Prosecutors said Monday they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a verdict after more than two days of …
Donald Trump faces twin legal crises on Monday in New York, where he could see the possible seizure of his storied properties over a massive fine as he separately fights to delay a criminal trial even further. Issued on: 25/03/2024 – 04:37 3 min The 77-year-old real estate magnate, who has once again clinched the …
Donald Trump’s lawyers told a New York appellate court Monday that it’s impossible for him to post a bond covering the full amount of a $454 million civil fraud judgment while he appeals, suggesting the former president’s legal losses have put him in a serious cash crunch. Trump’s lawyers wrote in a court filing that …
French-Polish director Roman Polanski, who fled the US more than four decades ago after being convicted of sexually assaulting a child, will face a civil trial over the alleged rape of another minor years earlier, the woman’s lawyer said Tuesday. Issued on: 13/03/2024 – 01:12 1 min The case against the director of “The Pianist” …
Opening statements began Thursday in New Mexico in the trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez with the prosecution claiming she did not always adhere to “essential” safety procedures and the defense describing the set as “chaotic.” The weapons handler has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, …
The High Court in London Tuesday will begin hearing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s final UK appeal against extradition to the United States to face trial over publishing secret military and diplomatic files. Issued on: 20/02/2024 – 03:59 2 min Washington wants the 52-year-old Australian citizen extradited after he was charged there multiple times between 2018 …
A New York judge ordered Donald Trump to pay $355 million over fraud allegations and banned him from running companies in the state for three years Friday in a major blow to his business empire and financial standing. Issued on: 16/02/2024 – 22:21 3 min Trump — almost certain to be the Republican presidential nominee …
Four Hong Kong men were convicted of rioting Thursday over the storming and ransacking of the city’s legislature in 2019, part of a pro-democracy movement that posed an unprecedented challenge to the Beijing-backed government. Issued on: 01/02/2024 – 04:54 2 min It was the most violent episode in the initial stage of the huge protests …
Donald Trump was ordered by a federal jury on Friday to pay $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll, who accused the former US president of destroying her reputation as a trustworthy journalist by denying he raped her nearly three decades ago. Issued on: 26/01/2024 – 22:45Modified: 26/01/2024 – 23:01 3 min The seven-man, …
Former Rwandan doctor Sosthene Munyemana was on Wednesday jailed for 24 years by a French court for his involvement in the 1994 genocide of Tutsis. Issued on: 20/12/2023 – 02:17 1 min The 68-year-old former gynaecologist was found guilty of genocide, crimes against humanity and participation in a conspiracy to prepare these crimes. His lawyers said …