NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Bill Cosby’s trial on sexual assault charges ended in a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that nevertheless helped destroy the 79-year-old comedian’s image as “America’s Dad.” Prosecutors vowed to ...

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The retrial for Officer William Porter, whose case concluded last week with a hung jury on all four counts stemming from his alleged role in the death of Freddie Gray, has been scheduled for June 13. The trial date for ...

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Of all the possible outcomes for the first trial in the case against six officers charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, legal observers said Wednesday’s mistrial was the state’s worst scenario. Officer William Porter has been identified ...

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As New York prosecutors decide whether to retry three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP for fraud following Monday’s mistrial due to a hung jury, attorneys everywhere can take note of how to avoid finding themselves in a ...

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Three former top executives of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP avoided potential prison terms after a Manhattan jury failed to agree on whether they lied to investors in the run-up to the largest law-firm bankruptcy in history. The mistrial followed weeks ...

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The public defender whose confrontation with Baltimore City Circuit Judge Alfred Nance led to murder charges being dismissed was back in his courtroom last week. This time, instead of declaring a mistrial, Nance transferred Deborah Katz Levi’s case from his ...

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A defense attorney turned a Baltimore judge’s attack on her competence, and his mistrial declaration, into a dismissal of all charges -- including murder -- against her client.

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The testimony at issue was a single response to a question asked during crossexamination. The court’s offer of a curative instruction was declined by defense counsel.

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At no time before trial did the court determine if Washington was competent to stand trial. On the other hand, his counsel appeared at several pretrial hearings in this and related cases, and at trial, without so much as a word about the competency motion.

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A mistrial has been declared in the prosecution of Michael Johnson, the Baltimore man accused of murdering Phylicia Barnes, a teenager who went missing while visiting her half-sister in 2010.

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