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California
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Conviction overturned in 2012 kidnapping and killing of Sierra LaMar

An appellate court overturned the murder conviction of Antolin Garcia Torres for the 2012 disappearance of 15-year-old Sierra LaMar, ruling that consolidating prior kidnapping allegations prejudiced the jury's murder verdict.
US news
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Weinstein hires Mangione, Combs legal team ahead of third New York trial | amNewYork

Harvey Weinstein hired new attorneys from Agnifilo Intrater for his third New York rape trial beginning in March, while retaining his previous legal team for appeals.
Law
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Panel tosses ex-UCLA doctor's sex abuse conviction; lawyers weren't told of juror's 'limited English'

An appeals court overturned James Heaps' conviction and ordered a retrial because defense counsel was not informed that jurors questioned a panel member's English proficiency.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
6 months ago

California man sentenced to 27 years for making racist threats against pregnant Black woman

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) A California man was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison for making racist threats against a pregnant Black woman after prosecutors appealed an earlier, lighter sentence, officials said. Tyson Mayfield, 49, pleaded guilty in a court-offered deal in 2019 to get a five-year sentence that the Orange County District Attorney's office opposed and later appealed. An appeals panel rejected the decision, and Mayfield was retried and convicted of making criminal threats with an enhancement for a hate crime.
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