Tag: Juries
Prosecutors: New trial not merited for ex-cop in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new...
US urges court to reimpose Boston bomber’s death sentence
BOSTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev despite...
Judge OKs Weinstein’s extradition for California rape case
A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a...
Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage
SEATTLE — A federal jury is deciding whether one of the nation's biggest private prison companies must pay minimum wage — instead of $1...
Indicted Georgia sheriff’s lawyer blasts leak of report
ATLANTA — The attorney for a Georgia sheriff charged with federal civil rights violations on Sunday blasted the public release of a review panel’s...
Oklahoma jury recommends death for alleged serial killer
OKLAHOMA CITY — A jury in Oklahoma has recommended a death sentence for an alleged serial killer who was convicted of kidnapping a woman...
Jury: Official failures played part in fatal London attack
LONDON — A string of failures by British authorities played a part in allowing an ex-convict who served time for terrorism offenses to kill...
Prosecutor urges jury to convict man in Iowa runner’s death
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A prosecutor urged jurors Thursday to find a farm laborer guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 abduction and stabbing...
Madigan’s ex-chief of staff indicted for lying to grand jury
CHICAGO — The longtime chief of staff to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was indicted Wednesday for lying under oath to a federal...
Kansas woman alleging dorm rape convenes own grand jury
MISSION, Kan. — A Kansas woman who alleges consensual sex with a friend in his college dorm room turned into a terrifying assault took...
