A 13-year veteran of the force, Bryan Riser angrily told reporters after his release that the Dallas Police Department embarrassed him and his family over “make-believe” charges
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A former intern at New Hampshire’s youth detention center says a supervisor suggested she destroy her notes and lie about a teen’s sexual assault allegation. And though she reported the boy’s claim to state investigators and police, it wasn’t included in an annual report that state officials submitted to the federal government.
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Reversing the Sixth Circuit, the justices ruled evidence in the case overwhelmingly supports the trial court’s conviction and sentence.
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San Francisco prosecutors must review thousands of potentially tainted cases stemming from Volk’s alleged theft of evidence from the medical examiner’s office, where he worked.
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A woman charged with helping her boyfriend bury the remains of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén claims her confession should be suppressed because law enforcement interrogated her without first reading her Miranda rights.
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A dead woman’s letter and voicemails preemptively blaming her husband for her murder cannot be used as evidence against him after a ruling from Wisconsin’s top court.
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The statute prevents a person from being prosecuted for drug possession if evidence of the crime is obtained as a result of an overdose and the need for medical help.
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A New Jersey state appeals court overturned a man’s assault conviction as unjust after the trial court refused to allow the jury to see a cellphone video of the defendant’s family’s interaction with police at the scene of the crime. The video directly rebutted the prosecutor’s claim that family members lied about their attempt to speak to the police, and contradicted police claims that they thoroughly canvassed the area for witnesses.
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A Turkish court trying 26 Saudi suspects in absentia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday refused to admit a US report blaming the kingdom’s crown prince for the killing.
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The justices found that an undocumented immigrant seeking to cancel their deportation must prove they have not been convicted of a disqualifying crime when the record is unclear.
Read moreAn appeals court in Texas ruled against a man convicted of evading arrest, finding that a siren the jury heard while deliberating is not “other evidence” that would require a new trial. In his defense, the man said he hadn’t heard the cop’s sirens until he was right behind him. A juror told his lawyers after the trial they figured if they could hear a siren from the 15th floor of a building, the defendant could have heard the siren of the police car chasing him.
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A federal court in Texas agreed to strike Williamson County’s video evidence when ruling on its motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing police of tasing Javier Ambler to death. His family claims the body-cam footage of the incident was heavily redacted and edited.
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The drug recognition evaluation protocol, which police officers use to determine whether a driver may be under the influence of drugs other than alcohol, counts as scientific evidence and trial courts should determine the scientific validity of that evidence before admitting it, an appeals court in Alaska ruled.
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A 95-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard deported from Tennessee has agreed to be questioned by German prosecutors as they re-examine whether there is enough evidence against him to bring charges, authorities said Monday.
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A Minnesota appeals court on Monday upheld the third-degree murder conviction of a Minneapolis police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman in 2017 while responding to her 911 call.
Read moreA federal court in Florida ordered the destruction of “unlawfully obtained” surveillance footage of the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter, Florida, recorded between Jan. 18 and Jan. 22, 2019. The order, requested on behalf of a John Doe, pertains to video that allegedly shows New England Patriots owner Rovert Kraft of engaging in paid sex acts. Prosecutors last year dropped charges against Kraft relating to the prostitution sting.
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A man who has spent 35 years in prison in a murder case featured in the book and television series “The Innocent Man” must remain incarcerated even after a judge ordered his release, an appeals court ruled Thursday.
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Should someone’s creative work be used against them in a criminal trial? That was the question presented before the Maryland Court of Appeals earlier this year after rap lyrics sang in a jailhouse phone call were part of the state’s effort to convict Lawrence Montague of murder.
Read moreThe Iowa Supreme Court upheld an appeals court decision that found Fontae Buelow, who was convicted of murder, is entitled to a new trial to allow him to present evidence supporting his defense that the victim committed suicide.
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Chiding the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a death sentence for a man who killed his gambling buddy over some casino losses.
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