The attorneys for Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes have filed at least 6 new constitutional challenges to the state's death penalty laws, the Huffington Post reported. His defense team argued in new motions that the death penalty has been arbitrarily imposed in the state
Convicted murderer Jodi Arias will return to court on Monday afternoon in Maricopa County, Arizona on Monday, in which Judge Sherry Stephens is expected to set a date for her sentencing phase retrial.
Amanda Knox will not return to Italy for a new appeals trial concerning the 2007 murder of her Meredith Kercher, her British roommate, the Associated Press reported. Knox received unfortunate news in March when Italy's supreme court ordered a retrial in a Florence appeals court, citing "numerous examples of shortcomings, contradictions and incoherences" with the original appeal ruling
South African olympian Oscar Pistorius was formally indicted on a premeditated murder charge on Monday, NBC News reported. The court later set March 3 as Pistorius' trial date. A list of more than 100 witnesses was submitted to the court and Pistorius was also indicted for illegal possession of ammunition
