Attorneys for Jodi Arias asked to step down from the case after their client was convicted of first -degree murder, but a judge denied the request. Attorneys Kirk Nurmi and Jennifer Willmott reportedly asked a judge for permission to withdraw from the case, but were denied.
A bi-partisan group of lawmakers proposed major changes to military laws for sexual assault cases, and back a bill to prevent military commanders from handling sexual assault cases that involve their subordinates."We believe that enough is enough. It is time to change the system that has been held over since George Washington that is simply not working today for the men and women who are serving," said New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a member of the Armed Services Committee who is leading the effort.
24-year-old Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, known on Facebook as "Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchiker,"is being sought on murder charges for killing Joseph Galfy Jr, a New Jersey attorney found dead in his home on Monday. McGillvary's whereabouts are not yet known, as a press conference scheduled for late Thursday afternoon is expected to explain how he has come to be a suspect in the case.
A 10-year-old boy from Washington state was sentenced on Wednesday to up to 5 ½ in a juvenile detention facility for his role in a foiled plot to rape and kill a girl at his school, as well as to harm others.
