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Bill Cosby Judge Rejects Bid for New Trial, Sentencing Hearing
A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband.
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Cosby Lawyers Detail 11 Alleged Trial Errors as They Appeal Conviction
Bill Cosby’s lawyers have filed a list of 11 alleged trial errors as they try to undo his sexual assault conviction and three- to 10-year prison term.
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Texas Appeals Court Puts Execution on Hold
Texas’ highest criminal appeals court has put on hold an execution that was scheduled for this week.
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Judge Nixes Cosby Request to Step Down; Sentencing Monday
Bill Cosby’s trial judge is rejecting a defense motion to step down from the sex assault case before Monday’s sentencing hearing in suburban Philadelphia.
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Cosby Prosecutor Opposes Defense Bid to Have Judge Step Down Prior to Sentencing
The prosecutor in Bill Cosby’s sex-assault case is opposing the actor’s demand that the trial judge step down before this month’s sentencing.
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Fort Worth Gang Member to Die for Killing Girl, Grandmother
Attorneys for a condemned Texas prisoner asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution scheduled for Wednesday evening for killing a young girl and her grandmother in a gang-related shooting a decade ago that turned a child’s birthday party in Fort Worth into a bloodbath.
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T-Shirts, Flowers Showing Support Banned at Cosby Retrial
People attending Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial won’t be allowed in with T-shirts, flowers and other items that show support for one side or the other.
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‘Tourniquet Killer' Executed in Texas for 1992 Strangling
Texas carried out the nation’s first execution of 2018 Thursday evening, giving lethal injection to a man who became known as Houston’s “Tourniquet Killer” because of his signature murder technique on four female victims.
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Man Convicted of Serial Jewel Heists to Support Lavish Life
An Austin-area man who represented himself at trial for 13 jewel robberies and attempted robberies has been found guilty of multiple counts.
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Kentucky Court Weighs New Evidence in ‘Satanic' Killing Case
For more than 20 years, two Kentucky men were in prison because a jury said they killed a woman to curry favor with the devil as part of a satanic ritual.
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Judge: Prosecutors Can Use Bill Cosby's Deposition at Trial
A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that damaging testimony Bill Cosby gave in an accuser’s lawsuit can be used at his criminal sex assault trial.
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Court Overturns $12M Sex Abuse Verdict Against Boy Scouts
The Connecticut Supreme Court has overturned a $12 million jury verdict against the Boy Scouts of America in the case of a boy who alleged he was sexually assaulted by an older boy in his troop in the mid-1970s.
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Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Voter ID Law
The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal to stop Texas from enforcing its challenged voter ID law. But the court said it could revisit the issue as the November elections approach.
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Oldest Inmate on Texas' Death Row Dies of Natural Causes
The oldest condemned man in Texas has died at age 78 of natural causes.
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Testimony Stops in Mortuary Theft Case
Testimony stopped Thursday morning when the defense filed a motion for recusal of the judge.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Makes First Post-Indictment Campaign Appearance
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made his first campaign appearance late Thursday since being indicted on securities fraud charges, but only vaguely alluded to his legal troubles while addressing about 800 cheering supporters at a tea party rally.
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Texas Inmate Facing Execution Wins Reprieve from State Judge
A Texas judge has halted the execution of an inmate convicted of stabbing a corrections officer to death more than 15 years ago.