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New Zealand Court Rejects Christchurch Gunman’s Bid to Overturn Convictions

The decision reinforces legal finality, sparing victims a retraumatizing trial.

Richard Allen’s Lawyers File New Brief to Overturn Delphi Murder Conviction

7th Circuit Upholds Conviction of Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

Appeals Court Frees Two ‘ComEd Four’ Defendants, Signals New Trial Under Narrowed Bribery Law

Second Circuit Presses Both Sides in Diddy Appeal Over 50-Month Sentence

Colorado Appeals Court Vacates Tina Peters’ Sentence, Orders Resentencing

Texas Death Row Case Upended by Co-Defendant’s Sworn Confession Ahead of April 30 Execution

Supreme Court Sets Notice Rule Before Appointing Amicus in Criminal Appeals

Harry Maguire Given 15-Month Suspended Sentence in Greece After New Trial

California Appeals Court Overturns 2017 Sierra LaMar Murder Conviction

California Supreme Court Declines Tory Lanez Appeal, Leaving Conviction and 10-Year Term Intact

Hong Kong Appeals Court Quashes Jimmy Lai’s 2022 Fraud Convictions

Ryan Routh Appeals Conviction and Life-Plus-Seven Sentence in Trump Golf Club Assassination Case

Chechen Supreme Court Overturns Zarema Musaeva Conviction, Orders Retrial

François Fillon Drops Final Appeal, Making ‘Penelopegate’ Sentence Final

Tarrant Appeal Closes With Crown Arguing Guilty Pleas Were Informed Choices

Court Upholds Conviction and 42-Year Term for Sean Zeisz Over Ashley Dale Killing

South Carolina Supreme Court Hears Alex Murdaugh Appeal on Jury Influence and Trial Evidence

Supreme Court Rejects Kuldeep Sengar’s Bail Plea, Fast-Tracks High Court Hearing in Unnao Custodial-Death Case

Christchurch Mosque Attacker Tells Appeal Court Prison Conditions Drove Irrational Guilty Pleas