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Judge orders former Wisconsin warden to pay $500 fine in inmate's death
A judge on Monday ordered a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in an inmate’s death to pay a $500 fine to resolve the ...
Judge rules death penalty will remain as possible punishment despite Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Bryan Kohberger, who is autistic, according to his lawyers, could still be put to death if he is convicted of ...
Judge detains man accused of starting garage fire that led to firefighter’s death
A man charged with murder and aggravated arson for allegedly starting a fire that led to a firefighter’s death was ordered ...
Judge rules on Kohberger motion to remove death penalty over autism diagnosis
This was one of the latest — and likely final — attempts by Kohberger’s attorneys to remove the death penalty as an option.
Idaho college killings: Judge denies attempt to toss out death penalty over autism spectrum diagnosis
The judge overseeing the capital murder case of Bryan Kohberger has denied his lawyers' attempt to take the death penalty off ...
Bryan Kohberger Can Face Death Penalty Despite Autism Diagnosis, Judge Rules
Suspect in University of Idaho murders "failed to show" that diagnosis was "equivalent to an intellectual disability for ...
Jury convicts a California judge of second-degree murder in his wife’s shooting death
Jurors convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder on Tuesday for fatally shooting his wife while the ...
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Louisiana judge nullifies death row inmate’s murder conviction that was based on junk science
A Louisiana judge this week set aside the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Chris Duncan, whose ...
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In Louisiana, a Judge Just Vacated a Controversial Death Row Case
Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now ...
Judge keeps death penalty on the table for Bryan Kohberger regardless of autism diagnosis
Judge Steven Hippler ruled that Kohberger is not disqualified from the death penalty because his attorneys did not prove that autism qualifies as an intellectual disability.
Judge maintains death penalty as possible punishment for Bryan Kohberger despite autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors can pursue the death penalty against Bryan Kohberger if he is convicted of murdering ...