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Ga. Death Row Inmate Says Prosecutor Hid Plea Deal With Key Witness, Tainting His Trial

Hoping for a new trial, lawyers for the condemned man say they have evidence that the assistant district attorney who prosecuted the case made a previously undisclosed deal with the only eyewitness to the crime.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

20-Year Albany DA Wages Write-In Effort After Democratic Primary Loss

David Soares said that low turnout for the primary meant that the people of Albany County have not yet been heard.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Should Rethink Its Jury Trial Cut Off for Petty Offenses, 10th Circuit Judges Say

The three-judge panel rejected David Lesh's argument that he was deprived of his Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial, citing Supreme Court decisions that the right is limited to "serious" infractions defined as those punishable by six or more months of imprisonment.
3 minute read

The Recorder

SF Appellate Ruling Could Mean Dismissal of Hundreds of Criminal Cases

A unanimous First District Court of Appeal panel said the San Francisco County Superior Court improperly "stepped into the shoes of the prosecution" when it continued to cite COVID-related backlogs as a valid reason for delaying misdemeanor trials.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Jury Convicts Chinese Businessman of Running $1B Crypto Fraud Scheme

Jurors acquitted Guo of charges on wire fraud and securities fraud, as well as unlawful monetary transactions.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Such a Weird Case': US Judge Sentences Platinum Partners Co-Founder to Six Months Home Confinement

U.S. District Court Judge Brian Cogan told the defendant he may have sentenced him to carceral time, if not for the fact that it would likely land the ex-hedge funder at the infamous Metropolitan Detention Center.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Politics for Profit': Menendez Found Guilty on All Counts in Bribery Trial

The trial centered on the origin of valuables, including gold bars and cash, discovered by law enforcement officials around the New Jersey home of the senator and his wife.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Judge Removed From Long-Running Gang and Racketeering Case Against Rapper Young Thug and Others

Lawyers for Young Thug and a co-defendant had motioned for Fulton County Chief Judge Ural Glanville's recusal, saying he met with prosecutors and a prosecution witness at which defendants and defense attorneys were not present.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Tom Girardi's Attorneys Ask to Delay Criminal Trial Again: 'Simply Not Trial-Ready'

Tom Girardi's federal public defenders said they had been 'affirmatively misled' about the scope of the Aug. 6 trial, citing the government's plans to include evidence of $25 million given to Erika Jayne's entertainment business.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Menendez Jury Adjourns Second Day of Deliberations With No Verdict

The panel had multiple questions on Monday, including if unanimity was required to acquit a defendant "on a single count."
3 minute read

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