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Chicago Tribune
5 months ago
Chicago

Daywatch: The best (and worst!) of TV and film this year

A man's murder conviction was overturned due to the testimony of a legally blind eyewitness.
The conviction integrity unit of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx reviewed the case and found flaws in the witness's testimony. [ more ]
HuffPost
5 months ago
Black Lives Matter

Supreme Court Rejects Conviction Appeal From Derek Chauvin In George Floyd's Murder

The Supreme Court has rejected Derek Chauvin's appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.
Chauvin's lawyers argued that he was denied a fair trial due to pretrial publicity and concerns for violence in the event of an acquittal.
Chauvin is separately appealing his conviction on federal civil rights charges. [ more ]
ABA Journal
6 months ago
Law

Judge denies motion to interview jurors about alleged group chat in trial for murder of law prof

A judge in Florida denies a motion to interview jurors about an alleged group chat before the murder conviction of a dentist accused of hiring hit men to kill a law professor.
The motion was filed by a Miami lawyer who learned about the alleged group chat from an alternate juror. [ more ]
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www.theguardian.com
7 hours ago
Black Lives Matter

Texas governor pardons man who killed Black Lives Matter protester in 2020

Governor Abbott pardoned former US army sergeant convicted of murder during protests against racial injustice. [ more ]
time.com
7 hours ago
Black Lives Matter

Texas Governor Pardons Ex-Army Sergeant Convicted of Killing an Air Force Veteran at a Black Lives Matter Protest in 2020

Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Daniel Perry, a former sergeant convicted of murder for shooting a demonstrator during a protest. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

Father convicted of murdering his 4 children and their grandmother in their Lancaster home

Man convicted of murdering his four children and their grandmother in Lancaster home
David shot his children to death and also killed their maternal grandmother with a firearm [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
2 months ago
Los Angeles

She got 25 years to life for tossing son four floors. Court says probation should be considered

Sonia Hermosillo's murder conviction upheld with remanded sentencing for consideration of mental illness
California courts reviewing factors for probation eligibility in sentencing [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

A California man is found guilty of murder for killing a 6-year-old boy in a freeway shooting

Marcus Eriz convicted of murder for shooting 6-year-old boy on California freeway
Eriz's girlfriend, Wynne Lee, being tried separately as an accessory after the fact [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
3 months ago
California

Scott Peterson's case taken up by Los Angeles Innocence Project, citing new evidence

The Los Angeles Innocence Project has taken up the case of Scott Peterson who has been in prison for nearly 20 years for the murder of his wife and unborn son.
The Innocence Project states that new evidence supports Peterson's claim of innocence and that his constitutional rights were violated. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
4 months ago
UK news

Post office owner says Horizon system used to frame him for wife's murder

Robin Garbutt, who is serving a life sentence for murdering his wife, claims that the faulty Horizon IT system used in the Post Office scandal was also used to frame him.
Garbutt says the evidence relied upon during his trial is faulty and that a man wearing a balaclava and holding a gun forced him to hand over £16,000, after which he found his wife dead.
The prosecution argued during the trial that Garbutt may have staged the robbery to cover up losses reported on the Horizon accounting system. [ more ]
ABA Journal
5 months ago
Law

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
ABA Journal
5 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
ABA Journal
5 months ago
Chicago

Murder conviction overturned because eyewitness was legally blind

A murder conviction in Chicago has been overturned after it was revealed that an eyewitness who testified during the trial was legally blind.
Prosecutors have agreed to vacate the conviction but plan to retry the defendant.
The defense argues that the actual shooter may have been a teenager who later died in a separate gas station shooting. [ more ]
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