Crime

Whether the public’s waning support for the death penalty will result in the abolition of capital punishment still remains uncertain.
/ December 1, 2023
Jackie Johnson, Ahmaud Arbery
A judge Tuesday refused to dismiss misconduct charges against a former Georgia prosecutor accused of hindering the investigation into...
/ November 29, 2023
Jonathan Majors appeared in court in New York Wednesday for the expected start of jury selection in a trial in…
/ November 29, 2023
Louisiana, prison, theGrio.com
Samuel Herring was sentenced up to 330 years for crimes he says he did not commit. DNA testing can now…
/ November 28, 2023
The convictions were vacated after new probes found their cases' witness testimony unreliable, and one received undisclosed money.
/ November 28, 2023
Opening statements are expected this week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a criminal…
/ November 26, 2023
Michigan business owner shoots at Black man -- Anthony Mangiapane
Michigan jurors convicted Anthony Mangiapane of ethnic intimidation and other charges after he shot at a Black pedestrian.
/ November 22, 2023
D.A. Fani Willis argued that Harrison Floyd had been trying to intimidate and contact likely witnesses and his co-defendants, violating…
/ November 22, 2023
A$AP Rocky gave no visible reaction to the judge's decision, made at a preliminary hearing after roughly a day and…
/ November 21, 2023
An L.A. Superior Court judge could decide on moving forward to trial as early as Monday. Testimony or his ruling…
/ November 20, 2023
"This guy should have never been on the force," said Timothy Bessent Sr., Camden County NAACP president, of Staff Sgt.…
/ November 20, 2023
"It shouldn’t have happened," said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Johnny Jennings. "But whose responsibility is the question, right?"
/ November 17, 2023