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Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court again declines to lift gag order in Trump hush money case

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court again denied a request to lift a gag order placed on President-elect Donald Trump after he was convicted of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York. Earlier this year, the high court shut down an effort by the Missouri attorney general to remove the gag order. After Trump was convicted, Judge Juan Merchan …

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Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Supreme Court Grants Bail To UP Police Officers Convicted For Hashimpura Massacre

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today granted bail to the members of the Uttar Pradesh Provincial Armed Constabulary personnel who were convicted by the Delhi High Court in the 1987 Hashimpura massacre case.A bench comprising Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice AG Masih passed the order considering that the convicts have been undergoing imprisonment for over six years since November 2018. The …

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Court upholds death penalty for tycoon convicted of Vietnam’s largest banking fraud
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Court upholds death penalty for tycoon convicted of Vietnam’s largest banking fraud

The Independent  

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Supreme Court releases details of convicted murderer Greg Lynn's appeal over camper Carol Clay's death
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court releases details of convicted murderer Greg Lynn's appeal over camper Carol Clay's death

ABC  

Greg Lynn's lawyers say he suffered "a substantial miscarriage of justice", as details of the convicted murderer's appeal can now be revealed. The closing address made by Crown prosecutor Daniel Porceddu came under fire by Lynn's lawyers and Justice Michael Croucher during the trial. The third and fourth limbs of Lynn's appeal relate to the jury's decision making, and say …

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Man convicted of murdering ex-partners who complained to police about violence
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Man convicted of murdering ex-partners who complained to police about violence

The Independent  

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14 Pro-Democracy Activists Convicted, 2 Acquitted in Hong Kong’s Biggest National Security Case
7 months, 1 week ago

14 Pro-Democracy Activists Convicted, 2 Acquitted in Hong Kong’s Biggest National Security Case

The Diplomat  

Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government by securing the legislative majority necessary to veto budgets. Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a court that said their plan to effect change through an unofficial primary election would have undermined the government’s authority and created a constitutional crisis. …

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Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years on extremism charges
11 months ago

Russia jails nationalist critic Igor Girkin for four years on extremism charges

Firstpost  

Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, of inciting extremism – a charge he denied, according to a report Igor Girkin, a Russian nationalist and former rebel commander, was sentenced to four years in prison by the Moscow City Court on Thursday, according to CNN. Moscow City Court convicted Girkin, also known under his pseudonym, Strelkov, …

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Strict conditions set down for detainees released by High Court order, as government strikes quick deal with Coalition
1 year, 1 month ago

Strict conditions set down for detainees released by High Court order, as government strikes quick deal with Coalition

ABC  

The federal government has teamed up with the opposition to rush laws through parliament that give the Home Affairs minister unprecedented powers over dozens of people suddenly released from immigration detention in an order by the High Court last week. Meanwhile, a question mark hangs over hundreds more people in immigration detention who government lawyers identified may potentially be impacted …

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Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus
1 year, 1 month ago

Appeal case begins over Briton convicted of wife’s manslaughter in Cyprus

The Independent  

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Artist Chintan Upadhyay convicted for abetting and conspiring to kill wife, her lawyer
1 year, 2 months ago

Artist Chintan Upadhyay convicted for abetting and conspiring to kill wife, her lawyer

The Hindu  

Eight years after the murder of artist Hema Upadhyay and lawyer Harish Bhambhani, a sessions court in Mumbai found artist Chintan Upadhyay guilty on charges of abetting and conspiring the killings. Mr. Upadhyay has been charged with the murder of the duo, along with charges for causing disappearance of evidence of offence, as well as giving false information to screen …

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Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, Son In Coal Scam Case
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Grants Interim Bail To Former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, Son In Coal Scam Case

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted interim bail to former Rajya Sabha MP Vijay Darda, his son Devender Darda and businessman Manoj Kumar Jayaswal who were recently convicted and sentenced to four years of imprisonment in a coal scam case.Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma issued notice on the pleas moved by Dardas and Jayaswal against the trial court order convicting …

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Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case
1 year, 5 months ago

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan convicted in 2019 hate speech case

Live Mint  

A court in Rampur on Saturday convicted Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan and sentenced him to 2 years in prison in a hate-speech case registered against the leader during the campaigning of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Azam Khan was accused of making derogatory remarks against Rampur district magistrate Aunjaneya Kumar Singh and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. As the …

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With NATO membership in mind, Sweden hands over Turkish man convicted of drug offenses at home
1 year, 6 months ago

With NATO membership in mind, Sweden hands over Turkish man convicted of drug offenses at home

Associated Press  

STOCKHOLM — The Swedish government decided Monday to extradite a Turkish citizen resident in Sweden who had been convicted in 2013 of drug crime in Turkey. Sweden’s Supreme Court said there were “no obstacles” to his extradition, and that the man was under investigation in Turkey for posting online manipulated photos of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan which is punishable under …

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'Name-calling': Big Relief for Rahul Gandhi as Patna HC Stays Trial Proceedings in Sushil Modi Defamation Suit
1 year, 8 months ago

'Name-calling': Big Relief for Rahul Gandhi as Patna HC Stays Trial Proceedings in Sushil Modi Defamation Suit

News 18  

After the setback in the form of a dismissal of his plea for a stay on his conviction by a Gujarat court, there appears to be a big relief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the ‘Modi’ surname defamation case as the Patna High Court on Monday stayed the proceedings in the subordinate courts till the next hearing, listed for …

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You'll file case against court if convicted: Rijiju dig at Kejriwal for his sue CBI, ED remarks
1 year, 8 months ago

You'll file case against court if convicted: Rijiju dig at Kejriwal for his sue CBI, ED remarks

The Hindu  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on April 15 took a jibe at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for his sue CBI and ED remarks, saying the AAP leader will file a case against the court if convicted. Mr. Kejriwal on April 15 said he will sue the CBI and ED officials for alleged perjury and filing false affidavits in courts. …

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3 years in prison for school teacher convicted of sexual abuse, child pornography
1 year, 9 months ago

3 years in prison for school teacher convicted of sexual abuse, child pornography

NL Times  

The court of appeal in The Hague sentenced a teacher to 35 months in prison for sexually abusing three young pupils and possessing child- and animal pornography. In 2020, the court in The Hague sentenced the teacher to 36 months in prison, 12 months of which were conditionally suspended. The court did not consider it necessary to call in a …

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Vienna court convicts 2020 gunman’s alleged helpers
1 year, 10 months ago

Vienna court convicts 2020 gunman’s alleged helpers

Associated Press  

VIENNA — An Austrian court has convicted four men of terrorist offenses and participation in murder over their alleged links to a sympathizer of the Islamic State group who carried out a deadly shooting in Vienna in 2020. Two of the men were sentenced to life in prison by the Vienna state court on Wednesday night and and the others …

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Allahabad High Court Acquits Man Convicted In 2004 For Allegedly Killing 4 Persons Of A Family By Poisoning Them
1 year, 11 months ago

Allahabad High Court Acquits Man Convicted In 2004 For Allegedly Killing 4 Persons Of A Family By Poisoning Them

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court recently acquitted a person convicted in the year 2004 for allegedly killing 4 persons of a family by mixing poison in their meat as it did not find credible evidence against him. Aslam is concerned the prosecution has failed to conclusively establish by cogent evidence that it was the accused/appellant who committed the murder of four …

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'Anil Deshmukh May Not Be Convicted, Sachin Waze Unreliable Witness': Bombay HC
2 years, 2 months ago

'Anil Deshmukh May Not Be Convicted, Sachin Waze Unreliable Witness': Bombay HC

The Quint  

Considering Waze’s contradictory stand before the Justice Chandiwal Commission wherein he denied all the allegations against Deshmukh and his controversial past as a police officer, the court declined to rely solely on his statements. "In my view, the material, prima facie, renders it unsafe to place reliance on the statement of Mr. Sachin Waze, a co-accused, that cash amount was …

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Bilkis Bano Case: Stigma Attached To Even Petty Offences, How Can We Stand Convicts Of Such A Barbaric Offence? – Justice Abhay Thipsay
2 years, 4 months ago

Bilkis Bano Case: Stigma Attached To Even Petty Offences, How Can We Stand Convicts Of Such A Barbaric Offence? – Justice Abhay Thipsay

Live Law  

Retired Bombay High Court Judge Abhay Thipsay on Tuesday discussed the concept of remission and criticized the Gujarat government's decision to release 11 men convicted for the murder of 7 persons and gang rape of Bilkis Bano in Dahod district of Gujarat in 2002. Justice Thipsay questioned if the Gujarat government even had the power of remission, as according to …

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Prosecutors want to reverse conviction in decades-old murder
2 years, 4 months ago

Prosecutors want to reverse conviction in decades-old murder

NL Times  

The Public Prosecution Service has recommended that the man convicted of killing Regie van den Hoogen in a Rosmalen apartment in 2000 be acquitted of the crime during proceedings on Monday. A district court and then later the Court of Appeal in Den Bosch nevertheless found the evidence against B. convincing, and convicted him of manslaughter. If the court acquits …

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Woman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt
2 years, 7 months ago

Woman convicted of murdering boy she wanted to adopt

The Independent  

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Plight of Muslim prisoners in Tamil Nadu: A history of prolonged imprisonment
2 years, 7 months ago

Plight of Muslim prisoners in Tamil Nadu: A history of prolonged imprisonment

The Hindu  

When Mohammed Ali was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in a criminal conspiracy behind the serial bomb blasts in Coimbatore in 1998, which killed 58 persons and injured over 300, he was 23 years old and his young wife, Mubeena, was six months pregnant. Many like him were implicated in that serious offence at that time …

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SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Commutes Death Penalty of Man Who Raped, Killed 4-Yr-Old. A Look at 5 Such Orders Since 2020

News 18  

The Supreme Court this week commuted the death sentence of a man convicted of the rape and murder a four-year-old girl in a Madhya Pradesh village in April 2013. Here’s a look at recent instances in which the Supreme Court commuted the death penalty of rapists and murderers convicted for harming children: February 2022: Supreme Court commutes death sentence awarded …

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