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Massachusetts judge’s gift to crime victim sparks request for new trial
A couple serving decades in prison for sex trafficking is arguing they deserve a new trial after prosecutors disclosed that the federal judge who oversaw the case passed them a handwritten card and gift meant for the victim during sentencing.
Google, Meta denied new trial in youth social media addiction case
A California state court judge has denied motions by Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube seeking a new trial after a jury found the companies liable for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people.
South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh’s murder conviction overturned
South Carolina's highest court overturned the murder conviction of former lawyer Alex Murdaugh, who was serving two consecutive life sentences for allegedly shooting and killing his wife and 22-year-old son in June 2021.
Criminal Law : False Statements – Disaster Loan Application – New Trial
U.S. v. Stacks (MLW No. 69150/Case No. 15-1028 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Benton, J.)
Criminal Law : Bankruptcy Fraud – False Statement – New Trial
U.S. v. Knight (MLW No. 68271/Case No. 14-2651 – 42 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Beam, J.)
Mo. death-row inmate claims new evidence of innocence
A death-row inmate has asked the Missouri Supreme Court for a new trial, saying new evidence undermines a conviction that was key to his sentence and that investigators whose conduct led to the overturning of another capital case also mishandled his.
Criminal Law: Acquittal – New Trial
United States v. Williams (MLW No. 62525/Case No. 10-1298 – 11 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Riley, C.J.)
Employer-Employee: Discrimination – New Trial
McCullough, et al. v. Commerce Bank (MLW No. 62510/Case No. WD71625 – 19 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District, Martin, J.)
Criminal Law: Jury Contamination – New Trial
United States v. Garcia, et al. (MLW No. 62497/Case Nos. 10-3708, 10-3794 – 16 pages) (U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit, Gruender, J.)
Criminal Law: First-Degree Murder – DNA Evidence – New Trial
State v. Stewart (MLW No. 60691/Case No. SC90503 – 11 pages) Where a defendant convicted of first-degree murder argued for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence that his […]
Civil Practice: New Trial Order – Preservation Of Issue
Smith v. City of Hannibal (MLW No. 59891/Case No. ED92464 – 8 pages) (Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, Richter, J.) Where a trial court granted a new trial to […]
Man convicted of drug crimes to get new trial
It seems like a no-brainer that a man who says he could not be fair should not serve on a jury. But that’s what happened when Sonny J. White was […]
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