345.73 (Criminal Law – United States)
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Kylen Pratt, 23, has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder and multiple charges related to the 2022 death of his boyfriend, Naasire Johnson. Prosecutors say Pratt shot the 20-year-old victim in an attempt to keep his sexuality a secret, then burned Johnson’s body beyond recognition to cover up the…
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has intervened to reject a plea deal that would have allowed three alleged planners of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to avoid the death penalty. The plea agreement, revealed earlier this week, had proposed that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa al Hawsawi plead guilty to their…
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A federal judge has mandated that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in California either retry Curtis Lee Ervin, a 71-year-old man who has spent 33 years on death row, or release him within 60 days. This decision comes after accusations of prosecutorial misconduct during Ervin’s original trial, specifically regarding jury selection practices that violated…
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Former President Donald Trump is intensifying his legal battle to overturn his 34-count felony conviction for document falsification, arguing that the evidence used in his hush-money and election interference trial should have been protected by presidential immunity. On July 12, Trump’s defense team filed a motion requesting that the court overturn his conviction, asserting that…
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