Judge allows Tupac murder suspect’s memoir as evidence at trial
A Nevada judge said prosecutors can use statements Duane "Keffe D" Davis made in his 2019 memoir during his upcoming trial for the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Judge rejects claims dog pepper-sprayed by mailman caused children’s asthma
The family of two children in San Diego claimed a USPS mail carrier repeatedly and maliciously pepper-sprayed their family dog, which resulted in their two young children developing asthma.
Defendant missed hearing due to suicide attempt
TEXARKANA, Texas — An appeals court in Texas upheld a criminal defendant’s conviction for aggravated sexual assault of a child, finding the trial court did not abuse its discretion in proceeding with the trial even though defendant could not be there for the first day because he was in the hospital after attempting suicide. There was sufficient evidence to support the trial court’s finding that he waived his Sixth Amendment right to be present at trial by voluntarily absenting himself from the proceedings.
