Atlanta attorney who killed wife to be sentenced next month

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta attorney who was convicted of murder for fatally shooting his business executive wife is to be sentenced next month. Claud “Tex” McIver is set for sentencing May 23. A jury on Monday convicted McIver of felony murder, which carries a mandatory life sentence. It is up to the judge to... Read More

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Tex McIver

April 24, 2018

Verdict looms into macabre death of Swedish journalist

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — One of the most talked-about and macabre court cases in recent Danish history is set to conclude Wednesday when the verdict is handed down on whether Peter Madsen tortured and murdered a Swedish journalist during a private submarine trip. The 12-day trial has seen a series of gruesome allegations made against... Read More

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Kim Wall, Peter Madsen

April 24, 2018

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Monday favored humans over animals in a novel copyright lawsuit filed over a series of entertaining selfies taken by a monkey with a toothy grin. U.S. copyright law does not allow lawsuits that seek to give animals the rights to photographs or other original work, the... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, Lighter Side, News

Monkey Selfie

April 24, 2018

Prince heirs sue Illinois hospital over care during overdose

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prince’s heirs have sued Walgreens and the Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose, alleging that a doctor and various pharmacists failed to provide Prince with reasonable care, contributing to his death. The wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Cook County, Illinois, alleges a doctor and pharmacist... Read More

Entertainment, News

Prince

April 24, 2018

House arrest modified for teen mom accused of killing infant

LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio judge has modified a house arrest order for a former high school cheerleader accused of killing and burying her newborn near her family’s home. Attorneys for 19-year-old Brooke Skylar Richardson previously filed a court motion in Warren County to lift the house arrest restriction. The judge ruled Monday that... Read More

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Brooke Skylar Richardson

April 24, 2018

Husband of Senate’s ex-leader due in court on sex charges

BOSTON (AP) — The estranged husband of former Massachusetts Senate President Stan Rosenberg is making his first court appearance since being indicted on sexual assault and other charges. Bryon Hefner is scheduled to be arraigned on Tuesday in Suffolk Superior Court on charges of sexual assault, distributing nude photos without consent and criminal lewdness. He... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Bryon Hefner

April 24, 2018

Former Christie allies to argue for bridge case reversals

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The traffic scandal that dragged down former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s presidential aspirations will write another chapter on Tuesday as two former associates facing prison for their roles seek to convince a federal appeals court their convictions should be overturned. Attorneys for Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly are expected to argue... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Bill Baroni, Bridget Kelly, Chris Christie

April 24, 2018

Stuck in jail: Poor Mississippi inmates wait long for trial

BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Jerry Sanders has been sitting in a jail cell on a relatively minor charge of methamphetamine possession for more than a year — longer than the sentence he could get if he’s convicted. And with no money to post bail or hire his own lawyer, he may be sitting there for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Jerry Sanders

April 24, 2018

Mother told to pump milk in men’s restroom at Chicago court

CHICAGO (AP) — A nursing mother is suing for discrimination after being told she should use the men’s restroom to express breast milk when she reported for jury duty at a Chicago court. Attorney Judith Miller says a clerk told her Oct. 2 that there was no a lactation room in Chicago’s Daley Center. Miller... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Judith Miller

April 24, 2018

Prosecutors drop top charges in school shooting plot case

Prosecutors have dismissed the four most serious charges against a teenager accused of plotting to shoot up his former Vermont high school and cause mass casualties in a case that has led to new restrictions in the state’s gun laws. A ruling by the state Supreme Court has made the prosecution against 18-year-old Jack Sawyer... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Jack Sawyer

April 24, 2018

Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to theft by a public servant. The Brownsville Herald reports he told the court the fajita scheme spun out of control.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Lighter Side, News

Gilberto Escamilla

April 24, 2018

Cosby jury to decide: Serial rapist or con artist’s mark

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The jury that will start deliberating Bill Cosby’s fate on Tuesday has heard the comedian described over the past two weeks both as a “serial rapist” and a con artist’s victim. They have seen a parade of accusers testify that the man once revered as “America’s Dad” had a secret life... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

April 24, 2018

Atlanta attorney found guilty of murder in wife’s shooting

ATLANTA (AP) — After telling the judge Monday morning that they were stuck and couldn’t reach a verdict, jurors deliberated a few more hours before deciding that a well-connected Atlanta attorney intentionally shot his wife, causing her death. Jurors found 75-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver guilty of felony murder and three other charges in the September... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Tex McIver

April 24, 2018

Mistrial declared for border agent charged with killing teen

PHOENIX (AP) — A mistrial was declared Monday in the case of a U.S. Border Patrol agent after an Arizona jury acquitted him of a second-degree murder charge in the killing of a teen from Mexico but deadlocked on lesser counts of manslaughter. The decision by U.S. District Judge Raner Collins means prosecutors could seek... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, National Security, News

Lonnie Swartz

Atlanta attorney who killed wife to be sentenced next month

Verdict looms into macabre death of Swedish journalist

Court sides with human in copyright fight over monkey selfie

Prince heirs sue Illinois hospital over care during overdose

House arrest modified for teen mom accused of killing infant

Husband of Senate’s ex-leader due in court on sex charges

Former Christie allies to argue for bridge case reversals

Stuck in jail: Poor Mississippi inmates wait long for trial

Mother told to pump milk in men’s restroom at Chicago court

Prosecutors drop top charges in school shooting plot case

Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas

Cosby jury to decide: Serial rapist or con artist’s mark

Atlanta attorney found guilty of murder in wife’s shooting

Mistrial declared for border agent charged with killing teen

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