Killer of Sweden's Lindh Seeks Leniency in Appeal
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Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh's confessed killer sought leniency in a Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday, with his lawyer arguing he was mentally ill when he attacked her and should not be jailed for ...
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A Briton who has spent more than 20 years on death row in the US is to face a retrial.
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A man jailed for the murder of BBC television presenter Jill Dando was granted Wednesday the right to launch a second appeal.
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A member of the gang who kicked to death Garry Newlove may appeal against his conviction, his solicitor says.
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Connecticut prosecutors asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to override a judge's decision that allowed an admitted serial killer's execution to be delayed.
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The convicted murderer of Sweden's foreign minister Anna Lindh wants a new lawyer for his upcoming appeal hearing, Swedish media reported on Tuesday.
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John Walker Lindh, the American captured in Afghanistan after he had joined the Taliban, asked the Justice Department on Tuesday to reduce his 20-year prison sentence
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A Scottish man on death row in the US is to face a retrial after his conviction was overturned a second time.
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An attorney for families of Sept. 11 victims asked a court Friday to seek testimony from an al-Qaida suspect in Syria, saying it could lead to a stiffer sentence for a man convicted in Germany of aiding the suicide hijackers.
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Sweden&#39;s supreme court gave the go-ahead yesterday for the family of the murdered foreign minister, Anna Lindh, and the prosecution to seek a tougher sentence for her killer, who in turn may appeal against his conviction.
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A Bahamian man who is to be flogged 10 times with a whip for raping a 6-year-old girl will appeal that part of his sentence, his lawyer said Monday.
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The attorney for American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh wants his clientâs 20-year prison sentence commuted, citing the nationâs heightened anxiety when the plea deal was made in 2002 and the fact that another US citizen
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Attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a teen sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his grandparents when he was 12, arguing that the sentence is cruel
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A former US Marine jailed for the murder of a police officer in Leeds is to appeal against his 'whole life' sentence.
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The leader of a gang that committed what has been described as the Netherland's biggest cybercrime is appealing his sentence.
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Australian civil libertarians call for a review of the case against the man convicted of killing a British backpacker.
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TORONTO (CP) - In an unusual move, Ontario's highest court asked Crown counsel Tuesday to consider the option of a judicial stay in the appeal trial of Robert Baltovich, who was convicted in 1992 of killing his former girlfriend.