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Hunter Biden’s legal woes are not over after his conviction on three felony firearms charges in a trial that put a spotlight on his drug-fuelled past. CBC | World News
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Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, at centre of controversial murder conviction, gets parole hearing
Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier, who has spent most of his life in prison since his conviction in the 1975 killings of two FBI agents in South Dakota, has a parole hearing Monday at a federal prison in Florida. CBC | World News
Read More »Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction in New York overturned
New York’s highest court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. CBC | World News
Read More »Inside Vybz Kartel’s 10-year fight to appeal his murder conviction: ‘My cries were heard’
The dancehall artist’s conviction for a 2011 murder and subsequent life sentence was recently overturned by the Privy Council in London. But Kartel remains in prison as his case returns to Jamaica for a possible retrial, leaving many asking what now? Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Why the sexual assault conviction rate appears lower for hockey players
A CBC News investigation of dozens of publicly reported sexual assault cases involving junior hockey players found a conviction rate of 15 per cent compared to 42 per cent for other cases. CBC’s Jonathon Gatehouse breaks down the factors that could give players the edge in court. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Log burner warning about new regulations to avoid ‘large fines and a criminal conviction’
With cold temperatures still sweeping across the UK, households are being warned they could face £300 fines for lighting their log burners. Daily Express :: Life and Style Feed
Read More »Post Office scandal: Ex-postmistress told to repay £18k has conviction quashed
Kathleen Crane had endured an ‘appalling experience’ after being wrongly convicted of fraud as part of the Post Office scandal. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Rape complainants told pre-recorded evidence could reduce chance of conviction
A new study found a 20% drop in rape convictions when the complainant asks for special measures to give evidence Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Russian antiwar activist could lose Canadian citizenship bid over conviction abroad
Maria Kartasheva was told to step aside in the middle of her Canadian citizenship ceremony after the officiant asked if anyone has been charged with a crime in another country. She had been — specifically, under a law passed in Russia shortly after the invasion of Ukraine. CBC | World News
Read More »Former Olympian Oscar Pistorius granted parole on murder conviction
Double-amputee Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was granted parole Friday, 10 years after shooting his girlfriend through a bathroom door at his home in South Africa in a killing that jolted the country and the athletics world. He is set to be released from prison in early January. CBC | Sports News
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