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fromThe Local France
1 day ago

Gisele Pelicot back in French court for appeal trial 'ordeal'

Gisele Pelicot returns to court as one convicted man appeals; she was drugged by her husband and raped by dozens, resulting in 51 convictions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago
UK news

UK nurse jailed for killing four patients is denied chance to appeal

Colin Campbell, a nurse convicted in 2008 of murdering four elderly patients and attempting a fifth, was denied permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
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Emma Lovell: teenager who murdered British woman in Queensland home invasion has sentence reduced on appeal

A teenager's sentence for murdering Emma Lovell has been reduced by nearly 18 months after an appeal, prompting a potential high court challenge by Queensland's attorney general.
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3 weeks ago

Brooklyn Home Invader Who Tied Up And Pistol-Whipiped Family at Gunpoint Denied Challenge of Prison Sentence

According to court records, Robinson and two accomplices broke into a family home on a January night in 2012. The burglars restrained the family with zip ties, pistol-whipped the father, and threatened to kill a three-year-old child while attempting to steal money and jewelry. Police arrived during the burglary, leading to a shootout in which one accomplice fatally shot himself. Robinson was found hiding inside the house and arrested after resisting officers.
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fromIrish Independent
1 month ago

The Indo Daily: Richard Satchwell appeal: six grounds on which he is challenging his murder conviction

In June, Richard Satchwell was sentenced to life for the murder of his wife, Tina - a conviction that brought relief to a grieving family, and closure to a community that had searched and waited for six long years. But Satchwell says the court and jury got it wrong. Now, from behind the walls of Limerick Prison, he's preparing an appeal on at least six grounds, insisting he never intended to kill Tina.
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