Conviction overturned articles
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Nepal cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane has rape conviction overturned
Spin-bowler could feature at next month’s T20 World CupNepal’s group includes Sri Lanka and South AfricaNepal’s record wicket-taker, Sandeep Lamichhane, could feature at next month’s T20 World Cup after his rape conviction was overturned by an appeal court.Lamichhane was sentenced to eight years in prison in January but the Kathmandu Post has reported that his guilty verdict has been overturned by the Patan high court. The original decision was taken by the Kathmandu district court and was...
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Defense attorney responds to overturned murder conviction for Albuquerque man
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The defense attorney for Matthew Chavez, who was acquitted of second-degree murder after originally being convicted in 2018, is reacting to the jury's verdict in the trial. In 2016, Tyler Lackey was at an ATM when Matthew Chavez tried to rob him. According to witness testimony, Lackey took out his gun and []
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Harvey Weinstein's conviction in NY was overturned. It could lead to a new state law.
The Court of Appeals' decision is breathing new life into legislation in Albany to allow evidence of past sexual crimes at trial. The court decision came as a gut punch to sexual assault survivors. It could spur a change in state law. [ more › ]