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Bill Cosby Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
Bill Cosby Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
Cosby filed a habeas motion alleging that Bruce Castor made a non-prosecution promise in 2005/06. They say Cosby relied on that promise when he testified at deposition in Costand's civil suit and didn't invoke the 5th Amendment.
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Adnan Syed Hearing
Adnan Syed Hearing
Day 1 of post-conviction hearing in Baltimore, MD. Syed was convicted in 2000 of the murder of his ex-girllfriend, Hae Minh Lee. He's always maintained his innocence and claims the jury should have heard from an alibi witness. Syed was the subject of NPR's first season of Serial podcast.
Robert Durst Hearing
Robert Durst Hearing
Durst was back in federal court in Louisiana, this time to plead guilty to possession of a gun. He will be sentence on April 27, 2016 and could get up to 10 years in prison. Soon after his sentencing. Durst should be on his way to Los Angeles to face murder charges in the death of Susan Berman in December 2000.
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Alicia White/Baltimore Cop Trial Begins
Alicia White/Baltimore Cop Trial Begins
White's trial is now on hold pending the outcome of the March 3 Court of Appeals argument in this case and the other four where the State wants to call Officer Porter as a witness.
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Adnan Syed Hearing — Day 5
Adnan Syed Hearing — Day 5
Day 5 of Syed's post-conviction hearing. Closing arguments were heard this day. A decision by the court will be reached in some weeks.
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Opening Statements in Lonnie Franklin trial (Grim Sleeper)
Opening Statements in Lonnie Franklin trial (Grim Sleeper)
Franklin, aka the Grim Sleeper, is charged with 10 murders but believed to have murdered many more. He is facing the death penalty. The trial is taking place in downtown Los Angeles.
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Ethan Couch/Affluenza Teen Hearing
Ethan Couch/Affluenza Teen Hearing
Couch was 16 years old when he was placed on 10 years probation for killing four while driving drunk. He turns 19 on April 11. This hearing is seeking a transfer of the case to adult court.
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Hearing in Justin Ross Harris
Hearing in Justin Ross Harris
The State of Georgia says it has several areas of incriminating evidence to present at trial, currently scheduled for April 11. Some of this evidence purports to establish a motive for murder such as marital disharmony and infidelity, and the desire to be free of childcare responsibilities.
Camille Cosby Deposition
Camille Cosby Deposition
Camille Cosby was deposed in her husband's defamation civil suit today in Springfield, Mass. It will continue on March 14.
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Dalia Dippolito Hearing
Dalia Dippolito Hearing
This is a continued hearing on the motion to dismiss filed late last year. Dippolito's retrial is currently set for May 23.
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Robert Dear Status Conference
Robert Dear Status Conference
Dear is charged with murder in Colorado Springs, Colorado for opening fire at a Planned Parenthood facility in Nov. 2015. A police officer and two civilians were killed.
Michael Skakel Connecticut Supreme Court Argument
Michael Skakel Connecticut Supreme Court Argument
The State of Connecticut is appealing the 2013 reversal of Skakel's 2002 murder conviction. Oral argument is set for 11:00 a.m. today. Skakel's conviction for the 1975 murder of his neighbor, Martha Moxley, was overturned for ineffective assistance of counsel.
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Angelika Graswald Hearing
Angelika Graswald Hearing
Graswald is charged with second-degree murder for the drowning death of her fiance, Vincent Viafore, while the two were kayaking on the Hudson River on April 19, 2015 in Orange County, New York. Graswald says it was an accident. A decision is expected on defense motions today.
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Jesse Matthew Status Conference/Motions
Jesse Matthew Status Conference/Motions
Matthew entered a plea to both murders today in exchange for life sentences; death is off the table. Matthew was charged separately in two capital murder cases of Virginia students. He was supposed to be tried first for the 2014 murder of UVa student Heather Graham followed by an October trial for the 2009 murder of Va Tech student Morgan Harrington.
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Argument in MD’s High Court–Baltimore Cops Cases
Argument in MD’s High Court–Baltimore Cops Cases
Argument is scheduled for today in Maryland's highest court--the Court of Appeals--regarding the compelled testimony of Officer Porter in the trials of the other five officers also charged in Freddie Gray's death.