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Judge overturns killer Gary Sampson's death penalty
According to the Boston Herald, Boston US District Court Chief Judge Mark L. Wolf has vacated the death sentence of Gary Lee Sampson. Sampson was sentenced to death after pleading guilty to killing three people during a 2001 crime spree in
Updated: 05/10/2012 02:04P
Corona on witness stand: Winner-take-all
By Christian V. Esguerra Defense lawyers will prepare Chief Justice Renato Corona for what one senator said could be a “make or break” testimony in his impeachment trial. But when the bell rings, so to speak, it'll be the country's top magistrate
Updated: 05/10/2012 02:04P
Federal appeals court overturns Alameda County death sentence
By Howard Mintz hmintz@mercurynews.com A death row inmate convicted for the 1985 murders of two followers of the Grateful Dead band at a Berkeley homeless encampment is entitled to a new trial because of the failures of his original defense lawyer,
Updated: 05/10/2012 02:03P
Girl's torching earns student 12 years in jail
"I'm so dissatisfied with the result," Zhou's father said after the verdict, adding that he would appeal the ruling. Zhou later said on her microblog: "I planned to say something, but now I'm really speechless. I could only smile bitterly.
Updated: 05/10/2012 02:02P
State Supreme Court overturns death sentence in 1993 slayings
By Rachel La Corte, AP OLYMPIA -- The state Supreme Court on Thursday reversed the conviction and death sentence of a man accused of killing his wife and business partner and called for a new trial in his double murder case. With an 8-1 ruling,
Updated: 05/10/2012 02:00P
NM Supreme Court affirms murder conviction of Alamogordo woman
In a 5-0 decision, the court rejected Graciela Guerra's claims that her trial was unfair. One of her arguments was that the trial judge erred by denying a self-defense instruction to the jury. Guerra, now 53, was convicted in the murder of Brenda
Updated: 05/10/2012 01:58P
Jury selection continues in Hitcho trial
On Thursday, the fourth day of jury selection in Northampton County Court, prosecutors and Hitcho's defense team still had three alternates to chose before the trial can begin. The jury will decide whether Hitcho, 46, is guilty of first-degree murder
Updated: 05/10/2012 01:54P
NM Supreme Court affirms conviction of Alamogordo woman who murdered daughter
In a 5-0 decision, the court rejected Graciela Guerra's claims that her trial was unfair. One of her arguments was that the trial judge erred by denying a self-defense instruction to the jury. Guerra, now 53, was convicted in the murder of Brenda
Updated: 05/10/2012 01:53P
NM Supreme Court affirms conviction of Alamogordo woman who murdered daughter
In a 5-0 decision, the court rejected Graciela Guerra's claims that her trial was unfair. One of her arguments was that the trial judge erred by denying a self-defense instruction to the jury. Guerra, now 53, was convicted in the murder of Brenda
Updated: 05/10/2012 01:53P
Jury deliberating in final case against convicted Fall River con man
Pereira, 47, of Rodman Street, is on trial in Superior Court on one charge of larceny. A Fall River woman testified in the trial that she hired Pereira as her financial advisor in 2006 and trusted him to manage her money and pay her bills.
Updated: 05/10/2012 01:53P
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