The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the double murder convictions against disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh, ordering a new trial in the killing of his wife and son. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “We are accordingly constrained to reverse the post-trial court’s denial of … Read more
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge has tossed the murder conviction of a man who spent 25 years in prison after a review of his case revealed new evidence that may have been withheld by prosecutors, including thousands of dollars in payments made to the mother of their key eyewitness. The man, Harry Ruiz, has … Read more
DENVER — A judge on Tuesday threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a man found guilty in the death of his then-girlfriend’s 4-month-old daughter nearly 30 years ago because of new evidence in the case. Stephen Martinez was convicted in 2000 and sentenced to life in prison after prosecutors argued he had beaten Heather … Read more
NEW YORK — A former New York City police sergeant can stay out of jail while he appeals his manslaughter conviction for tossing a picnic cooler at a fleeing suspect who then crashed his motorized scooter and died, a judge ruled Friday. The decision by a state appellate court judge came a week after a … Read more
Lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs appealed his case on Thursday, arguing the media mogul’s sentence was too harsh and that a judge sentenced their client by considering the more serious charges he was not convicted of. Last summer, Combs was cleared of sex trafficking and racketeering charges, but convicted of lesser prostitution-related offenses. He had … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs’ legal team urged an appeals court to overturn his conviction and 50-month prison sentence on prostitution-related charges, arguing that the judge who presided over his trial last summer was wrong to consider the hip-hop mogul’s abusive conduct. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Justice Department to dismiss the criminal conviction against President Donald Trump’s former adviser, Steve Bannon — a symbolic, but significant move in one of the highest-profile prosecutions tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and … Read more
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday set aside a lower court decision that upheld the conviction of Steve Bannon, a former White House adviser to President Trump, on two counts of contempt of Congress, paving the way for the case to be dismissed. In addition to wiping away the ruling that left Bannon’s conviction in … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case of Joseph Maldonado-Passage, commonly known as Joe Exotic, a pop culture icon from Netflix’s “Tiger King” documentary on Monday. The case stems from his conviction for a murder-for-hire plot. This is a developing story. Check back soon for … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: An Afghan national let into the country during the Biden administration has been arrested by the Department of Homeland Security following a conviction for indecent exposure to a minor. Basir Ahmad Safi, who is in his 30s, was, was arrested by DHS on March … Read more