Prison Conviction Overturned

Florida's convicted killer clown released from prison

A woman who pleaded guilty to dressing as a clown and in 1990 murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from a Florida prison.

Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer's murder

Secret audio, overturned convictions and a jail death: The legal saga of an art dealer’s murder

Woman convicted in Florida killer-clown cold case released from prison

A woman convicted of dressing up as a clown in 1990 and murdering the wife of a man she later married has been released from prison, putting to rest one of the more bizarre cold cases Florida has ...

Russian court convicts French citizen of collecting military information, sentences him to 3 years in prison

World - ABC News - October 14

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in US, executed in Iran over terror conviction

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces, has been executed in Iran

World - ABC News - October 28

Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who previously lived in the US, is executed in Iran over a terror conviction

World - ABC News - October 28

Mississippi’s Absentee Ballot Law Is Overturned

The law required officials to count absentee ballots received by mail up to five days after Election Day. It’s unclear if the ruling will affect the current election.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 25

John Grisham on the wrongfully convicted: "It's not that difficult to convict an innocent person"

The bestselling author of legal thrillers has co-written a work of non-fiction: "Framed," a collection of stories about people wrongfully convicted of crimes, and the fight to exonerate them.

Poll: Voters repelled by election denial and overturning Roe — and drawn to economic proposals

Voters are far less likely to back candidates who say former President Donald Trump won the 2020 election or who support the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, and they are more ...

Voters concerned about post-election violence, efforts to overturn the results: Poll

A new poll finds that American voters are approaching the presidential election with deep unease about what could follow

Australian High Court overturns law that forced migrants to wear tracking bracelets

Australia’s highest court has ruled that migrants can’t be forced by law to wear electronic tracking bracelets or to comply with curfews

World - ABC News - 2 days ago

1 person critically injured after bus overturns on upstate New York highway

Police say one person was critically injured after a bus with more than two dozen passengers aboard rolled over on a highway in upstate New York

Bus overturns in upstate New York, sending dozens to hospitals

An accident reconstruction team was trying to determine what happened to the bus in upstate New York, authorities said.

Erin Moriarty on what we owe to the wrongfully convicted

After spending years behind bars for crimes they didn't commit, some men and women who have been wrongfully convicted have received their freedom. But as Erin Moriarty points out, for many, justice ...

Lucy Letby loses bid to appeal against conviction

The former nurse's bid to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby is dismissed.

Russian court convicts soldiers of murdering nine Ukrainians

World - Yahoo News - 1 hour ago

Prisoners freed early (again)

Plus, Newscast is heading to America!

Redacted Review - Prison Break

You wouldn't know just from looking at it--with its vivid, comic book-esque art style and irreverent punk-rock tone--but Redacted (officially styled as [REDACTED]) actually takes place in the same ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 28

WATCH: Texas fans pelt field with trash over controversial pass interference call that refs end up overturning

As the field was cleared of the debris, the officials reversed their controversial decision

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Texas apologizes for fans throwing debris on field after controversial overturned call in loss to Georgia

The SEC office says its officials followed the correct procedures and admonished Texas fans for throwing trash on the field

Sports - CBS Sports - October 20

Hundreds more babies in US died than expected in months after Roe was overturned

Study shows roughly 247 more infant deaths per month in October, March and April following supreme court’s decision. In the 18 months after the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade, leading more ...

World - The Guardian - October 22

About 4 in 10 concerned about violent attempts to overturn election results: Survey

A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 41% of registered voters are extremely or very concerned about violent attempts to overturn the election ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Jets rookie Malachi Corley has TD overturned after he drops ball before goal line vs. Texans

Malachi Corley thought he scored his first NFL touchdown for the New York Jets, but the rookie wide receiver dropped the ball before he crossed the goal line

Sports - ABC News - November 1

Asylum hotel rioter dies in prison

Peter Lynch was serving two year and eight months after pleading guilty to violent disorder

Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’

Mr. Bannon, the combative right-wing strategist, said if Trump’s vote totals on Election Day look like 2020, he should once again declare himself the winner.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

Ex-Stasi officer convicted of murder over 1974 Berlin shooting

World - Yahoo News - October 14

50 Years After Killing, a Berlin Court Convicts a Stasi Officer of Murder

The court handed down a guilty verdict and a 10-year sentence to a former officer of East Germany’s dreaded secret police, in a case straight out of the Cold War.

World - The New York Times - October 15

This AI Tool Helped Convict People of Murder. Then Someone Took a Closer Look

Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid.

Tech - Wired - October 15

Judge in Michael Jordan's father's murder trial pleas for convicted killer's release

The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of Michael Jordan’s father petitioned Tuesday to release his convicted killer.

Nebraska court allows voter registrations from people with felony convictions

Nebraskans with felony convictions may register to vote after the state's high court ruled Wednesday that a top election official had no authority to deem a law restoring those rights ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Texas supreme court blocks execution of man in late-night ruling

Robert Roberson, 57, who has long claimed innocence over death of daughter, has for now been spared. The Texas supreme court has blocked the execution of a man on death row in a late-night ruling ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Why the Menendez Brothers case is back in the spotlight, decades after their conviction

CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi discusses how a new generation is re-evaluating the Menendez Brothers' claims of emotional and sexual abuse. Decades after their conviction, the L.A. ...

N.C. judge argues for release of man convicted in murder of Michael Jordan's father

The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial over the killing Michael Jordan’s father petitioned the state’s parole commission to release one of the men convicted in the case.

Greek man convicted of causing disturbance by entering neighbors' properties to smell their shoes

A judge in northern Greece has imposed a suspended one-month prison sentence on a man convicted of disturbing his neighbors by repeatedly sneaking into their properties to smell their shoes

World - ABC News - October 17

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