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Murder Trial
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Suspicion Cannot Replace Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt in Murder Trials
By Apurva Neel
The criminal justice system rests on a fundamental principle: every accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. This principle becomes even more significant in murder prosecutions based…
JURIST
Key evidence ruled admissible in Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial
New York Judge Gregory Carro ruled Monday that the gun and notebook obtained during Luigi Mangione’s arrest in December 2024 are admissible as evidence in his state murder trial. Carro’s…
C | M | Law Library Blog
Sam Sheppard Case Spotlight
On July 4, 1954, Marilyn Sheppard, the wife of a prominent local doctor from a Cleveland suburb, was found bludgeoned to death in her bed. Her husband, Sam Sheppard, stood…
India Legal
Delhi Court refuses bail to Olympian Sushil Kumar in Sagar Dhankar murder case
A Delhi sessions court has declined to grant bail to Olympic medal-winning wrestler Sushil Kumar in the ongoing trial related to the murder of fellow wrestler Sagar Dhankar, citing the…
@theBar
Reflections on the Sonya Massey Trial
As many in the Illinois legal community know, the police officer who shot and killed Sonya Massey was convicted of second-degree murder by a Peoria County jury in October 2025.…
Law Times News
Ont. CA orders new trial due to flawed jury instructions in murder, assault case
The court found that the jury instructions 'did not properly equip the jury to decide' the case
Sentencing Law and Policy
Prosecutors cut plea deal in Idaho college student mass murder (seemingly against wishes of victims' families)
As reported in this New York Times report, "Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the brutal stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, has reached a plea deal to…
The Right Coast
Idaho college murders latest: Suspect Bryan Kohberger refuses to enter plea at student stabbing arraignment | The Independent
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger refused to enter a plea at his arraignment on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary.The 28-year-old criminology PhD student s arraignment was scheduled for…
Legal Profession Blog
Prosecutor Admonished For Press Release
The Chesterfield County Commonwealth Attorney has been admonished by a Subcommittee of the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board for comments about a pending criminal case.The press release, which was carried…
Florida Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
Three Main Lessons From The Alex Murdaugh Trial
INTRO Guilty on all counts! South Carolina prosecutors proved, beyond and to the exclusion of every reasonable doubt, that Alex Murdaugh murdered his wife and son. It took the jurors…