Tag: State courts
German woman convicted over her time with IS in Syria
BERLIN — A German woman accused of joining the Islamic State group in Syria after traveling there with her young daughter was convicted on...
EXPLAINER: Conviction on lesser murder count might not stick
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors fought hard to add a third-degree murder charge against former police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, but...
Supreme Court rejects lingering 2020 election challenge case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case out of Pennsylvania related to the 2020 election, a case...
Massachusetts looks to bar Robinhood in state; company sues
NEW YORK — Stakes are rising in Massachusetts’ legal battle against Robinhood Financial, and regulators are asking for the popular trading app's brokerage registration...
Court rejects appeal of killer of 3 in home invasion
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a man convicted of murder, sexual assault and other crimes in the killings...
Bond set for father, daughter in North Carolina murder case
LEXINGTON, N.C. — A man and his daughter who were sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of an Irish businessman were released on...
Court delays execution of inmate who slipped through cracks
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday delayed the execution of a convicted killer whose case federal public defenders said slipped through...
Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...
St. Louis prosecutor loses bid to stay on McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s request to be allowed to prosecute a St....
High court nixes Alex Jones’ appeal in Newtown shooting case
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal by Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who was...