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'Legal consequences' loom for Trump over felony convictions despite no jail time: expert
6 days, 14 hours ago

'Legal consequences' loom for Trump over felony convictions despite no jail time: expert

Raw Story  

Despite reports that Judge Juan Merchan will not impose any jail time on Donald Trump at a sentencing hearing scheduled for Jan. 10, the president-elect will walk away still facing a loss of rights as a convicted felon. Unless an appellate court steps in and tosses all 34 of Trump's felony convictions for business fraud, he will spend the rest …

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Prosecutor's Review Finds New Suspects In 1996 Double Killing And No Ties To Man Tried 5 Times
1 week, 4 days ago

Prosecutor's Review Finds New Suspects In 1996 Double Killing And No Ties To Man Tried 5 Times

Huff Post  

FILE - Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah speaks during a news conference to announce the release of an investigative report on Robert Durst, a real estate heir and convicted murderer who died while under indictment in the 1982 disappearance of his wife, Jan. 19, 2022, in White Plains, N.Y. via Associated Press NEW YORK — For 16 years, a …

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Prosecutor’s review finds new suspects in 1996 double killing and no ties to man tried 5 times
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1 week, 4 days ago

Prosecutor’s review finds new suspects in 1996 double killing and no ties to man tried 5 times

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — For 16 years, a suburban New York prosecutor’s office insisted it had the right man in a notorious 1996 double killing. On Monday, the office’s current leader, Westchester County District Attorney Mimi Rocah, said a reinvestigation identified two suspects and “no connection” to the man her predecessors tried and retried in the deaths of Archie Harris, 79, …

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Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions
1 week, 5 days ago

Dominique Pelicot says ‘chapter closed,’ as at least 17 others convicted in mass rape trial appeal their convictions

CNN  

Paris CNN — Seventeen men convicted in the Pelicot mass rape trial have appealed the verdict, according to the prosecutor’s office in the French city of Avignon. Pelicot, who received a 20-year sentence – the maximum sentence allowed in France for aggravated rape – will not be appealing the verdict, his lawyer Béatrice Zavarro said Monday. Speaking to French media, …

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UK faces sharp rise in abortion convictions
1 week, 5 days ago

UK faces sharp rise in abortion convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Data from leading UK abortion provider British Pregnancy Advisory Service shows three women were convicted of …

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At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions
1 week, 6 days ago

At least 15 men found guilty in Gisèle Pelicot rape and assault trial lodge appeals against convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 15 men who were found guilty of raping or sexually …

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US, UK, EU condemn Pakistan’s convictions for civilians: Why it matters
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

US, UK, EU condemn Pakistan’s convictions for civilians: Why it matters

Al Jazeera  

The EU has warned that Pakistan could be violating a preferential trade deal. Islamabad, Pakistan – The recent sentencing of 25 civilians by a military court in Pakistan drew sharp criticism from the United States, which accused the proceedings of lacking “judicial independence, transparency, and due process guarantees”. The EU also highlighted Pakistan’s beneficiary status under the Generalised Scheme of …

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US and UK criticize Pakistani military court convictions of civilian supporters of Imran Khan
2 weeks, 3 days ago

US and UK criticize Pakistani military court convictions of civilian supporters of Imran Khan

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern …

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US and UK criticize Pakistani military court convictions of civilian supporters of Imran Khan
2 weeks, 4 days ago

US and UK criticize Pakistani military court convictions of civilian supporters of Imran Khan

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — The United States and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over convictions imposed by Pakistani military courts to 25 civilian supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan over their alleged involvement in riots last year. The Foreign Office in London said that while the U.K. respects Pakistan’s sovereignty over its own legal proceedings, “trying civilians in military courts …

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Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Cops lie to suspects during interrogations. Should detectives stick to the truth?

LA Times  

Thomas Perez Jr. was hours into an interrogation by police about his missing father when they dropped some devastating news: A body had been found. “There is no question in my mind that there are innocent people sitting in prison, based on the approach the law enforcement took,” said retired Los Angeles Police Department Det. That report, as U.S. Supreme …

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Gisele Pelicot praised following mass convictions
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Gisele Pelicot praised following mass convictions

ABC  

Rachel Mealey: Hello and welcome to The World Today. New South Wales police threaten to cancel Sydney's New Year's Eve display over an industrial dispute with transport workers. The New South Wales Police Commissioner says she's considering putting pressure on the Government to cancel the New Year's Eve celebrations because of fears over public safety. Transport for New South Wales …

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Who are the 51 men in Gisele Pelicot rape case; will old cases be reopened?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Who are the 51 men in Gisele Pelicot rape case; will old cases be reopened?

Al Jazeera  

Investigators in France have reopened old cases, investigating Dominique Pelicot for rape and murder in the 1990s. Thierry Parisis, 54, was found guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced to eight years., 54, was found guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced to eight years. He was found guilty of aggravated rape and sentenced to 15 years – the longest sentence among …

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Danny Masterson, former ‘That ’70s Show’ star, seeks to overturn rape convictions
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Danny Masterson, former ‘That ’70s Show’ star, seeks to overturn rape convictions

LA Times  

Danny Masterson arrives at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles on May 31, 2023. Danny Masterson’s attorneys are seeking to overturn his conviction of raping two women in the early 2000s — alleging in a new filing that the “That ’70s Show” star did not receive a fair trial. In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the …

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Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump dealt major blow in bid to quash hush money convictions before inauguration

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump’s race to shed himself of the criminal convictions he’s racked up in the four years since leaving the White House hit a roadblock Monday when a New York judge rejected his demand to let him off the hook in his fraud case involving hush money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. If the ruling survives Trump’s …

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Lucy Letby's lawyer says new evidence is grounds for her convictions to be re-examined
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lucy Letby's lawyer says new evidence is grounds for her convictions to be re-examined

ABC  

WARNING: Readers might find the details in this story distressing. A lawyer for convicted British killer nurse Lucy Letby says he will ask for her convictions to be re-examined after the prosecution's leading expert changed his opinion on how three babies died. The Crown Prosecution Service defended the verdicts, saying two juries and three appeal court judges had already "reviewed …

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Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Lucy Letby’s lawyers seek fresh appeal after saying expert witness ‘changed his mind’ over deaths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Barrister McDonald takes questions from …

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These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions
4 weeks, 1 day ago

These are the 39 people pardoned by Biden after non-violent crime convictions

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Biden announced on Thursday he was granting 39 pardons …

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2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective

Associated Press  

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two men were freed Wednesday after their convictions were overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose investigation was overseen by a discredited white Kansas City, Kansas, police detective. That’s how overwhelmed I am,” Warren’s father, Cedric Toney, said after a vehicle carrying his son pulled away from the jail. “On his momma’s death bed she said, …

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Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation
1 month ago

Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation

NPR  

Florida prosecutor seeks to overturn convictions in cocaine sting operation toggle caption Amy Beth Bennett /AP/South Florida Sun-Sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida prosecutor says he will seek to vacate as many as 2,600 convictions of people who bought crack cocaine manufactured by the Broward County Sheriff's Office for sting operations between 1988 and 1990. The Florida Supreme Court …

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Keir Starmer faces pressure to 'correct the record' and apologise to MPs after wrongly suggesting Boris Johnson had a criminal conviction
1 month ago

Keir Starmer faces pressure to 'correct the record' and apologise to MPs after wrongly suggesting Boris Johnson had a criminal conviction

Daily Mail  

Keir Starmer was under pressure to apologise to MPs last night after wrongly suggesting that Boris Johnson had a criminal conviction. What was he thinking?’ The Conservative leader added: ‘The country needs conviction politicians, not politicians with convictions.’ In a calculated jibe at Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, Sir Keir hit back: ‘I gently remind her that two of her …

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Mumbai: NIA Court convicts 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators for harbouring terrorists
1 month, 1 week ago

Mumbai: NIA Court convicts 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators for harbouring terrorists

Op India  

On Thursday, 28th November, the National Investigation Agency Special Court in Maharashtra’s Mumbai convicted 3 Bangladeshi infiltrators to five years in prison for sheltering terrorists of the Ansarullah Bangla Team, a Bangladesh-based terrorist organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda. NIA Mumbai Court Sends 3 more B’Deshis to Jail for Harbouring ABT Terrorists, Taking total Convictions to 5 pic.twitter.com/m7wr5y8mQr — NIA India November …

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Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Someday You Must Find Out How Many PMLA Complaints Ended In Trial & Conviction: Supreme Court Tells ED

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday once again expressed concerns about the low rate of convictions in the complaints filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. Justice Abhay S Oka, heading a bench comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, orally told the counsel of the Enforcement Directorate, "Someday you must find out how many cases of a complaint under PMLA have ended …

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Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Unsealed documents detail Donald Trump's fresh bid to dismiss 'hush money' convictions

ABC  

A judge in New York has put off a decision about whether Donald Trump's "hush money" convictions should be thrown out as legal teams consider the impact of his election win. In court documents unsealed overnight, it has been revealed his legal team moved in recent days to renew his bid to have his 34 felony convictions in the New …

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French president Emmanuel Macron's embarrassing choice of words as he congratulates Trump
2 months ago

French president Emmanuel Macron's embarrassing choice of words as he congratulates Trump

Daily Mail  

French President Emmanuel Macron was ridiculed online for his choice of words when congratulating President-Elect Donald Trump. French President Emmanuel Macron has been labeled a troll for his message congratulating President-Elect Donald Trump on his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris He said he was 'Ready to work together as we did for four years. Macron's message quickly came under …

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