Tag: Trials
Leader of Nigerian separatist group arrested, faces trial
LAGOS, Nigeria — A Nigerian leading a movement calling for the secession of part of southeast Nigeria has been arrested and is to stand...
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...
Opening statements set for newspaper shooting insanity phase
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Opening statements are scheduled for Tuesday in the second phase of a trial to determine whether the man who killed five...
Opioid makers, distributors go on trial in New York
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A landmark trial targeting multiple opioid manufacturers and distributors opened Tuesday with lawyers for the government accusing the companies of...
Estranged Durst brother testifies: ‘He’d like to murder me’
LOS ANGELES — The estranged brother of Robert Durst, the real estate heir on trial in his best friend's slaying, reluctantly testified Monday that...
Video footage to be admitted in Nashville officer’s trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Video footage of a white Nashville police office fatally shooting an armed Black man from behind during a chase will be...
Floyd family lawyer calls for federal conviction for Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS — A lawyer for the family of George Floyd called for a federal conviction for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, saying he...
Juror in Scott Peterson trial didn’t disclose being a victim
LOS ANGELES — A woman who eagerly sought to be a juror in the murder trial of Scott Peterson and who voted to sentence...
Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three years
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Three years after the deadliest attack on a newsroom in U.S. history, residents who were shaken by the assault on their...
Floyd case expert OKed to testify in Nashville officer trial
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A judge has ruled that prosecutors in the first-degree murder trial of a Nashville police officer next month can call a...