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Prosecutors' closing argument prompts mistrial request from lawyers for cop accused of manslaughter
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Defense lawyers say they will seek a mistrial for a former police officer on trial in the fatal shooting a shoplifting suspect outside a busy northern Virginia mall after prosecutors’ closing argument Wednesday included evidence that was never introduced at trial. ...
The world’s longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan mulls suing the government
TOKYO (AP) — A lawyer for the world’s longest-serving death row inmate — who was acquitted in a Japan ese retrial last week of a 1966 quadruple murder — said Tuesday that the defense team is considering filing a damage suit against the government over the fabrication of evidence that ruined...
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial in sexual abuse case
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco will go to trial on charges that he sexually abused a minor, a judge in the Dominican Republic said on Thursday. After an investigation that lasted over a year, judge Pascual Valenzuela of the northern...
Tennessee judge denies attempt for a new trial in Holly Bobo killing
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has denied a petition for a new trial in the kidnapping and killing of a Tennessee nursing student, knocking down an attempt by a key witness to recant his testimony that helped lead to a man's conviction in 2017. Hardin County Circuit Judge J. Brent...
Judge prepares ruling on possible retrial of movie armorer in fatal set shooting by Alec Baldwin
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge heard arguments Thursday on whether to dismiss a criminal conviction against a movie armorer in the shooting death of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin and said she'll rule next week on whether to skuttle the case or order a retrial. In a remote...
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan finalize their divorce after 6 years and avoid trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actors Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan have reached a settlement to finalize their divorce and avoid a forthcoming trial, six years after she first filed to end their marriage and years after both entered other long-term relationships. The couple stipulated to...
Japanese court acquits the longest-serving death row inmate of a 1966 quadruple murder
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court found an 88-year-old former boxer not guilty on Thursday after a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing a decision that made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate. Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him...
Court asked to dismiss murder charge against Karen Read in death of her police officer boyfriend
BOSTON (AP) — An attorney for Karen Read has petitioned the highest court in Massachusetts seeking the dismissal of two charges including murder that she faces in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and...
Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. Only one of the six...
US Naval Academy says considering race in admissions helps create a cohesive military
BALTIMORE (AP) — Attorneys for the U.S. Naval Academy say the officer training school should be allowed to continue using race as an admissions factor because prioritizing diversity in the military makes it stronger, more effective and more widely respected, according to recent court filings and...
