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1 Mar 2023, 11:24 am by Peter Howard Tilem
In a recent rape case before an appeals court in New York, the defendant asked the court to find that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel during his trial for rape in the second degree. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 9:10 am by Scott Grabel
While the justice system may work differently in the UK, Michigan criminal appeals attorneys know that successfully appealing a conviction for rape, murder, or even larceny of drug offenses is extremely difficult – and often not possible. [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 1:33 pm by Jay W. Belle Isle
After a failed appeal, wherein the Fifth District Court of Appeals upheld the trial court’s decision, the case was taken to Ohio’s Supreme Court. [read post]
16 Aug 2011, 1:50 pm
"US court rejects appeal in Iraq rape, slaying": The Associated Press has this report on a ruling that the U.S. [read post]
6 Aug 2014, 1:08 am
In England, if rape victims said they were raped and described the ordeal, they would be considered unrespectable. [read post]
10 May 2018, 8:48 am by Eugene Volokh
And while this case involves statutory rape of a child by a married person, and not forcible rape, the rational basis test is so deferential that I'm sure a court could find a similar rationale for why it's rational to punish forcible rape of adults by married people more heavily than a similar act by an unmarried person. [read post]
26 Mar 2016, 8:21 am by Gritsforbreakfast
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals this week overturned a rape conviction out of Dallas for Darryl Adams after DNA testing from the rape kit failed to match his profile. [read post]
9 Oct 2011, 10:07 pm
The state Appeals Court has overturned the conviction of a Lowell woman found guilty along with her husband in 1997 of drugging and raping their four sons because she may have been incompetent to stand trial. [read post]
This case represents an appeal by a woman’s husband against the decision of a family court which allowed the wife’s petition for divorce on the ground of cruelty. [read post]
10 Oct 2023, 8:28 pm by Joseph L. Hyde
  The Court of Appeals found the petition invalid for failure to allege force. [read post]
16 Aug 2012, 5:37 am by adamengel
An Ohio court of appeals has reversed the conviction of a juvenile convicted of rape. [read post]
15 Feb 2022, 10:47 am by Robinson Law, PLLC
In a recent opinion from a Virginia court, the defendant unsuccessfully appealed his criminal convictions of rape, forcible sodomy, abduction, and the use of a firearm in the commission of these felonies. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 10:52 am by Yosi Yahoudai
The decision Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures. [read post]
24 Nov 2014, 12:31 pm
The case before the court involved defendant Carl Morris who was convicted on two counts of raping [read post]
11 May 2022, 9:01 pm by Sherry F. Colb
He has been waiting at least since the Supreme Court reversed his decision as an appeals court judge in Planned Parenthood v. [read post]
2 Nov 2009, 2:47 am
“The Court of Appeal said false allegations damage conviction rates of genuine rapes and are ‘terrifying’ for innocent victims. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 10:14 am by sally
“The court of appeal has refused to quash a criminal conviction against a mother of four young children who was jailed for falsely retracting an accusation of rape against her allegedly violent and abusive husband.” Full story The Guardian, 13th March 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]