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SJC Ruling
SJC Ruling
The state's highest court says juveniles convicted of first-degree murder are entitled to public funds for lawyers and expert witnesses at parole board hearings. Monday's 5-2 ruling by the Supreme Judicial Court builds on a December 2013 ruling that found mandatory life sentences for juveniles without the possibility of parole unconstitutional...
Tsarnaev's Secret Internet Life
Tsarnaev's Secret Internet Life
24/7 News Source _ The Boston Marathon bombing trial continued today with prosecutors outlining a secret online life for suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. Prosecutors said that Tsarnaev had an anonymous Twitter account where he shared radical views and praised an al Qaeda cleric...
Third Hearing Request
Third Hearing Request
BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are asking for a third time for a judge to hold a hearing on media leaks they say are jeopardizing Tsarnaev's right to a fair trial. In a court filing Friday, Tsarnaev's lawyers cite a recent piece in Newsweek magazine containing statements from unnamed law enforcement sources...
Trial Delay Sought
Trial Delay Sought
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev say they likely won't be ready for November's scheduled trial start. Defense lawyers appearing in U.S. District Court in Boston on Thursday argued that prosecutors have given them massive amounts of evidence as part of the pre-trial discovery process that they now need to sort through...
Rights Violated?
Rights Violated?
Bristol County prosecutors say they do not oppose a request from former Patriots player Aaron Hernandez to move him to a jail closer to his Boston attorneys. However, in their written transfer request, Hernandez's lawyers accused the administrator of the Bristol County House of Correction, Sheriff Thomas Hodgson of violating Hernandez's privacy and due process rights...