FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami / AP) – A judge has denied a petition from attorneys for confessed parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, who attempted to see testimony and evidence presented to the grand jury who indicted him in March 2018. Under Florida law, these proceedings are usually secret, and District Judge Elizabeth Scherer said she saw no … Read more
Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty on Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Leighton Criminal Court Building (E. Jason Wambsgans / Pool / Chicago Tribune) A Cook County judge has not yet set a date for the criminal trial of actor Jussie Smollett, but he ruled Thursday that attorneys for the former “Empire” star cannot call … Read more
News 12 employees 07/23/2021, 10:36 PM Updated on: 07/23/2021, 10:36 PM Citing her client’s deteriorating health, Scarsdale-born Robert Durst’s lawyers will ask a judge in Los Angeles on Monday to explain a malpractice. You will argue that the 78-year-old Thirst is too sick to testify, which is keeping a jury from hearing his side of … Read more
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis District Attorney Kim Gardner comes under fire after a judge dismissed charges of murder of an accused murderer. The unusual move came after the prosecutor from Gardner’s office responsible for the case failed to appear in court. Now the chairman of the St. Louis Aldermanic Public Safety Committee wants to … Read more
MIDDLETON – A federal judge Thursday ordered the state to pay nearly $ 230,000 in legal fees and expenses to the Massachusetts American Civil Liberties Union and a Boston law firm. The order came in a 2018 case that ultimately forced Middleton Prison to provide methadone treatment to an Ipswich man who was serving a … Read more
In May, Cahill found that the facts demonstrated four aggravating factors: chauvin abused a position of trust and authority, chauvin treated Floyd with particular cruelty, children were present when the crime was committed, and chauvin committed the crime as part of a group of three or more People. Only two of these factors were considered … Read more
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – After more than a year of struggling to keep her out of the guardianship system, a tearful Maria Enzor was overwhelmed to hear the estate of her parents, Joe and Patricia Smith, did not exceed $ 22,000 Fees paid to a court-appointed attorney who requested payment after his death earlier this … Read more
MINEOLA, Long Island (WABC) – The New York State Senate on Tuesday confirmed Nassau District Attorney Madeline Singas as associate judge on the appellate court, replacing her as the first black prosecutor in the district’s history. The affirmation filled an important position with a prosecutor and this fall sparked an election to elect a new … Read more
“Over the course of an hour, the court took evidence not previously on file or provided by the Commonwealth, conducted its own investigation into the facts of the case, habits, routines, mental health and character of the accused, and so far Tat, collected incriminating, aggravating and damaging information about the defendant and the case pending … Read more
Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Ervin looks at photos of a murder victim during a conviction in July 2019. Elisa Baker’s defense attorney Lisa Dubs speaks to local media as she leaves the Catawba County Detention Center. Chrissy Murphy It’s a story of two courtrooms, says Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Ervin of a defense … Read more