NEWSNATIONNOW (Damita Menezes) - Mackenzie Shirilla asks federal court to throw out murder conviction
Mackenzie Shirilla, 21, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus – a legal request used to challenge unlawful imprisonment.
ABCNEWS - Former deputy convicted of murdering Sonya Massey denied early release
Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted for shooting Sonya Massey, was denied early release by a prisoner review board on Friday.
HUFFPOST - Supreme Court Reinstates Murder Conviction In Case Of Etan Patz, Missing NYC Boy
The judges granted an appeal from prosecutors by a 6-3 vote.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - Murdaugh sues ex-court clerk whose alleged jury tampering led to murder conviction being overturned
The lawsuit, which claims Murdaugh suffered $600,000 in monetary damages, also seeks to recover attorney's fees and costs.
HUFFPOST - Newly Discovered Whitey Bulger Docs Suggest Former FBI Agent Was Framed
Attorneys for former FBI agent John Connolly have filed a new motion seeking to overturn his murder conviction, citing newly disclosed evidence tied to mobster James “Whitey” Bulger.
ABCNEWS - Sean Grayson sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
Former sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Thursday after he was convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey.