Ajudge has acknowledged "extraordinary circumstances" in "Doomsday cult" dad Chad Daybell's case and granted his appellate attorneys more time to file for post-conviction relief. Daybell 55, was sentenced to death in June for his role in killing his first wife,…[Continue Reading...]
A religious group formerly known as the Unification Church has lodged an appeal with Japan's Supreme Court over a fine imposed by a lower court. The education and culture ministry requested a court order in October last year seeking the…[Continue Reading...]
The Haitian leader of a doomsday cult whose members were convicted in the deaths of two young sisters in San Miguel County in 2017 either won herself a new trial or a lighter sentence. Madani Ceus had been convicted on…[Continue Reading...]
Attorneys for Leah Remini have filed a notice of appeal regarding a judge’s mixed ruling in March on the Scientology Church’s anti-SLAPP motion. Friday’s filing comes two months after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Randolph Hammock ruled that portions of…[Continue Reading...]
Former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere has faced another setback in his attempts for a new trial. A judge has rejected Raniere’s motion for post-conviction discovery. That is evidence that existed at the time of the trial, but was only discovered…[Continue Reading...]
BOISE — Lori Vallow Daybell’s new attorney has filed an amended notice of appeal and is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to take a closer look at over a dozen issues in the case. Craig Durham, an appellate attorney based…[Continue Reading...]
BOISE, Idaho — On Wednesday, Lori Vallow-Daybell's attorneys filed an amended notice of appeal regarding her murder convictions. In the documents, they're asking for reporter transcripts from 35 specific days throughout her years-long case, ranging from May 2021 through July…[Continue Reading...]
Lori Vallow Daybell has a new attorney as she seeks to appeal the three life sentences she received for murdering her two youngest children as part of a doomsday delusion. Vallow Daybell, 50, parted ways last month with lawyer John…[Continue Reading...]
The so-called "Doomsday Mom" is getting more time to file an appeal. It was originally filed on Sept. 19. Vallow was convicted earlier this year for murdering her two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow, and conspiring to kill her…[Continue Reading...]
Federal prosecutors slammed convicted Nxivm sex cult leader Keith Raniere’s bid for a new trial — denouncing his claim that he has “newly discovered evidence” that proves the FBI planted evidence on his computer. In a response filed Friday in…[Continue Reading...]
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