In New South Wales, the criminal law allows a conviction or sentence to be reconsidered in certain circumstances. The primary way this happens is through an appeal to a court. Apart from an appeal, a conviction or sentence may be reviewed in New South Wales under the procedures set out in the Crimes (Appeal and […]
Posts Tagged ‘convictions’
Judge tosses convictions of 2 men in killing of Malcolm X
More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated on Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death. Manhattan judge Ellen Biben dismissed the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam, after prosecutors and the men’s lawyers […]
Ratko Mladic: UN judges to rule on appeal against Bosnian war convictions
Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladić is due to hear a judgment on his appeal against genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Mladić, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia” was convicted in 2017 of crimes during the Bosnian War and sentenced to life imprisonment. The army chief had led troops responsible for a […]
Police Use Fingerprints Pulled From WhatsApp Photo To Secure Convictions
By Dawn Luger Police have used a photo sent through the app “WhatsApp” to get a fingerprint and used that fingerprint to secure drug convictions against eleven people. If part of your finger is showing, cops can now use that small bit as fingerprint evidence. This new and “groundbreaking” technique of matching fingerprints […]
Child porn convictions in Belgium reach all time high
nsnbc : Last year 71 people in Belgium were convicted for having disseminated child pornography while another 172 were convicted of possession of child […]
Killer Cop Adam Torres Gets Time Served for Murder of John Geer
A Fairfax County judge accepted a plea deal for Adam Torres today, meaning the killer cop will be released from jail on June 29th, after serving only 10 months for the murder of unarmed John Geer on August 29, 2013. Torres, a former officer with the Fairfax County Police Department, shot and killed John Geer […]