What to know as Karen Learn homicide trial verdict arrives from jury

What to know as Karen Learn homicide trial verdict arrives from jury

A jury has reached a verdict in the retrial of Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman whose widely watched murder trial in the 2022 death of her boyfriend, a Boston police officer, ended with a hung jury last year. She has been charged with second-degree murder, motor vehicle manslaughter while driving under the influence and leaving … Read more

It could be ‘very tough’ to search out honest jury for man accused of killing 18 individuals, lawyer says

It could be ‘very tough’ to search out honest jury for man accused of killing 18 individuals, lawyer says

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year, a judge ruled Tuesday. But his attorneys have raised concerns about whether it will be possible to select impartial jurors from a city still reeling from record levels … Read more

Harvey Weinstein trial ends in mistrial on ultimate rape cost after jury foreman refuses to deliberate

Harvey Weinstein trial ends in mistrial on ultimate rape cost after jury foreman refuses to deliberate

The retrial of Harvey Weinstein ended abruptly Thursday when the jury foreman refused to join the deliberations on the remaining rape charge against the disgraced movie mogul. New York state Judge Curtis Farber declared a mistrial and prosecutors vowed to try Weinstein again on the charge the jury had been deadlocked on, namely the third-degree … Read more

Jury in Harvey Weinstein intercourse assault retrial have reached a partial verdict

Harvey Weinstein trial ends in mistrial on ultimate rape cost after jury foreman refuses to deliberate

Jurors in the trial against disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday they unanimously found him guilty of sexually assaulting one woman and not guilty of assaulting another more than a decade ago. But jurors at Weinstein’s retrial told the judge they were unable to reach a verdict on allegations he assaulted a third woman … Read more