A federal judge said Monday he will likely let jurors hear a witness exclaim “that was unnecessary” after police officers fired dozens of rounds at a 26-year-old man on video, despite the city of San Francisco’s objections.
Read moreCalifornia Department of Justice officials did not fully comply with requests that data from rape evidence kits be reported to prosecutors in order to demonstrate the benefits of fully clearing test backlogs, the state auditor said Thursday.
Read moreA federal judge presiding over the special prosecutor’s case against Russian oligarch-owned Concord Management and Consulting seemed intent Thursday on loosening the tight restrictions on evidence.
Read moreAnnouncing the discovery of new evidence but downplaying its importance, prosecutors urged a federal judge Wednesday to hold firm in her decision that former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort breached his plea deal.
Read moreFollowing up on orders by his predecessor, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Friday for forensic testing of several more items in the capital murder case of Kevin Cooper in an effort to decide Cooper’s clemency application.
Read moreSiding with a prison that provided prosecutors with an incriminating inmate recording, New York’s highest court ruled 5-2 Thursday that there is no right to privacy when it comes to nonprivileged phone calls.
Read moreA class of female sexual assault victims argued before a Sixth Circuit panel Tuesday to revive claims that the city of Memphis did not process their evidence kits when the crimes were first reported.
Read morePolice departments across the country are investing in body cameras as a response to calls for increased accountability in the wake of high-profile shootings, but a study released Monday found that juries are less likely to blame officers for incidents based on footage from body cameras versus dashboard cameras.
Read moreThe New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday about whether a man accused of murder needs to submit another cheek swab after the first was deemed unlawful.
Read moreA Ninth Circuit hearing Thursday focused on what a San Diego detective knew as it considered whether officers who sought a search warrant to investigate a retired criminalist’s home after his DNA connected him to a cold case murder investigation should be entitled to qualified immunity.
Read moreThe Seventh Circuit overturned a $27 million jury award to four former Allstate traders who claimed the company’s statements about their ethical conduct effectively made them unemployable in the financial industry.
Read moreAttorneys for Maria Butina have demanded the government turn over a list of its evidence against the accused Russian spy while arguing that the government is actively withholding evidence that could be favorable to their case.
Read moreLamont Tarkington claims in a federal complaint that he was wrongly imprisoned for 12 years after Los Angeles County sheriff’s officers fabricated evidence to convict him of a bank robbery he did not do.
Read moreAlready convicted of financial felonies, former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is unsure whether to mount a defense at his second trial next month.
Read moreThe Michigan Supreme Court on Monday granted two men retrials for the 1999 slaying of a woman in Detroit after her son came forward with childhood memories that cast doubt on the identity of the killers and support the men’s claims of innocence.
Read moreFederal prosecutors took possession of 12 audio files following privilege waivers by President Donald Trump and his embattled attorney Michael Cohen on Friday, the same day the New York Times offered a tantalizing glimpse at one secret recording.
Read moreThe Ninth Circuit rejected an application from a California prisoner convicted of murder to file a second habeas corpus petition due to his failure to discover alleged suppressed evidence while filing his previous petition.
Read moreSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller submitted a list featuring 436 pieces of evidence prosecutors will consider using in the upcoming trial for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.
Read moreEvidence seized from President Trump’s embattled ex-campaign manager Paul Manafort’s private residence won’t be suppressed, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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