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Former Phoenix Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Traffic‑Stop Extortion

Federal prosecutors say the case shows traffic stops were used to demand cash plus drugs, with theft concealed in false reports.

Ex-NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran Freed on $300,000 Bail Pending Appeal

Supreme Court Quashes Allahabad HC Bail, Says Heinous‑Crime Bail Test Applies to Serious Economic Offences

Esther Baker to Face March 2027 Trial Over Allegedly False Abuse Claims

Peru’s Supreme Court Extends Vladimiro Montesinos’ Prison Term to 2037

Allahabad High Court Acquits Three After 38 Years, Calls 1982 Killing a 'Blind Murder'

Italy’s Top Court Finalizes Life Term for Marco Bianchi, Orders New Appeal for Brother in Willy Duarte Killing

Kentucky High Court Vacates Double-Murder Convictions Over Juror Exposure to Perjury Report

CCRC Sends First Post Office Capture Conviction to Court of Appeal

Peru Prosecutor Held 7 Days Over Alleged Bribe Caught on Open Mic in Virtual Hearing

Kevin Jackson Files Federal Civil-Rights Suit Alleging Coercion in Overturned 2001 Murder Case

Special CBI Court Convicts Five Retired Punjab Police Officers in 1993 Tarn Taran Fake Encounter

Court of Appeal Quashes Second Conviction of Justin Plummer

Spain’s Supreme Court Denies Rosa Peral’s Request to Reopen Murder Case

Berlin Police Officer Fined €5,600 for Using Pepper Spray-Contaminated Gloves

Jury Begins Deliberations in Alain Bellefeuille Murder Trial

Harvey Weinstein Alleges Medical Neglect and Inhumane Conditions at Rikers Island

Greg Lynn Appeals Conviction in Carol Clay Murder Case

Mixed Verdict in Trial of Memphis Officers for Tyre Nichols' Death

Former Houston Officer Convicted of Murder in 2019 Drug Raid Deaths