A UK teen, whose three friends were killed when he lost control of his car while inhaling nitrous oxide and speeding, will spend the next decade in jail.
In a pivotal move, Judge Maxwell Wiley has thrown out the second-degree manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of fatally choking a homeless man on a New York subway.
Olivia Elizabeth Miller, 23, pleaded no contest to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of her 8-month-old boy, Asher Miller
An elderly man who has allegedly been spreading material, including rubber ducks and counterfeit $100 bills, in support of a defendant in a murder case has now been charged with witness intimidation, amongst other criminal charges.
The family of the former South African sprint runner, Oscar Pistorius, denied the allegations that he used an air rifle and a cricket bat to attack his girlfriend before he fatally shot her. The claims were published on a book written by two amateur sleuths.
Peter Liang, who was initially convicted to manslaughter, has had his conviction reduced to criminally negligent homicide. He is now facing five years' probation and 800 hours of community service. Liang claimed he accidentally shot Akai Gurley on a dark stairwell in Brooklyn housing complex.
A former New York Police Department officer will not be facing prison time after he accidentally shot and killed a man in an unlit stairwell. The judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide.
Sean Ludwick was accused of trying to flee the country after trying to secure a boat that could sail to South America. The NY executive’s bail was temporarily revoked.
Oscar Pistorious’ last attempt to overturn his murder conviction in Constitutional Court was opposed by South African prosecutors, saying his appeal was “contrived” and have “no reasonable prospect of success”.
A Baltimore judge on Tuesday ordered that jurors remain anonymous in the trial of a policeman charged in the death of a black man from an injury while in custody, an incident that triggered protests and rioting.
