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Judge Denies Bid to Overturn Banfield Convictions Before Sentencing

The ruling clears the way for a mandatory life-without-parole term, with victim-impact statements scheduled Friday.

Judge Binds Ex-Detroit Police Sergeant Over on Kidnapping and Rape Charges

Middlesex DA Clears Everett Officer in 2025 Garbage Truck Carjacking Shooting

Closing Arguments Set in NYPD Sergeant’s Manslaughter Trial Over Fatal Cooler Throw

Galicia Court Upholds 16½-Year Rape Sentence as Two Other Sex Assault Cases End in Plea Deals

John Oliver Calls for Ending Felony Murder, Spotlighting 'Shocking' U.S. Law

Ronald Exantus Extradited to Kentucky After Florida Arrest Over Registration Violation

Winnipeg Teen Given Adult Life Sentence for 2022 Beating Deaths of Three

Two Pensacola Felons Plead Guilty to Federal Drug and Gun Charges

Judge Delays Ruling on New DNA Testing in Aliza Sherman Case

OCME Rules Dontae Melton Jr.’s Baltimore Police Custody Death a Homicide

Minnesota Court of Appeals Overturns Aiding-and-Abetting Murder Conviction in 2022 St. Paul Killing

Clerical Error Releases Violent Inmate From New Orleans Jail, Spurs Fresh Manhunt

ICE Detains Colombian Teen, Family After Probation in Fatal Colorado Crash

Kerala Court Sentences Cadell Jeansen Raja to Life for 2017 Nanthancode Family Murders

Mohamed Amra Alleges Inhumane Treatment in High-Security Prison

Man Escapes Custody During Chicago Courthouse Hearing, Multi-Agency Manhunt Underway

14-Year-Old Accused in Newark Detective’s Killing to Be Tried as Adult in Federal Court

Tony Martin, Farmer Convicted of Killing Burglar, Dies at 80

Teen Acquitted in Emma Lovell Murder Case in Australia