Texas’ parole board on Monday denied clemency for death row inmate Ramiro Gonzales, who is scheduled to be executed Wednesday for a 2001 murder, despite the fact a key expert witness no longer stands by his testimony at trial. Gonzales, 41, had asked the Board of Pardons and Paroles to recommend clemency, which would allow […]
Testimony could wrap up in the Karen Read murder trial as the defense set is to call its final witnesses to the stand. Read, 44, of Mansfield, has pleaded not guilty to charges including second-degree murder in the death of John O’Keefe, her Boston police officer boyfriend. Prosecutors say Read backed over O’Keefe with her […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the conviction of a California woman who said she did not know about a stash of methamphetamine hidden inside her car. In a ruling that crossed the court’s ideological lines, the 6-3 majority opinion dismissed arguments that an expert witness for the prosecution had gone too […]
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a California woman convicted of smuggling drugs across the U.S.-Mexican border who challenged prosecution expert testimony that cast doubt on her claim that she acted unwittingly as a “blind” drug mule. The justices, in a 6-3 ruling, upheld a lower court’s […]
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – The City of Tyler kicked off Juneteenth with an event featuring a Tyler native who turned his life around after being sentenced to prison for being a drug lord. LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024 The Tyler Legends Homecoming Celebration featured Freeway Ricky Ross who gave a message of redemption. “I […]
Karen Read murder trial: Detective back on stand with sallyport video a focus as testimony resumes The seventh week of witness testimony in the Karen Read murder trial begins Monday with Massachusetts State Police Detective Sergeant Yuri Bukhenik expected to take the stand for the third day. Bukhenik and Trooper Michael Proctor ran the investigation […]
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The criminal trial of President Joe Biden’s son heads into its final stretch Monday as the defense tries to chip away at prosecutors’ case laying bare some of the darkest moments of Hunter Biden‘s drug-fueled past. Hunter Biden’s lawyers could call at least one more witness when the case resumes in […]
The government rested its case against Hunter Biden in Wilmington on Friday, and the defense called Naomi Biden, his daughter, to the stand. Her vulnerable testimony underscored the family dynamics of the trial: Hunter Biden’s ex-wife has testified, as well as his former lover − the widow of his brother. On most days, First Lady […]
Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial resumed Thursday in Wilmington, Del., where Hallie Biden, the widow of his late brother Beau, testified for the prosecution about finding and disposing of the firearm at the center of the felony case. President Biden’s 54-year-old son is facing three felony charges over whether he lied about his addiction to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans issued criminal referrals Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s son and brother, accusing them of making false statements to Congress as part of a yearlong impeachment inquiry. The Republican chairmen of the House Oversight, Judiciary and Ways & Means committees sent a letter to the Justice Department recommending prosecution of Hunter […]
Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial resumed Wednesday in Wilmington, Del., where his ex-wife Kathleen Buhle and ex-girlfriend Zoe Kestan were called by the prosecution to testify about his drug use. President Biden’s 54-year-old son is facing three felony charges over whether he lied about his addiction to crack while applying to purchase a firearm six […]
In the wake of Donald Trump’s criminal conviction, the former president and his allies have embraced a rather specific conspiracy theory: Voters should discard the jury’s verdict, Republicans insist, because the entire prosecution was a plot orchestrated by President Joe Biden and his team. The GOP doesn’t just want this conspiracy theory to be true, […]