With only four years of his 120-year sentence in federal prison behind him, former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere can’t be judged too harshly for taking every opportunity possible to try to win himself a new trial. When it comes to…[Continue Reading...]
ALBANY — An attorney for former NXIVM leader Keith Raniere argued before a tribunal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Tuesday that he deserved a new trial, or at least a hearing, on evidence tied to…[Continue Reading...]
BROOKLYN (CN) — Two leaders of a Bay Area company that sold ritualized sex acts as a form of meditation say their forced labor conspiracy conviction was based on an unconstitutional prosecution, accusing the government of attacking their belief system…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX - Convicted murderer Lori Daybell wants a new trial regarding the attempted murder case involving her niece’s ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux. The backstory: On June 12, a Maricopa County jury found Daybell guilty of conspiring with her late brother, Alex…[Continue Reading...]
PHOENIX — Lori Vallow Daybell says there were multiple problems with her Maricopa County, Arizona trial last month and she wants it redone. A jury found Daybell guilty of conspiracy to commit the murder of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow,…[Continue Reading...]
Danny Masterson is seeking to overturn the verdict in his 2023 jury trial, which ended with him being convicted on two counts of rape by force or fear and sentenced to 30 years in prison. The actor claimed “fundamental flaws”…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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