Tag Archives: Trial

According to Fox Business, dishonorable California lawyer Michael Avenatti, 50, was sentenced on Thursday by a Manhattan federal judge to two-and-a-half years in prison for extorting Nike for $25 million. The lawyer is found guilty on charges of extorting up to $25 million from the global sportswear giant when he …

According to the Daily News, family members of the adult suspect facing trial for the murder of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke are hoping to set up a private time to talk with the rapper’s parents. Corey Walker, 20, is the sole adult defendant out of four facing murder charges connected …

The time a lot of us have waited for is coming. A date has been set for the three men charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. This week, a hearing is scheduled to take place for a judge to decide if Arbery’s past is relevant, the Atlanta Constitution-Journal reported. …

Pennsylvania-based Forensic toxicologist Daniel Isenschmid took the stand during George Floyd’s trial on Thursday and told the court that he tested Floyd’s blood and found it contained methamphetamine and fentanyl. Isenschmid also found norfentanyl in Floyd’s system—a metabolite of fentanyl that indicates the body has started to break down fentanyl. …

The trial for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin continued with a police expert testifying that excessive force was used when he knelt on George Floyd’s neck last May. A use-of-force expert at the Los Angeles Police Department, Sgt. Jody Stiger, testified Tuesday on behalf of the prosecution that officers could have taken other action, …

Derek Chauvin will finally see his day in court for the killing of George Floyd. Last spring, the white Minneapolis police officer was seen on video kneeling into Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes. The city is on edge as the start date approaches, Yahoo reports. The city has already …

A judge delayed R. Kelly’s trial for racketeering and sex trafficking in New York on Tuesday, citing a slew of roadblocks resulting from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.  Page Six reports that Brooklyn Federal Judge Ann Donnelly pushed the start of the singer’s trial back to August 9. Kelly’s case has been postponed three …

A Claiborne County, Mississippi woman, has been convicted of the death of her 14-month-old stepdaughter. According to WAPT News, T’Kia Bevily was sentenced on Thursday to life without the possibility of parole. Claiborne County District Attorney Daniella Shorter said because prosecutors did not seek the death penalty, life without the …

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has requested that the Senate give Donald Trump’s legal team two weeks to prepare for his impeachment trial. McConnell’s proposal brings doubt to when Trump’s trial will begin following the Senate receiving the article of impeachment. He would like it to begin in mid-February, CNN …

R&B singer R.Kelly will go to trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges next year. However, the federal trial is set for September. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenwber set the trial to begin September 12, 2021, but expects the date to change because of the pandemic. Kelly pleaded not …