Tag: Trials
Lawyer in Vatican abuse trial says no evidence of misconduct
ROME — The lawyer for a former altar boy accused of sexually abusing a younger boy at the Vatican’s youth seminary asked a Vatican...
Witness: Commissioner used arson money to buy campaign signs
ATLANTA — Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Jim Beck improperly took money from the private insurer he led and used it to buy campaign signs...
Defense wants ‘no press’ for part of Arbery jury selection
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Defense attorneys for men charged in the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery are asking a Georgia judge to keep reporters out of...
Jury reaches verdict in Maryland newspaper shooting case
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The jury has reached a verdict Thursday on whether the man who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper is not...
Vatican prosecutor seeks prison for priest in abuse trial
VATICAN CITY — A prosecutor for the Holy See asked a Vatican court Thursday to convict and sentence an Italian priest for the alleged...
Judge allows R Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial
NEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he...
New Zealand man has plea deal in girl’s attempted kidnapping
RICHMOND, Va. — A New Zealand man who was shot while allegedly trying to kidnap a 14-year-old Virginia girl he met online has reached...
Prosecutors rest case in newspaper shooting trial on sanity
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland prosecutors rested their case Wednesday in a trial to determine whether a man who killed five people at a newspaper...
Judge won’t change ‘trauma’ wording in Chauvin memo
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota judge who oversaw the trial of Derek Chauvin is denying prosecutors' request to rewrite his sentencing order as it...
Lawyer: North Dakota man disturbed when he killed mom, cop
FARGO, N.D. — The attorney for a man charged with killing his mother and a North Dakota police officer during a shootout with law...