40 h. ago Killer who had same murder conviction quashed twice is set to return to prison after Supreme Court 'restore' his sentence

A man who was twice found guilty of the same murder and had both convictions quashed has had the second judgement 'restored' following a Supreme Court ruling.

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5 d. ago Kenyan man who spent decade on death row sues London police for role in wrongful conviction

New emails reveal ‘panic’ inside the Home Office at the case of Ali Kololo, who was wrongly imprisoned for the 2011 murder of British tourist David TebbuttA Kenyan man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death over an attack on British tourists is suing the Metropolitan police over its role in the case.Ali Kololo was imprisoned for more than a decade in what his lawyers called “appalling conditions” before being released when his conviction was quashed in 2023. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Former Brazil footballer Dani Alves has rape conviction quashed after appeal

Ex-player was initially sentenced in February 2024Court rules unanimously that conviction was unsafeThe former Brazil international Dani Alves has had his conviction for rape overturned on appeal.In February 2024, a court sentenced Alves to a minimum sentence of four years and six months for the rape of a 23-year-old woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. As he had already spent more than a year on remand, Alves was released under legal supervision shortly afterwards. Continue reading...

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1 week ago A Texas woman was on death row for 27 years. But questions over a key witness could have her soon walk free from prison

Brittany Holberg’s murder conviction has been passed down to the district court after the prosecution failed to provide a key piece of evidence: their lead witness was a paid informant, James Liddell writes.

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3 w. ago Woman on death row for 27 years has conviction overturned after new information

Evidence not given in court violated Brittany Holberg's right to a fair trial.

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3 w. ago Woman who's been on death row for 27 years has conviction quashed after new information

Bombshell new evidence has given Brittany Holberg, 52, a reprieve - a case which a judge in Texas, US, says serves as a reminder capital punishment is still a "work in progress"

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3 w. ago Wife saved from death row after Brit prof found she was 'sex shamed' in murder trial

Brenda Andrew was the only woman on death row in Oklahoma for the death of her estranged husband, Rob Andrew, who was shot to death in 2001 - almost 25 years later she can finally appeal

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4 w. ago After woman on death row, two more Indian nationals executed in UAE

As many as 26 Indians facing death sentence in UAE

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