Defense Argues to Reverse 50-Year Murder Conviction Claiming Defendant Was ‘Blackout’ Intoxicated - DC Witness
Defense says trial counsel ignored evidence that Fall was blackout drunk, a claim prosecutors call inconsistent with his earlier account.
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Defense Argues to Reverse 50-Year Murder Conviction Claiming Defendant Was ‘Blackout’ Intoxicated - DC Witness
An attorney argued before DC Superior Court Judge Rainey Brandt on July 23 that a convicted homicide defendant’s sentence should be reversed because his previous defense failed to argue he was intoxicated during the murder. Idrissa Fall, 39, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder while armed in a bias-related hate crime, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm with a prior conviction le…
The Supreme Court has reduced from 29 to 27 years the sentence of Ezequiel Hernández Gonzalo for murdering his ex-wife, María del Carmen López Vallespín, in Escatron (Zaragoza). Who is behind it? The High Court partially estimates the resources of the Aragonese government—personed as a popular accusation—and of the defense of the convicted person to recalibrate the original sentence of the Zaragoza Provincial High Court. What impact does it have…
Witness recants testimony in DC Chinatown murder conviction
A man convicted in 1997 for the killing of a 78-year-old active volunteer in Washington DC’s Chinese community maintains his innocence. David Black spent 26 years in prison for the […] The post Witness recants testimony in DC Chinatown murder conviction appeared first on AsAmNews.
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