Conviction of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ‘unjust’, says Chris Patten | Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s former governor, Chris Patten, has denounced as “unjust” the city’s highest court’s decision to uphold the convictions of Jimmy Lai and other prominent pro-democracy activists for taking part in peaceful protests in 2019. Hong Kong’s appeals court on Monday unanimously agreed to uphold the convictions of seven activists who took part in unauthorized […]
Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai appeal against conviction over 2019 pro-democracy protest | Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s highest court on Monday unanimously rejected a petition to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy activists for holding an unauthorised assembly in 2019. Lai, 76, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and six others, including veteran democracy activist Martin Li, were convicted in August 2019 of […]
Trump replies to DA Bragg in case to get conviction tossed in light of Supreme Court immunity decision
Former President Donald Trump filed a counter-brief to overturn his conviction in New York v. Trump after the Supreme Court ruled that the president has certain immunity for his official duties while in office. Trump was convicted of all counts of first-degree falsifying business records in an unprecedented criminal trial last month after a six-week […]
Missouri man free after judge overturns 1991 conviction, despite state pushback
A Missouri man was released Tuesday after 34 years in prison after his murder conviction was overturned, despite efforts by the state’s attorney general to keep him in custody. “I never gave up, just like my family never gave up,” Christopher Dunn said on the steps of the courthouse in downtown St. Louis. “It’s easy […]
Missouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned murder conviction as he was about to go free
While Christopher Dunn was signing papers to be released from prison after his murder conviction was overturned, the Missouri Supreme Court issued a ruling putting a stay on his release. One of the key pieces of evidence in convicting Dunn of first-degree murder was the testimony of two juveniles who were at the shooting scene, […]
Speaker Johnson makes bold prediction after Trump conviction
House Speaker Mike Johnson joined ‘Fox & Friends’ to discuss his reaction to the Trump guilty verdict and what to expect from the … source
Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison freed after murder conviction overturned
A Missouri woman who spent 43 years in prison after pleading guilty to a murder in 1980 while mentally ill was released from prison last month despite efforts by the Missouri attorney general to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 64, was the longest-wrongfully imprisoned woman known in the United States after being convicted of […]
Missouri woman Sandra Hemme who served 43 years in prison is free after her murder conviction was overturned
A woman whose conviction was overturned after serving 43 years to life for murder was released Friday, despite efforts last month by the Missouri attorney general to keep her behind bars. Sandra Hemme, 64, left the Chillicothe jail hours after a judge threatened to hold the attorney general’s office in contempt if she continued to […]
Trump seeks to overturn felony conviction citing Supreme Court ruling
Former federal prosecutor Andrew Cherkasky weighs in after President Biden scolded the Supreme Court for its ruling on … source
Hunter Biden Says His Conviction Should Be Thrown Out, Citing Trump’s Documents Case Win
Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden, boards a car upon arriving at Fort Leslie J. McNair in Washington, DC (Photo: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) By Brooke Mallory, OAN StaffThursday, July 18, 2024 5:08 PM Hunter Biden and his legal team have filed a motion arguing that his gun possession conviction should be […]