction in February last year and ordered a new trial. Abused wife entitled to killed husband's estate 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z One of the women was wrongfully imprisoned for over a decade on a murder conviction secured by later discredited forensic evidence, and another woman was unsuccessfully tried twice for helping people vote. Ahmaud Arbery: new focus on district attorney’s flawed prosecutions of black women 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z A murder conviction in Georgia carries a minimum sentence of life in prison, either with or without parole. Atlanta mayor calls Ahmaud Arbery killing 'a lynching'; says Trump's rhetoric gives racists permission 2020-05-10T04:00:00Z James Little, 41, who was released on parole following his 1995 murder conviction, had been arrested on March 3 for allegedly beating and choking his girlfriend inside her Brooklyn home. NYC man released from Rikers Island over coronavirus arrested on new rape charge: report 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z The case centers on a murder conviction that was overturned in 2017 after students at the University of Michigan law school reopened the case. Judge: Man wrongly convicted can take Detroit cops to trial 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z On Thursday, the Sindh High Court overturned his murder conviction and sentenced him to seven years for the kidnapping. Man accused of killing US journalist to stay in prison 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z The High Court of Sindh on Thursday overturned the murder conviction and downgraded the kidnapping charge, which carries a seven-year sentence. Pakistani court overturns convictions in killing of journalist Daniel Pearl 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z Villanueva had told Lathan he needed a lot more new clothes since he had been wearing the same things in the months since he was released on parole from prison for a murder conviction. How a chance reunion led to Nipsey Hussle’s death 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z The bill allows only four statutory aggravating circumstances: mass murder, a previous murder conviction, a “horribly inhumane” murder, and murder committed as a hate crime. Delaware lawmakers face competing death penalty bills 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The prison system says Murphy was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1984 for a murder conviction in Colbert County. Man convicted of murder flees Alabama prison for second time 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Three judges on the state Appellate Court upheld the murder conviction against Jermain Richards, who was sentenced to 60 years in prison in 2018 after a third trial. Nurse convicted of killing girlfriend loses appeal 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z The justices are considering a case involving a murder conviction from Louisiana, which permitted split verdicts until two years ago, when voters overturned the law. In One State, a Holdout Juror Can’t Block a Conviction. That May Not Last. 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z Conley faces a maximum of 20 years in prison on the attempted murder conviction at sentencing scheduled for Monday. Massachusetts man convicted of trying to kill daughter, 7 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z Watson is serving a life sentence for a 2009 murder conviction. Report: California prisoner confesses to killing 2 molesters 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z She said the commonwealth’s theory of the case would support a first-degree murder conviction. Man accused of killing couple with toddler in crib nearby 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z That led to Davis’s murder conviction being overturned in 2019 after project lawyers argued that “had the original jury heard the DNA results, it would have likely reached a different outcome”. California man freed after 15 years in prison thanks to genealogy website data 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z A California man who spent 14 years in prison was exonerated of his wrongful murder conviction Thursday after prosecutors found new DNA evidence that led to a different unknown suspect. California man who spent 14 years in prison for murder conviction exonerated 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z He was paroled in 2017 after an attempted murder conviction in 2002, when he shot a man and then carjacked a woman as he exchanged gunfire with New York City police officers. Hundreds of cops turn out for arraignment of alleged Bronx cop shooter, PBA president tells officers 'you're in danger' 2020-02-10T05:00:00Z He said the man was paroled from prison in 2017 after an attempted murder conviction. New York gunman in custody after ambushing officers twice in 12 hours 2020-02-09T05:00:00Z Hilyard’s lawyer acknowledged his client killed Davis but said it was not premeditated, which is required for a first-degree murder conviction, The Wichita Eagle reported. Wichita woman convicted of beheading ex-boyfriend’s mother 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z Smith avoided a possible murder conviction last year by pleading to other charges. 2 gang members sentenced for teen’s 2016 death in Delaware 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z Tyler was serving a life sentence on a capital murder conviction from Rankin County. Inmate found dead in privately run prison in Mississippi 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Prosecutors told the Supreme Court that the videos shouldn’t spoil the second-degree murder conviction, even if the trial judge was wrong to allow them as evidence. Michigan court reverses murder conviction, cites rap videos 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z The possible prison sentence for a single aggravated murder conviction is 25 years to life. Utah teen charged as adult in murders of 4 family members at home 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The possible prison sentence for an aggravated murder conviction is 25 years to life. Teen accused in fatal family shooting to be charged as adult 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z A jury recommended life in prison for the murder conviction plus 20 years for the robbery conviction. Arkansas man convicted of killing Oklahoma sheriff’s father 2020-01-18T05:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction in Michigan carries an automatic sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michigan juvenile lifer to get new sentence in girl’s death 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z Quentin Daniel Moore, 23, was sentenced to life in prison for his murder conviction. 3 sentenced in 2018 Reno shootings that left 1 dead 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z Jones was serving a life sentence for a second degree murder conviction in Sabine Parish. Louisiana inmate dies following fight with another inmate 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z He was sentenced to die for the murder conviction and got a consecutive life sentence for the armed robbery conviction. Man convicted in Georgia store clerk’s death to be executed 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z Now her lawyers are challenging her murder conviction. The best of the Long Read in 2019 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z Taylor was released on parole in March after 18 years behind bars on a second-degree murder conviction. San Quentin marathon offers inmates a sense of freedom 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z If the judge in her case decides that she is eligible, Addimando’s could be the first murder conviction to test the new sentencing guidelines. When Can a Woman Who Kills Her Abuser Claim Self-Defense? 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The maximum prison sentence for a second-degree murder conviction would be 30 years. Judge drops hate crime charge in student’s fatal stabbing 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z A Mississippi man who was tried six times on multiple murder charges was granted bond Monday after his murder conviction was overturned by the U.S. Mississippi man tried 6 times in killings granted bond after 22 years 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z He was greeted by thousands of supporters wearing the purple of the president’s party, many declaring that the murder conviction was the result of a plot by the Netherlands, Suriname’s colonial ruler until 1975. Convicted in massacre, Suriname’s leader hangs on tight 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Crilly, who completed a law degree in prison, became the only person so far to have a joint enterprise murder conviction overturned under that ruling, and he was released last year. Subduing Terrorist on London Bridge, He Was Prepared to Die 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z After a successful appeal against his murder conviction, Crilly pleaded guilty to manslaughter, becoming the first person since 2016 to have a joint enterprise murder conviction quashed. I was prepared to die, says London Bridge 'hero' 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z The state Supreme Court reinstated the murder conviction in 2016, but later reversed itself and overturned the conviction. Newspaper challenges law that would seal Skakel murder case 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The organisation also supported Sally Challen, whose murder conviction for killing her emotionally abusive husband with a hammer was quashed in February. Steak knife murder conviction 'unsafe' 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, Farieissia Martin, 26, was given the go-ahead to appeal her murder conviction. 'Mum killed Dad but we get to be happy again this Xmas' 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z Ms Wistrich said if Martin's legal team were able to persuade a court that the conviction was unsafe, they would either look to substitute the murder conviction for manslaughter, or return for a retrial. ‘My daughter had PTSD when she killed her partner’ 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction normally carries a mandatory life sentence without parole. Teen gets life in prison for fatal burglary 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Magistrate Judge Candy Dale ruled that the evidence supports Adamcik’s murder conviction and that the Idaho Supreme Court in December 2017 did not err in affirming Adamcik’s life sentence without parole. Life sentence upheld for man convicted of murder as teenager 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z The court also turned away appeals from defendants in a libel suit over climate change and from Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was examined by the podcast “Serial.” Supreme Court Acts in Campaign Finance and Libel Cases 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Despite his murder conviction, her killer still cannot be named. The murder trial that gripped a nation 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z In a landmark case, a Berlin court recently upheld a murder conviction for two men whose drag race ended with a crash that killed another driver. German court finds teen guilty of murder over fatal crash 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z In what amounts to the largest amount ever paid to an exoneree in the state, one man who was imprisoned for 38 years on an erroneous murder conviction will receive about $3 million. Maryland board OKs $9M for 5 wrongly imprisoned men 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z An Arizona appellate court was deciding Thursday whether to reverse the murder conviction of Jodi Arias after her attorneys argued that a prosecutor had mishandled her case by whipping up publicity. Jodi Arias attorneys seek new trial, blaming prosecutor for sensationalizing case 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z Arias, who will not be in the courtroom during her appellate hearing, is serving a life sentence for her first-degree murder conviction in the death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa. Court to hear appeal of Jodi Arias’ murder conviction 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z But until 2014, he served fewer than 10 years in prison, avoiding a murder conviction. Samuel Little is most prolific serial killer in U.S. history, FBI says 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z The justices also will hear arguments Monday in a challenge to a murder conviction by a non-unanimous jury in Louisiana. Supreme Court begins election-year term full of big cases 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z “Why give a murder conviction and then give 10 years,” asked Dominique Alexander, the president of the Next Generation Action Network, a local social justice organization. Amber Guyger Is Sentenced to 10 Years for Murder of Botham Jean 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z On Tuesday, Guyger’s murder conviction was heralded as a rare victory in the national push for policing reform. Amber Guyger’s 10-year sentence sparks both protests and an act of forgiveness 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Some feared that anything less than a murder conviction would be another message that for those who wear a badge, there are lesser consequences for harming minorities _ and perhaps no consequences at all. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Philadelphia’s conviction integrity unit, a division of its district attorney’s office that re-examined old cases, had vacated his decades-old murder conviction, deciding there was evidence that could have shown that Mr. Thomas was not guilty. Wrongly Convicted, They Had to Choose: Freedom or Restitution 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z Attorney’s Office in New Mexico says 37-year-old Jonathan Gomez of Albuquerque was arrested Thursday by federal agents at the state penitentiary, where records show he was serving time for a murder conviction. New Mexico inmate facing federal racketeering charges 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But a murder conviction followed by a 10-year sentence felt like a gut punch to some activists, who promised to protest outside the Dallas County courthouse on Wednesday night. Amber Guyger Is Sentenced to 10 Years for Murder of Botham Jean 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The troopers’ investigation of the case ultimately led to the murder conviction of Nome Police Officer Matthew Clay Owens. In small Alaska city, Native women say police ignored rapes 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z With a murder conviction, the jury declared that she will. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Jimmy Dennis agreed to a no-contest plea from the City of Philadelphia so he would be released from prison after a wrongful murder conviction. Wrongly Convicted, They Had to Choose: Freedom or Restitution 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z The appeals court also vacated the murder conviction and life term of a fourth defendant, Nicholas A. Slatten, citing errors in his trial. Sentences halved for three Blackwater guards in 2007 shootings of unarmed Iraqi civilians - The Washington Post 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z Arias is serving a life sentence after her first-degree murder conviction in the death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa. Portions of ethics charges tossed against Arizona prosecutor 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z A Nevada judge earlier this year dismissed Browning’s murder conviction after the 9th U.S. Nevada death row inmate released from prison after 3 decades 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Attorneys for a Texas death row inmate who maintains his innocence and contends his murder conviction was based on junk science are asking the U.S. The Latest: Supreme Court asked to stop Texas execution 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z His murder conviction caused a national debate over homeowners' rights. Tony Martin 'knows case still divides opinion' 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z Champagne was sentenced to death for a first-degree murder conviction and to prison terms for convictions for second-degree murder, kidnapping and concealing a dead body. Court to rule on man convicted of killing 2, burying bodies 2019-08-07T04:00:00Z The tall, thin man who moves slowly these days conceded he was angry for years after his second-degree murder conviction. Unlikely pairing of professor, inmate yields results 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z The reversal of Mr. Scott’s murder conviction, and that of a co-defendant, De’Marchoe Carpenter, involved the drive-by shooting death of a 19-year-old woman, Karen Summers. Opinion | Two extraordinary exonerations show the failure of our justice system 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z In March, the murder conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court. 'Dosa king' dies after losing fight to avoid jail 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z A millionaire day trader, the secret bunker under his house and a murder conviction. Trial in U-Md. hate crime case delayed to December 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z David Mark Temple returned to a Harris County court Monday, less than three years after Texas’ top criminal court overturned his previous murder conviction because prosecutors withheld evidence. Retrial begins for Texas man accused of killing wife in 1999 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z A millionaire day trader, the secret bunker under his home and a murder conviction. Reversing course, Trump administration will look for a way to add citizenship question to 2020 Census 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The book is a true-crime story in which Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes, becomes enraged by a wrongful murder conviction. Paperback Picks: A woman-centered thriller, a true-crime Conan Doyle story and a year of sleeping 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z The verdict shows that the jurors did not believe there was enough evidence against him for a murder conviction - but enough to find him guilty of posing with a dead body. Navy Seal chief found not guilty of US war crimes 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction carries a sentence of life in prison without parole. 3rd defendant guilty of death during Colorado pot robbery 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z Kavanaugh also he wrote this year’s most important opinion on racial bias, overturning the murder conviction of a Mississippi man who was tried six times by nearly all white juries. Supreme Court with Roberts in charge: conservative, but not always predictable 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z For a murder conviction, the prosecution had to show that Williams either intended to kill the deputy or shot him knowing he’d almost certainly die. Maine man convicted of killing sheriff’s deputy 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The jury recommended Gates serve 20 years for the murder conviction and seven years for the armed criminal action charge. Jury finds man guilty in January 2018 shooting death of teen 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z At the Masters, we brought Valentino Dixon, a victim of a racially biased court system 27 years ago, to Augusta National as a credentialed illustrator to celebrate his wrongful murder conviction being overturned. To honor Lee Elder is to also celebrate the world he helped spawn - Golf Digest 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Two previous trials against seven other inmates yielded just one murder conviction, prompting prosecutors to drop charges against several others. Prosecutors give up on more trials in Delaware prison riot 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Two previous trials against seven other inmates yielded just one murder conviction, prompting prosecutors to drop charges against several others. Prosecutors give up on more trials in Delaware prison riot 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z On Friday, prosecutors accepted Mrs Challen's manslaughter plea after her murder conviction was quashed in February. Coercive control 'like seeing curtain fall' 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z Prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, so Circuit Judge Kelly Luther sentenced Hamer to the only other option for a capital murder conviction in Mississippi - life without parole. Tennessee man convicted of killing 2 people in Mississippi 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z Earlier this month, Michael Brandon Samra was put to death by lethal injection for his capital murder conviction in a quadruple killing near Birmingham. Alabama set to execute man for pastor’s slaying 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z Two previous trials against seven other inmates charged in the riot resulted in only one murder conviction. The Latest: Inmate’s wife says she knew he’d be acquitted 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z Two other trials against seven inmates resulted in only one murder conviction. Inmate acquitted of guard’s slaying in Delaware prison riot 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z The murder conviction was never overturned, despite his release. Idaho man arrested for 1996 rape, murder that cost another man 20 years in prison 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z Three KKK members were convicted years later in the deadly blast, and one remains imprisoned on a murder conviction. Father of bombing victim set for church where she died 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z Kraska had small crimes on his record before his murder conviction. Polish man freed after 19 years, murder case gets fresh look 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z An association for Somali American police officers says it believes institutional prejudice “heavily influenced” the murder conviction of a Minneapolis police officer who shot and killed an unarmed woman. The Latest: Somali American police group pans Noor verdict 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z He faces up to 15 years on the third-degree murder conviction and nearly five years on the manslaughter conviction, although judges aren't bound by state sentencing guidelines and can impose much lower sentences. For some, black Minneapolis officer's conviction no surprise 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z He faces up to 15 years on the third-degree murder conviction and nearly five years on the manslaughter conviction, although judges aren’t bound by state sentencing guidelines and can impose much lower sentences. For some, black Minneapolis officer’s conviction no surprise 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z Rivera brought up a case in which a 41-year-old man from Florida, an overdose victim, became the first death that led to a murder conviction. Geraldo Rivera calls ‘innovative’ drug rehabilitation program at Florida jail a 'real success’ 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z It is believed to be Oregon’s first hate crime murder conviction since skinheads killed an immigrant from Ethiopia with a baseball bat in 1988. In Oregon, a Murder Conviction Adds to Calls for Tougher Hate Crime Punishments 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Andrew Mallard got another chance at life after the highest court in Australia tossed out his murder conviction in 2005, ultimately allowing him to go free after more than a decade in prison. Hollywood hit-and-run victim had been wrongfully convicted of murder in Australia 2019-04-20T04:00:00Z He’s a prominent lawyer who recently represented the state before Maryland’s highest court in their review of a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit “Serial” podcast. Lawyer announces 2020 bid for Baltimore mayor’s office 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z He told FOX32 he blames his defense attorneys for bungling his defenses and plans to challenge the Illinois Supreme Court's decision to uphold his murder conviction in federal courts. Drew Peterson, convicted wife-killer, says he's 'living the dream' in federal prison, maintains his innocence 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z The first-degree murder conviction imposed at last year’s trial required imposition of a life sentence. Delaware man get life sentence for slaying outside club 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The star of one ad is Albert Cleveland, who spent twenty-one years in prison on a murder conviction before Lightfoot and her colleagues, working pro bono, managed to free him. Chicago Prepares to Elect Its First Black Female Mayor 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z The newspaper says Miller’s plea means she will be sentenced to 12 years for each attempted murder conviction and 12 years for each aggravated child abuse conviction. Alabama woman pleads guilty to attempted murder of toddlers 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z The Supreme Court on Wednesday sounded ready to overturn a Mississippi murder conviction based on racial bias during jury selection. Supreme Court appears ready to find racial bias a factor in Mississippi murder case 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Attorneys for fired Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja asked Judge Joseph Marx this week to dismiss the jury’s March 7 manslaughter and attempted murder conviction. Officer convicted of killing black motorist wants new trial 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z Attorneys for fired Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja asked Judge Joseph Marx this week to dismiss the jury’s March 7 manslaughter and attempted murder conviction. Officer convicted of killing black motorist wants new trial 2019-03-20T04:00:00Z The cases were identified through the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, which provided every first-, second- and third-degree murder conviction reported to it by each county during the time period. Death penalty has fallen out of favor with prosecutors 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Gray was sentenced to 40 years in prison after his second-degree murder conviction. Alaska appeals court overturns murder conviction 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer is set to challenge her murder conviction in what is being described as a landmark case. Hammer killer wife in 'landmark' appeal 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z A judge sentenced him last month on just the second-degree murder conviction, ruling it was more serious. Officer’s lawyers: No resentencing needed in fatal shooting 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Under his current sentence, exclusively for the second-degree murder conviction, he could be released from prison in as little as three years. Illinois Attorney General Challenges Sentence for Officer Jason Van Dyke 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z In Canada, a first-degree murder conviction brings an automatic sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Serial Killer Bruce McArthur Gets Life Sentence in Case That Terrorized Gay Men 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z She was initially freed in 2004 when a judge reduced her second-degree murder conviction to involuntary manslaughter, but she was sent back when another court reinstated the tougher conviction. Parole denied to attorney serving life sentence in fatal dog mauling 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z They will ask the court to overturn the murder conviction and substitute a manslaughter conviction in its place. Hammer killer wife in 'landmark' appeal 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Neither of them, though, has a murder conviction. He Committed Murder. Then He Graduated From an Elite Law School. Would You Hire Him as Your Attorney? 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z An appeals court reversed Powell’s original murder conviction over questions of a juror’s impartiality. Binghamton man convicted of killing ex-wife, boyfriend 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Pima County prosecutors say 24-year-old Isaac Cisco is scheduled to be sentenced for a murder conviction on Feb. 25. Tucson man already serving prison term convicted of murder 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z Arias, 38, is serving a life sentence after her first-degree murder conviction in the death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa. Prosecutors urge court to uphold Jodi Arias’ conviction 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z The murder conviction was again annulled by the court of cassation, the country’s highest court, the following year but malicious accusation was not removed. European court to rule on Amanda Knox's remaining conviction 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z Mr. Reilly believes that by telling his story, he can help diminish the sheer hysteria a murder conviction can inspire. He Committed Murder. Then He Graduated From an Elite Law School. Would You Hire Him as Your Attorney? 2019-02-02T05:00:00Z The verdict came in October: a rare murder conviction for an officer in an on-duty shooting. Laquan McDonald's family laments light sentence given to white Chicago officer 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z She also defended the murder conviction of Johnny Baca, in which judges found a prosecutor lied at the trial and relented after video of an oral argument received national attention, Bazelon writes. Kamala Harris' record as 'progressive prosecutor' facing new scrutiny as she eyes 2020 run 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z The verdict came in October - a rare murder conviction for an officer in an on-duty shooting. Black teen’s family laments sentence given to white officer 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z The verdict came in October — a rare murder conviction for an officer in an on-duty shooting. Black teen’s family laments sentence given to white officer 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Intent is one of the elements required for a first-degree murder conviction. Judge convicts man of 2nd-degree murder for killing sister 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z The first trial, of three inmates, resulted in one murder conviction. Second trial begins for inmates in Delaware prison riot 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Yet her family believes her murder conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Was this woman wrongly convicted of murder? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z An Illinois man who spent more than two decades in prison for a murder conviction obtained with shoddy ballistics evidence is getting a chance to prove his innocence with a new trial. Illinois man who took on ballistics evidence faces retrial 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z In 2018, it was the turn of another US podcast, In the Dark, to raise questions about a murder conviction. Are podcasts helping to solve crimes? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Supreme Court left in place a ruling that vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction in her daughter’s death. The Latest: Victim’s mom disappointed with Skakel decision 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z This could mean the murder conviction will stand, says Ms Wistrich. 'My mum killed my dad but I want her freed' 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z The organisation is the same one helping Sally Challen appeal against a murder conviction for bludgeoning her "controlling" husband to death with a hammer. Was this woman wrongly convicted of murder? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z That man is serving a life sentence for a 2006 murder conviction in Baldwin County. Inmate stabbed to death inside Alabama prison 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Hill was sentenced to life in prison for a murder conviction in Jefferson County in 1993. Police look for Alabama murder convict who left work center 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z The murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life without parole. Jury finds 2 men guilty in killing of Davenport man 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Rose, 41, is serving a life sentence following a 2013 murder conviction. SC inmate says religion entitles him to smoke pot in prison 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z The group helped Emma get a new legal team, which is trying to appeal against the murder conviction using psychiatric evidence. Was this woman wrongly convicted of murder? 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Another was sentenced to 14 to 30 years on a third-degree murder conviction. Man wins partial acquittal in retrial in 2012 robbery death 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z The murder conviction is punishable by a mandatory term of life in prison without parole. Detroit man convicted in fatal Lansing barbershop shooting 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z He pleaded guilty in an agreement with prosecutors that avoided a possible murder conviction in the death of 16-year-old Jchandra Brown. Suicide recorded on cell phone sends Utah man to prison 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z For starters, a man’s murder conviction has just been vacated, and his first free steps in nearly three decades will be out the service entrance? How an artist found freedom after 27 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit - Golf Digest 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction, which requires an intent to kill, carries a maximum punishment of life in prison. ‘We’re not the one who need to be careful,’ James A. Fields Jr. texted mother before Charlottesville rally 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z Faith Johnson, the district attorney who won that rare murder conviction against a white police officer, will not have a chance to prosecute Ms. Guyger. Former Dallas Officer Charged With Murder for Shooting Botham Jean in His Apartment 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Mr. Ramirez, meanwhile, served 16 years in prison in Honduras for his murder conviction. Feds catch convicted murderer in migrant caravan: DHS 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z His murder conviction was chronicled in the hit “Serial” podcast. The Latest: Arguments in podcast case focus on alibi witness 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z He faces up to 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder conviction and up to 30 years for each of the 16 counts of aggravated battery, one for each shot he fired at McDonald. Chicago policemen conspired to shield officer convicted of murder:... 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Overturned: The California Supreme Court decided unanimously to overturn the murder conviction of a Los Angeles man who became mentally unstable during his trial. Essential California: What will the migrants in Tijuana do next? 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Supreme Court on Monday to refuse to hear an appeal by Connecticut prosecutors seeking to reinstate his murder conviction in the 1975 killing of his teenage neighbor. Kennedy cousin asks court to refuse appeal on his conviction 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The California Supreme Court decided unanimously Monday to overturn the murder conviction of a Los Angeles man who became mentally unstable during his trial. Court overturns murder conviction of man who became mentally unstable during trial 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z Maryland’s highest court is set to hear arguments in the high-profile case of a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in a hit podcast. The Latest: Arguments in podcast case focus on alibi witness 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Supreme Court to refuse to hear Connecticut prosecutors’ arguments that his murder conviction should be reinstated. Kennedy cousin asks Supreme Court to not hear state’s appeal 2018-11-26T05:00:00Z The prosecution is seeking a murder conviction for six of the suspects, complicity to murder for one of the others and causing bodily harm for the remaining two. Greece: Verdict near in trial of US tourist’s fatal beating 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The prosecution is seeking a murder conviction for six of the suspects, complicity to murder for one of the others and causing bodily harm for the remaining two. Greece: Verdict near in trial of US tourist’s fatal beating 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Martin, now 74, was released from prison in 2003 after his murder conviction was downgraded to manslaughter on grounds of diminished responsibility. Tony Martin case recreated for TV drama 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z —The Supreme Judicial Court in Massachusetts has started a review of a state legal principle that wiped out the murder conviction of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez after his suicide. NFL notebook: QB McCown to start for Jets 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The highest court in Massachusetts will consider whether the state should scrap a legal principle that erased the murder conviction of Aaron Hernandez after the former New England Patriots tight end killed himself in prison. The Latest: Court urged to reinstate Hernandez conviction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Prosecutors then used his North Carolina murder conviction to qualify him for the death penalty in Pennsylvania. Killer of 2 wives in 2 states considered for parole 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The murder conviction carries a mandatory prison sentence of life without parole. Iowa man convicted in death of infant found in swing 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z It was a program that allowed William Horton to be released after a murder conviction, and once furloughed, he attacked a woman. If you thought Trump couldn't reach 'a new low,' think again 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z The trial against the remaining three inmates resumed with testimony from Royal Downs, a former Baltimore gang leader killer who was transferred to Delaware to serve a life sentence for a 1995 murder conviction. Man called 'mastermind' of prison riot severed from trial 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z A Massachusetts prosecutor says it’s unfair that the murder conviction of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was thrown out just because he killed himself in prison before his appeal was heard. The Latest: Court urged to reinstate Hernandez conviction 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z As if helping get an innocent man’s wrongful murder conviction overturned last month wasn’t enough, this month, our cover correctly predicted golf’s next superstar: Cameron Champ’s perfect timing, Paulina Gretzky’s interesting Halloween costume, and the worst bet of all time - Golf Digest 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Now the lawyer is at the heart of a second season of Making a Murderer that follows her efforts to meet the high bar for overturning a murder conviction. Kathleen Zellner: the Making A Murderer lawyer you want on your side 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z He argued that the recent murder conviction of a white Chicago police officer in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald demonstrated that police officers who break the law are already “punished and jailed.” Judge begins public hearings on Chicago police reforms 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z He faces up to 99 years in prison for the attempted murder conviction. Anchorage man convicted of trying to kill police officer 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Bushrod’s sentence includes 60 years for his murder conviction and another 15 years from a sentence enhancement for using a firearm to commit a felony. Man sentenced to 75 years in fatal shooting at Legion post 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z But even after the officer’s second-degree murder conviction last week, this city is still waiting for other verdicts. An Officer Is Guilty of Murder. On Trial Next: A Police ‘Code of Silence’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder conviction. Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke convicted of second-degree murder for killing Laquan McDonald 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z “So there’s anger. But there’s relief, too, that we at least got a murder conviction.” ‘Justice for Laquan!’ Demonstrators Chant, as Chicago Officer Is Convicted of Murder 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z He faces up to 20 years in prison for the second-degree murder conviction and up to 30 years for each of the 16 counts of aggravated battery. Chicago police officer guilty of murder in 2014 shooting of black teen 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z The Illinois Supreme Court declined to overturn Peterson’s murder conviction last year . US Supreme Court declines to hear Drew Peterson’s appeal 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z Among those arrested were a man with an attempted murder conviction and a woman with seven driving under the influence convictions. 150 immigrants arrested by US agents in Southern California 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z They acknowledged Hamilton is guilty, but said his actions lack the premeditation necessary for a capital murder conviction. Jury hears closing arguments in murder trial for slain cop 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z As Adler writes, the murder conviction was based on suspicious evidence, shoddy police work, unreliable witnesses and the irresponsible prosecutorial methods. Golf Digest helps free wrongly convicted illustrator after exposing flimsy case 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z His prolific output received national media coverage, which in turn brought renewed focus on his murder conviction. Strange ways prisoners have been freed 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z The murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Man convicted of murder in Urbandale break-in slaying 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Jurors chose life in prison without parole for the murder conviction and life in prison for the conspiracy conviction. Oklahoma man found guilty in toddler’s death 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Woman convicted of murder in Iowa rest stop slaying 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z In appealing her second-degree murder conviction, Harper raised a number of concerns. Carlsbad woman convicted of killing husband could see sentence cut by 25 years 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Supreme Court to hear their arguments for reinstating Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction. National Digest: Carla Provost named new head of Border Patrol 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling affirms Charles Rhines‘ death sentence and murder conviction are “appropriate and constitutional.” Appeals court upholds inmate’s conviction, death sentence 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z Williams closely followed the Aaron Hernandez case, from the former NFL tight end’s murder conviction to him committing suicide in jail at age 27. One hit changed his life. Now this former Alabama football player is suing the NCAA. 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z In 1980, two men used rubber suction cups and spikes to climb the statue and unfurl a banner protesting the murder conviction of Geronimo Pratt, a former Black Panther. Police arrest anti-Trump protester who climbed the Statue of Liberty 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z Felony murder convictions in California are not tracked or labeled, opening the gates for anyone with a murder conviction to ask for a re-examination of their case. If He Didn’t Kill Anyone, Why Is It Murder? 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z His criminal record includes a felony murder conviction after beating a man to death in 2000. Minneapolis man sentenced for fatal light rail stabbing 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The high court on Friday upheld the capital murder conviction of Justin Eugene Thurber but returned his case to a lower court for another review of whether he’s developmentally disabled. Kansas court avoids ruling on execution for student’s death 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The new BBC soap would be on national television, with his own murder conviction bound to hit the headlines. Obituary: Leslie Grantham 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Morris Brickle-Hicks is appealing his murder conviction before the North Dakota Supreme Court. Convicted killer appealing to Supreme Court 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction in South Dakota carries a mandatory life sentence or the death penalty. 19-year-old Chamberlain man charged with 1st-degree murder 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z His murder conviction was erased after his death. Aaron Hernandez fiance announces she’s expecting a baby 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Under the terms of the plea agreement, filed in a Louisiana district court Monday, his first-degree murder conviction and sentence were vacated. He was 16 when Louisiana charged him with murder. Two decades later, he’s free. 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z Grantham would complain that, when he was interviewed, he would always be asked two questions: "What about the murder conviction" and "What did you do after EastEnders?" Obituary: Leslie Grantham 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z Attorney Amir Ali says Williams pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter and obstruction of justice after prosecutors and defense lawyers asked state District Court Judge Katherine Dorroh to vacate his murder conviction. Man who claims prosecutors withheld evidence set to be freed 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Arias is serving a life sentence for her first-degree murder conviction in the death of Travis Alexander at his home in Mesa. Jodi Arias faces June 6 for appealing her murder conviction 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Houston is serving a life sentence for a 2011 murder conviction. Convicted killer accused of fatally stabbing Alabama inmate 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z It’s unclear if he’s been sentenced on the murder conviction. Fatal attack on interracial couple in Arizona heads to trial 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Under the Canadian Criminal Code, the burden of proving terrorist intent is high, and legal experts said prosecutors likely concluded that securing a first-degree murder conviction would be less risky. Quebec Mosque Shooter Was Consumed by Refugees, Trump and Far Right 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The highest court in the US state of Connecticut has thrown out the murder conviction of a relative of the Kennedy family. Kennedy cousin's murder conviction quashed 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z In a surprising reversal, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial in connection with a 1975 killing in upscale Greenwich. Conn. high court vacates murder conviction, orders new trial for Kennedy cousin 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z The Connecticut Supreme Court has vacated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel’s murder conviction and ordered a new trial in connection with a 1975 killing in wealthy Greenwich. The Latest: Victim’s family weighs next steps in Skakel case 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z A first-degree murder conviction in Canada carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years. Quebec mosque gunman may face 150-year sentence 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z A man has been released from prison after becoming the first person to have a joint enterprise murder conviction quashed. First joint enterprise conviction quashed 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z The murder conviction carries an automatic life prison sentence. Atlanta attorney found guilty of murder in wife’s shooting 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The murder conviction means jurors believe he intended to kill his wife. Jury: Atlanta attorney who shot wife guilty of murder 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z The defense argued that the killing wasn’t premeditated, which is required for a first-degree murder conviction. Man convicted in May 2017 killing of Emporia woman 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z Iacoviello’s murder conviction was tossed in 2016 when an appeals court found that the jury was not properly instructed to consider the possibility of self-defense. Man pleads to reduced charge for killing police officer 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Mrs Thomson said Mellors did not tell her sister about the murder conviction for at least six to eight weeks. Murderer killed again despite 'warnings' 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z A capital murder conviction carries a possible death penalty or life without parole. Al Sharpton’s half brother’s murder case sent to grand jury 2018-04-11T04:00:00Z Pistorius was originally convicted of manslaughter, which was overturned and replaced with a murder conviction by the Supreme Court. South African court dismisses Pistorius appeal 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z A federal court jury has awarded $10 million in damages to a California man who spent six years in prison before his murder conviction was thrown out. Man framed by San Francisco police for murder is awarded $10 million 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z Fischer faces a sentence of 20 to 99 years on the murder conviction. The Latest: Utqiagvik man asks for mercy in prosecutor death 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The murder conviction requires a sentence of 20 to 99 years. Sentencing scheduled for man who killed Alaska prosecutor 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that prosecutors had sought a murder conviction and a life sentence, nothing that she initially claimed that someone else had run over her husband. 6 years for Gresham woman who ran over husband with truck 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z He has also tried and failed to appeal his murder conviction in the Constitutional Court. South African court dismisses Pistorius appeal 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z A felony murder conviction in Michigan carries a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. Michigan man guilty in killing streamed on Facebook Live 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z She said Fischer’s case was less than the most serious first-degree murder conviction and she urged a sentence of less than the maximum. The Latest: Utqiagvik man asks for mercy in prosecutor death 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z Two jurors remained in favor of the murder conviction, the foreman told the judge. No retrial for stepdad in Jahi Turner murder mistrial 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Hernandez’s murder conviction in the killing of Odin Lloyd was dismissed after Hernandez was found hanging in his cell last year. Court to weigh legal rule that nixed Hernandez conviction 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Justices upheld Johnson’s murder conviction, but vacated his death sentence because he helped authorities find the body in an effort to avoid the death penalty. Escapee convicted in slaying of Florida student avoids death 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z His testimony helped secure a murder conviction in 2015 in Wisconsin. Crown Point doctor IDs armed robber by the way he walks 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z He shares with Cooper the lack of a murder conviction. The longest serving inmates in Nevada prisons 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z Outside the courthouse, Brown’s mother said the murder conviction was unexpected relief. Man convicted of Mother’s Day shooting in South Carolina 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z Prosecutors had been arguing for a first-degree murder conviction and seeking the death penalty. Man avoids death penalty in girlfriend’s fatal stabbing 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z There's much coverage of the murder conviction of Darren Osborne, who drove into a crowd of Muslims near a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London, last year. In a hurry? Here's what you need to know in five minutes 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Hubbard said parole is not possible on the second murder conviction. Man gets 30 year sentence for South Carolina prison stabbing 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z Relatives said she was aware of his previous murder conviction when they became a couple and believed it was her Christian duty to give people second chances. Texas inmate asking federal courts to keep him alive 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z The first-degree murder conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison. Man convicted of killing woman caught in gang gunfire 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z |
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