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Indiana Court of Appeals Affirms Marvin Moyers' Murder Conviction and 60-Year Sentence
Marvin Moyers was convicted of murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. He appealed his conviction, arguing that the trial court made several errors, including allowing certain evidence and testimo...
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Affirms First-Degree Murder Conviction
In this case, the defendant, Moscaritolo, was convicted of murder in the first degree. The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts reviewed the conviction under G. L. c. 278, § 33E, which requires the...
Connecticut Appellate Court Upholds Murder Conviction, Allowing Prior Domestic Violence Evidence
This case involves Anthony V., who was convicted of murder and other charges related to the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend, Alice. The key issue on appeal was whether the trial court properly all...
Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction of Nicholas James Firkus
This case involves Nicholas James Firkus, who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Heidi Firkus. The conviction was based on evidence that Firkus shot his wife during a dispu...
Iowa Supreme Court Reverses Order for New Trial in Murder Conviction
This case involves Sherral Jermaine Tolbert, Jr., who was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. The State of Iowa appealed the district court's decision to grant Tolbert a ...
Iowa Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction Against Joshua Kelly Uranga
This case involves Joshua Kelly Uranga, who was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Uranga appealed his conviction, arguing that the trial court made several errors. Spec...
Louisiana Court Upholds Second-Degree Murder Conviction Due to Sufficient Evidence
This case involves Dwayne Williams, who was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Williams appealed his conviction, arguing that the evidence presented a...
Appellate court reverses trial court's grant of new trial, reinstating murder conviction.
This case involves Gerald Manchip White, who was convicted of second-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The State of Louisiana appealed the trial court's decision to grant White a new ...
California Supreme Court Rules Voluntary Intoxication Can Negate Specific Intent for Murder
In this case, the California Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant could be convicted of murder if they were intoxicated to the point of being unable to form the specific intent to kill. The Cou...
Tennessee Supreme Court Upholds Murder Conviction of Pervis Tyrone Payne
This case involves a man, Pervis Tyrone Payne, who was convicted of first-degree murder and felony murder for the stabbing deaths of his girlfriend, Charisse Christian, and her son, Nicholas Payne. Th...