Juries

Jury acquits former Olympian equestrian rider in shooting

Apr. 14, 2022 05:38 PM EDT
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) — A jury in New Jersey found a former Olympian equestrian competitor not guilty Thursday in the shooting of a woman at his training center...

Jennifer Starr Dodd, center, and other supporters react to the sentencing of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd, Friday, June 25, 2021, at George Floyd Square where Floyd was killed, in Minneapolis. Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years in prison for George Floyd's death

By Amy Forliti And Steve Karnowski Jun. 25, 2021 03:40 PM EDT

In this photo taken Sept. 10, 2019, a detainee works in a kitchen area at the GEO Group’s immigration jail in Tacoma, Wash., during a media tour. After nearly four years of litigation and pandemic-related delays, a federal jury on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, began deliberating whether the GEO Group must pay minimum wage to detainees who perform cooking, cleaning and other tasks at the facility – instead of the $1 per day they typically receive. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Jury deciding if immigration detainees must get minimum wage

By Gene Johnson Jun. 15, 2021 07:34 PM EDT

In this image taken from court video, Harvey Weinstein attends a hearing from Wende Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison, near Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, June 15, 2021. A New York judge on Tuesday approved Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a legal fight prolonged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the defense's concerns about Weinstein's failing health and a squabble over paperwork. (New York Unified Court System via AP)

Judge OKs Weinstein's extradition for California rape case

By Michael R. Sisak Jun. 15, 2021 04:14 PM EDT

Case of Black man killed by trooper ready for grand jury

By Mike Catalini May. 20, 2021 05:25 PM EDT
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A case involving a New Jersey state trooper who fatally shot a Black New York state man during a traffic stop almost one year ago is set...

FILE - In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington as a storm rolls in. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

High court won't make unanimous jury requirement retroactive

By Jessica Gresko May. 17, 2021 10:37 AM EDT

Vermont plans 1st jury trials since pandemic hit

May. 17, 2021 09:14 AM EDT
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — Vermont is preparing to hold its first jury trials since the coronavirus pandemic hit last year. Jury draws are...

FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2019, file photo, Cristhian Bahena Rivera appears for a hearing at the Poweshiek County Courthouse in Montezuma, Iowa. Citing COVID-19 protocols, Judge Joel Yates said in an order dated Monday, May 10, 2021, that members of the public and news media will not be allowed inside the courtroom when Rivera's trial starts next week. Rivera, 26, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Mollie Tibbetts, 20, who disappeared in July 2018 while out for a run in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. (Brian Powers/The Des Moines Register via AP File)/The Des Moines Register via AP)

Prosecutor says trial in Iowa student's death won't be easy

By Ryan J. Foley May. 17, 2021 01:18 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 5, 2020, file photo real estate heir Robert Durst, middle, sits with his defense attorneys, David Chesnoff, left, and Dick DeGuerin during his murder trial at the Airport Branch Courthouse in Los Angeles. Fourteen months after the murder trial of New York real estate heir Durst was put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, jurors are returning to court to see if they can finish the assignment they were given. A Los Angeles judge will question jurors Monday, May 17, 2021, to find out if they can continue to serve in the case that is expected to last four to five months. (Robyn Beck/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?

By Brian Melley May. 16, 2021 11:18 AM EDT

Judge OKs broadcast, limits attendance at Iowa murder trial

By Ryan J. Foley May. 11, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The public will be able to watch the trial of the man charged with killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts — but not in...

Grand jury: Lack of transparency delaying Epic school probe

By Sean Murphy May. 06, 2021 05:04 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An investigation into a virtual charter school that has grown to become the largest public school in Oklahoma has been delayed due to...

NJ high court upholds virtual grand juries in criminal cases

By David Porter Apr. 28, 2021 01:32 PM EDT
New Jersey’s Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge to the use of virtual grand juries during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Murder trial is only 2nd since pandemic in Maine

Apr. 26, 2021 09:54 AM EDT
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Jury selection got underway Monday in what's only the second murder trial to be held in Maine since the start of the pandemic. ...