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Man imprisoned for murder for 38 years has his conviction overturned

A man who spent 38 years in prison for the murder of a woman in 1986 was recently found guilty by the Court of Appeal. Peter Sullivan, who was sentenced at age 30 and is currently 68, holds the record for the longest time served in Britain under potentially wrongful conviction. This follows initial attempts […]

Justice Department releases puzzling statement following conviction of transgender man in COVID fraud case

Confusion Surrounds DOJ’s COVID Fraud Case The Justice Department has sparked some confusion regarding a COVID fraud case involving a Louisiana man pretending to be a woman. On Thursday, 33-year-old Brandon Jarraw was found guilty of theft of government funds and making false statements. This conviction stems from two separate incidents linked to COVID-related assistance […]

Revised discovery laws still fail to offer sufficient support to improve New York’s poor conviction rate.

Supporters of Governor Hochul point to some positive outcomes from recent negotiations in New York Congress concerning the Discovery Law. Adjustments to the language have slightly reduced the amount of unnecessary “evidence” that needs to be gathered quickly, thus relieving some of the time pressure. Prosecutors now have a bit of flexibility to summarize evidence […]

Elizabeth Holmes’s attempt to have the court revisit her conviction appeal is denied.

Elizabeth Holmes Faces Legal Setback Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes experienced a significant legal setback on Thursday as an appeals court denied her request for a rehearing of her case. The 9th Circuit Court turned down Holmes’ appeal, which sought reconsideration from a previous panel of three judges that had upheld her fraud conviction in […]

Jussie Smollett and Chicago Settle After 6 Years and a Reversed Conviction Related to Hate Crime Misrepresentation

Actor Jussie Smollett has reached a settlement with the city of Chicago, six years after the city filed a lawsuit against him regarding his accusations. Chicago sued Smollett following claims he staged an attack in January 2019, when he reported being assaulted by two men wearing “Make America Great Again” hats during a freezing night. […]

Alan Dershowitz Discusses How Trump’s Conviction Will Be Challenged

On Friday, Alan Dershowitz, a professor at Harvard Law School, shared his belief that former President Trump’s conviction in the New York hush money case will indeed be appealed, although it hasn’t been filed yet. In January, the Supreme Court declined to block Trump’s sentence, even as Judge Juan Merchan indicated plans for an unconditional […]

Gold sticks to modest intraday gains; lacks bullish conviction ahead of US NFP report – FXStreet

Gold prices gain positive traction and leave Thursday's two-week low set. The modest USD downtick provides support for the Xau/USD pair ahead of the US NFP report. Optimism about the possibility of US-China trade negotiations may curb valuable metals. Gold prices (XAU/USD) touch on new daily highs in the early days of Friday's European session, […]

Teens’ night of rock throwing leads to murder conviction for 1 of them

Three Denver area teenagers cheered each other during the night throwing rocks at the car. One of the stones crashed into the windshield to kill the woman, leading to a murder conviction Friday after the trio turned towards each other. Ju’s judge found Joseph Koenig guilty of first-degree murder after the death of Alexa Bartel […]

Scott Peterson seeks to overturn murder conviction with new evidence

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