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South Carolina court tosses murder conviction in Alex Murdaugh case | Courts News

South Carolina court tosses murder conviction in Alex Murdaugh case | Courts News

Published by Sam Flores

The state’s high court ruled that Murdaugh had been denied a fair trial due to comments from a court clerk suggesting guilt. By AFP and The Associated Press Published On 13 May 202613 May 2026 The state Supreme Court in South Carolina has overturned the murder conviction against lawyer Alex Murdaugh, whose case has become a source of public fascination in the United States. On Wednesday, the South Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ordered a retrial in Murdaugh’s 2023 murder case. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The lawyer had been accused of murdering his 52-year-old wife, Maggie, and his 22-year-old son, Paul, who were found shot to death at the dog kennels outside the family lodge in June 2021. Murdaugh, 57, has denied any involvement in their killings. In its ruling, the South Carolina Supreme Court criticised the Colleton County court clerk, Rebecca Hill, for having “egregiously attacked Murdaugh’s credibility” in court and thereby swaying the juror pool. The court’s decision highlighted comments in which Hill advised jurors to watch Murdaugh’s “body language” …

US ‘Troubled’ by Cambodian Court Decision to Uphold Defunct Opposition Leader’s Conviction

US ‘Troubled’ by Cambodian Court Decision to Uphold Defunct Opposition Leader’s Conviction

Published by Sam Flores

WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) – The ⁠U.S. ⁠State Department said on ⁠Friday that Washington was “troubled” by a Cambodian appeals court’s ​decision that upheld a 27-year sentence for former opposition leader Kem Sokha ‌for his treason conviction. Here are ‌some details: • The appeals court decision on Thursday was another ⁠blow to ⁠an opposition decimated by the ruling party’s long-running crackdown. • Kem ​Sokha, 72, co-founder of the defunct Cambodia National Rescue Party, has been held under house arrest since he was found guilty of treason in ​March 2023. • He was accused of conspiring with a foreign power ⁠to topple ⁠then-premier Hun Sen. • The ⁠United ​States has previously said his conviction was based on “fabricated conspiracy theories.” • Kem ​Sokha’s case was among ⁠the most prominent in a sweeping crackdown on opponents of the CPP, which has ruled Cambodia for decades. • “The United States is troubled by the decision to uphold activist and opposition leader Kem Sokha’s ⁠conviction of treason,” the State Department said in a statement on Friday. • “Claims ⁠of …

Brighton beach rapist housed in 3-star hotel after ‘murder conviction’ | UK | News

Brighton beach rapist housed in 3-star hotel after ‘murder conviction’ | UK | News

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A small boat migrant convicted of raping a woman on Brighton beach had arrived in Britain after fleeing a murder conviction in Egypt, it has emerged. Karin Al-Danasurt, 20, was among three men found guilty yesterday of raping a 33-year-old woman who was dragged behind a beach hut, pinned down, spat on and kicked in the early hours of October 4 last year. The victim said she feared the laughing attackers would kill her as she lapsed in and out of consciousness. It reportedly emerged during an earlier court appearance that Al-Danasurt had written on his asylum application that he had been convicted of murder in his absence in Egypt — a capital offence. He is understood to have claimed mistaken identity and blamed his brother for the killing. His defence barrister disputed that he had been convicted of murder. The jury had not been told of this history before his conviction at Hove Crown Court, state reports. Questions have been raised about how Al-Danasurt could have been housed in a three-star hotel in Horsham, …

Correct rape conviction came ‘two decades too late’ after innocent man was jailed for 17 years, police admit | UK News

Correct rape conviction came ‘two decades too late’ after innocent man was jailed for 17 years, police admit | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

Greater Manchester Police have released a statement after Paul Quinn was convicted of the 2003 rape and assault of a young mother in Salford. Andrew Malkinson spent 17 years in prison after being wrongly for the crime before his conviction was finally quashed by the Court of Appeal in 2023. You need javascript enabled to view this content Enable javascript to share Share Innocent man locked away for 17 years Today, after Quinn was convicted of the rape, the police force said: “We’ve commended the bravery of a woman whose courage has led to a man being convicted of a violent rape in Little Hulton, 22 years after the wrong man was sent to prison. “Paul Quinn (52), now of Exeter, was today (Friday 17 April 2026) unanimously found guilty of two counts of rape, one count of choking with intent and one count of grievous bodily harm. He was convicted after a jury heard six weeks of evidence at Manchester Crown Court. “It follows the victim showing tremendous courage in supporting our investigation, which …

Sarkozy Says He Owes France ‘The Truth’ as He Challenges Conviction Over Alleged Libya Funding

Sarkozy Says He Owes France ‘The Truth’ as He Challenges Conviction Over Alleged Libya Funding

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PARIS (AP) — French former President Nicolas Sarkozy maintained his innocence at an appeal hearing in Paris on Tuesday over his conspiracy conviction last year, saying that not a single cent from Libya helped fund his 2007 presidential campaign. “I owe the truth to the French people,” Sarkozy told a three-judge panel during a hearing in the case that led him to spend 20 days in prison before being granted release pending appeal. “I’m innocent,” he said. Sarkozy, 71, is challenging his conviction after being found guilty in September of criminal conspiracy. He was sentenced to five years in prison for his alleged part in a scheme to obtain funds from the government of then Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in exchange for political and diplomatic favors. Sarkozy has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and says the allegations are politically motivated. Sarkozy’s wife, supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, attended Tuesday’s hearing, which focused on his role as a conservative presidential candidate and then president from 2007 to 2012. The 12-week appeal trial, which began last month, will reexamine all of …

Fair Warning Expands with Saara Pritchard, Doubling Down on Conviction

Fair Warning Expands with Saara Pritchard, Doubling Down on Conviction

Published by Jenni Sidey

In 2020, as the art market scrambled to move online, Loïc Gouzer tried something smaller. After years staging blockbuster evening sales at Christie’s as chairman of post-war and contemporary art, he launched the app Fair Warning. Its premise was simple: sell one work at time to a tightly screened group of collectors. Five years on, that constraint defines the company. Fair Warning has sold roughly $81.9 million worth of art not through volume, but through a steady cadence of tightly edited offerings. Its results suggest that the model can work. Last November, an Andy Warhol portrait of Brigitte Bardot from 1974 sold for $16.7 million, the highest publicly reported price for the artist that year. A year prior, a Fair Warning sale set a new record for Elizabeth Peyton at just over $4 million. Before that, the app sold a 1982 Jean-Michel Basquiat work on paper for $10.8 million. Related Articles The platform’s next test comes on Thursday, when it will offer a 1960 painting by Dorothea Tanning, estimated at $700,000 to $1.2 million. Now Fair Warning …

Usher says Diddy is being ‘misrepresented’ after disgraced rapper’s sex crimes conviction

Usher says Diddy is being ‘misrepresented’ after disgraced rapper’s sex crimes conviction

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Usher is speaking out in defense of Sean “Diddy” Combs. While playing a word association game in a Forbes interview published Wednesday, Usher said that “legacy” came to mind when he thought of Combs, who is currently serving a 50-month sentence after he was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution following a bombshell eight-week trial last summer. The “Yeah!” singer said that although his opinion “might be controversial,” the influence that Combs, 56, created through his business empire was undeniable. “In many ways, I think certain people are prosecuted and maybe not recognized for the greatness that they offer,” Usher, 47, said. “I don’t have anything negative to say about Sean Combs because my experience was not what the world has seen and how he’s been misrepresented.” He continued: “I’m not saying that every man is perfect. I’m not saying that …

Diane Sindall: Family of murder victim appeal for information after wrongful conviction | UK News

Diane Sindall: Family of murder victim appeal for information after wrongful conviction | UK News

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The family of a woman who was murdered almost 40 years ago have appealed for people to come forward with information after DNA evidence showed the man believed to be her killer was wrongfully convicted. Diane Sindall, 21, was raped and murdered by a killer dubbed the “Beast of Birkenhead” in Wirral, Merseyside, in the early hours of 2 August 1986. For decades, investigators from Merseyside Police thought they had caught her killer: a local man called Peter Sullivan. Mr Sullivan, 68, had always maintained his innocence, and he was freed last year after new tests showed his DNA – unearthed due to scientific advances – was not present in semen samples collected at the scene. By the time his conviction was overturned, Mr Sullivan had spent 38 years in prison. It is the longest miscarriage of justice in UK history. Ms Sindall’s family’s appeal on Crimewatch Live is their first statement since the conviction was quashed. Image: Peter Sullivan spent 38 years in jail for the killing before he was freed last year. Pic: …

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, 20-year term, lawyer says

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, 20-year term, lawyer says

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will not appeal against his conviction and 20-year jail term for collusion with foreign forces and sedition, his lawyer said on Friday (Mar 6), in a landmark case that has sparked international criticism. The founder of the now-shuttered pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, Lai, 78, was one of the most outspoken critics of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. A nearly five-year legal saga ended with his sentencing in February following a December conviction on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of publishing seditious materials. A member of Lai’s domestic legal team told Reuters his client would not appeal the conviction and sentencing, which drew criticism from countries such as Britain and the United States. “We can confirm we have clear and definitive instructions not to lodge an appeal against conviction or sentence,” he said, speaking on condition of anonymity, but gave no reason for the decision. Separately, Fung Wai-kong, the former editor-in-chief of the paper’s English news section, launched an appeal on Monday against …