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A court in Pakistan on Wednesday handed a 14-year prison sentence to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife for stealing expensive gifts that were in state possession, his lawyer said. The conviction came a day after another court handed Khan and his former foreign minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, a 10-year prison sentence for leaking the content of a classified diplomatic cable. The latest conviction means Khan won't be able to contest the national election set to take place on Febru...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A victim walking back his testimony years after it led to a man’s attempted murder conviction is not enough to overturn that conviction, the Ohio Supreme Court has decided. In an opinion split along party lines, the top court on Thursday denied a man’s attempt to vacate his attempted murder conviction, […]

A judge has taken the unusual step of seeking to ban a Cook County prosecutor from his courtroom, alleging a business-related conflict of interest, according to a court order filed Thursday. Judge Michael McHale, who presides over criminal cases at the Leighton Criminal Court Building, entered a court order that said Michelle Mbekeani, newly appointed head of the Conviction Review Unit, “is ...

Black community leaders in Kansas City welcomed the news that Eric DeValkenaere’s conviction was upheld and expressed hope that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson would not pardon him.

Around 20 protesters said former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere’s conviction should stand in the 2019 fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb.

Missouri Attorney Andrew Bailey has refused to defend the conviction of former Kansas City Police Detective Eric DeValkenaere.

A regional appellate court has denied the legal bid to keep alive the conviction in the 1982 Brighton ax murder.

Pakistan Sindh High Court on Friday commuted the sentence to a militant for the attempted murder of American educationist Dr Debra Lobo.

Pakistan Sindh High Court on Friday commuted the sentence to a militant for the attempted murder of American educationist Dr Debra Lobo.