Criminal Law

The L.A. Innocence Project Takes on Scott Peterson’s Case as He Seeks New DNA Testing

The Los Angeles Innocence Project announced Thursday that it is taking up the Scott Peterson…

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Man Is Acquitted in 2021 Deadly Shooting Outside of a Basketball Game at a Virginia High School

A Virginia jury has acquitted a man in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old outside…

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Man Sentenced to Life With the Possibility of Parole in Racially Motivated Road Rage Murder

A Massachusetts man found guilty of shouting a racial insult at a man of color…

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Judge Rejects Daniel Penny’s Motion to Dismiss Charge in NYC Subway Chokehold Death

A judge denied Daniel Penny’s motion to dismiss his involuntary manslaughter case over the chokehold…

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American Woman Gets a 26-Year Prison Sentence for Helping Kill Her Mother in Bali

An American woman who pleaded guilty to helping kill her own mother and stuffing the…

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Prosecutors Release Trove of New Evidence in Long Island Serial Killer Case as New Murder Charge Is Added

A slew of new evidence was released by prosecutors on Tuesday in the case of…

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Senator Bob Menendez and His Wife Seek Separate Trials in Bribery Case

Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife are seeking separate trials on bribery charges they each…

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Alex Murdaugh Faces an Uphill Battle for New Murder Trial After Judge Limits Permissible Evidence

Alex Murdaugh faces a steep uphill battle in his push for a new murder trial…

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The Mississippi Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal From Death Row Inmate Convicted in 2008 Murder

The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled for the second time that it will not reconsider…

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Shooter Who Killed 10 at a Supermarket in Buffalo, New York to Face Death Penalty in Federal Case

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black…

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