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Denver Judge Vacates Murder Conviction, Frees Stephen Martinez After 27 Years

Independent medical reviews led prosecutors to abandon the case under Colorado's post-conviction rule.

Judge Vacates 2008 Minneapolis Murder Conviction After New Forensics

Judge Approves $1 Million Bond for Karl Jordan Jr. in Jam Master Jay Case

Colorado Appeals Court Overturns Letecia Stauch Murder Conviction, Orders New Trial

Immigration Judge Clears Path to Release for Pennsylvania Man After Murder Conviction Tossed

Connolly Cites Newly Unearthed Bulger Manuscript in Bid to Vacate 2008 Conviction

Judge Upholds Jose Ibarra Conviction in Laken Riley Killing, Denies New Trial

California Appeals Court Overturns 2017 Sierra LaMar Murder Conviction

Brazil’s Supreme Court Convicts Brazão Brothers for Ordering Marielle Franco’s Assassination

Girl on the Run Premieres on Hulu, Reexamining the Sarah Jo Pender Case

Jury Convicts Edrick Faust in 2001 Killing of UGA Law Student Tara Baker

Louisiana Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects C‑Murder Rehearing, Ending State Appeals

Germany’s Top Court Rejects Appeal, Making Memmingen Murder Life Sentence Final

Karl Jordan Jr. Seeks $1 Million Bond After Jam Master Jay Acquittal

Pamela Smart Files New Habeas Petitions in N.Y. and N.H., Citing Flawed Trial Transcripts

Judge Vacates Karl Jordan Jr.’s Jam Master Jay Murder Conviction Over Unproven Motive

Judge Overturns Karl Jordan Jr.’s Conviction in Jam Master Jay Killing as Co-Defendant’s Verdict Stands

Florida Executes Frank Athen Walls, Marking 19th State Execution of 2025

Supreme Court Declines Bid To Expedite Swami Shraddhanand Mercy Plea

Derek Chauvin Seeks New Trial to Overturn George Floyd Murder Conviction