Tag: court

Smugglers sentenced for journey that left 3 sisters dead
By Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two smugglers were sentenced to federal prison on Friday for leading three sisters from Mexico into California, ...

Pulaski Co. woman says drugs, online relationship prompted her to make child pornography
By Mike Gangloff, The Roanoke Times
PULASKI — Kimberly Breeden Brugh broke into tears Wednesday as she tried to explain the inexplicable.
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Judge gives control of Joe Exotic’s zoo to Carole Baskin
By The Associated Press
WYNNEWOOD, Okla. (AP) — A federal judge in Oklahoma has awarded ownership of the zoo made famous in Netflix’s “Tiger King” do ...

Russia to Drop Murder Charges Against Sisters Who Killed Abusive Father, Lawyers Say
By The Moscow Times
Russian prosecutors have ordered investigators to drop murder charges against three teenage sisters accused of killing their abus ...

Harvey Weinstein rebuked by judge for using phone in court
PHOTO: Mark Lennihan / Associated Press
From BBC News
A judge has angrily threatened to lock up Harvey Weinstein for using his phone in a New York C ...

Oakland pimp gets 8 years in prison for sex trafficking 14-year-old girl
By Evan Sernoffsky, The San Francisco Chronicle
A 37-year-old Oakland pimp was sentenced to eight years in state prison and must register as a sex of ...

Sex criminal sentenced to life throws pitcher, hits judge in head
By The Associated Press
BALTIMORE — A twice-convicted sex criminal now faces even more charges after allegedly hurling a metal pitcher at the head of ...

Accused Burglar Flings Poop at Judge and Still Gets Acquitted
By Julia Arciga, The Daily Beast
A criminal trial in Miami came to a halt on Friday after the defendant flung his own poop at the judge, The Miami ...

No jail time for Missouri man convicted of molesting 11-year-old, giving her STD
By GateHouse Media Staff, The Ledger
A Missouri man convicted of molesting an 11-year-old girl will serve no jail time.
TV station KFOR reports ...

R. Kelly loses civil court case after missing hearing
From BBC News
Singer R. Kelly has lost a civil court case by default after failing to respond to a legal case brought by a woman who accused him of s ...

Man punches attorney in head after being convicted of murder
By The Associated Press
A Tucson man just convicted of murder in the stabbing death of his girlfriend waited until jurors left the courtroom before ...

Convicted rapist due back in court on charges he sexually assaulted, terrorized 3 additional women
By Kevin Shea, NJ.com
Andre D. Wesley is already a convicted rapist spending many decades in prison for the violent sexual attack of a woman behind a ...

R. Kelly taken into custody after court appearance and following interview outburst
Photo Credit: Getty / Dexter A. Jones
By Michael Rothman, ABC News
Embattled singer R. Kelly was taken into custody following a court appearance t ...

Man punches his lawyer in the face after being sentenced to 45 years in prison
By Cory Shaffer, Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Warrensville Heights man shocked a courtroom full of spectators Tuesday when he sucker-punched hi ...

Mother stabs rapist to death after catching him attacking her daughter
BY ZAMIRA RAHIM, THE INDEPENDENT
A woman in South Africa who stabbed her daughter's rapists, killing one and severely wounding two more, has spoken ...

Baltimore day care worker pleads guilty to smothering baby to death, gets 70 years in prison
By Tim Prudente, The Baltimore Sun
In an emotional hearing Tuesday, a Baltimore day care worker admitted to murdering a baby girl who would not nap ...

Man Who Made Fatal ‘Swatting’ Hoax Call Pleads Guilty To 51 Charges
By Emily Sullivan, NPR
Tyler Barriss, 26, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making a false report resulting in a death, after he placed a hoax call late ...

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for Andrea Constand sexual assault
By Elisha Fieldstadt and Adam Reiss, NBC News
NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby, who fell from grace as “America’s Dad” to a convicted sex offender, was ...

Ex-Teacher Convicted of Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl Slits His Throat in Santa Ana Courtroom
By Tracy Bloom | KTLA 5
A former teacher accused of raping a teen girl slit his throat in a Santa Ana courtroom Wednesday morning after a jury conv ...

Germany court orders measles sceptic to pay 100,000 euros
BBC News Europe
A German biologist who offered €100,000 (£71,350; $106,300) to anyone who could prove that measles is a virus has been ordered by a c ...