The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that immigrants can get another shot in court if deported after their lawyers advise them to plead guilty. The top court’s ruling in a case involving a South Korean could have major ramifications in a country where the vast majority of criminal cases are resolved with guilty, not guilty … Read more
The woman raped by filmmaker Roman Polanski in 1977 when she was a teen lashed out at prosecutors in the case on Tuesday, accusing them of seeking to further their careers rather than resolve the matter. “Celebrity cases should not be misused by those like yourselves for some limelight and career advancement,” Samantha Geimer wrote … Read more
Filmmaker Roman Polanski on Monday lost another bid to end his 1970s rape case without serving more jail time when a Los Angeles judge ruled the French-Polish director could not seek relief from the courts while still a fugitive. Polanski, who lives in France, failed to advance any substantially new arguments in the four-decade-old case … Read more
Trying to avoid costly prosecutions and long prison sentences for the accused, plea bargains are commonplace in the United States. But what if the defendant is given bad legal advice to plead guilty, eliminating their constitutional right to a jury trial? The Supreme Court was weighing that issue Tuesday, in the case of a South … Read more
Woodley was meant to stand trial later this week US actress Shailene Woodley has reached a plea deal over her involvement in the protest against the Dakota Access oil pipeline. Woodley, star of the Divergent series, was one of 27 people arrested at the site last October. She has now signed a document agreeing to … Read more
Roman Polanski “has no intention” of attending a hearing in the United States next week that will consider a new request in his 40-year old statutory rape case, his French lawyer said Thursday. Polanski is seeking assurances he will do no further jail time, claiming he previously reached a plea deal in the case and … Read more
Fugitive movie director Roman Polanski plans to return to the United States, his lawyer said Thursday, and is seeking assurances he will do no further jail time over the statutory rape of a 13-year-old girl. The award-winning director of “The Pianist” and “Chinatown” has been on the run for almost 40 years but claims he … Read more
The man accused of buying the weapons used in the San Bernardino terror attack has admitted his involvement in the massacre, authorities said Tuesday. Enrique Marquez, 25, purchased the assault rifles used by his longtime friend Syed Rizwan Farook and Farook’s wife Tashfeen Malik, who together gunned down 14 people and wounded 22 others in … Read more