Nation May 01 Prosecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was overturned By Associated Press
Nation Dec 11 Man imprisoned as teen for flower shop killing is released after judge throws out conviction Marvin Haynes, who was 16 at the time of the killing, was released from prison shortly after the judge's ruling Monday. By Mark Vancleave, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Nation Nov 16 Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson Prosecutors say Armstrong gunned down the 25-year-old Wilson in a jealous rage. Armstrong then fled to Costa Rica where prosecutors say she got plastic surgery to change her appearance. By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press
Politics Nov 16 Man who attacked Paul Pelosi convicted of federal assault and attempted kidnapping charges DePape admitted during trial testimony that he bludgeoned Pelosi with a hammer after San Francisco police officers showed up at the home. By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press
Politics Nov 14 Derek Chauvin makes another bid to overturn federal conviction in murder of George Floyd In a motion filed in court Monday, Chauvin said he would never have pleaded guilty to the charge in 2021 if he had known about the theories of a Kansas forensic pathologist with whom he began corresponding in February. By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press
Sep 19 Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast, to be released from prison By Brian Witte, Associated Press The case received widespread attention in 2014 when "Serial" focused on Lee's killing and raised doubts about some of the evidence prosecutors had used. Continue reading
Jan 06 Why hate crimes are so difficult to convict By Laura Santhanam, Kenya Downs Prosecuting hate crimes is often a complicated and arduous process, and no national agency tracks conviction rate data for these crimes. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch Carlos Santana on the conviction and charisma that inspired his rock career By PBS News Hour Carlos Santana on the conviction and charisma that inspired his rock career… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Navalny Case Offers ‘Chilling Effect’ for Russians Considering Political Action Navalny Case Offers 'Chilling Effect' for Russians Considering Political Action… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch Alexei Navalny, Prominent Russian Voice of Dissent, Convicted of Embezzlement Prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was convicted of embezzling $500,000 worth of timber and sentenced to five years in prison. But he and his supporters say the sentence is politically motivated due to Navalny's crusade against corruption and criticism… Continue watching