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Las Vegas jury seated to decide whether Duane Davis orchestrated Tupac Shakur’s murder
crime-and-justice12 days ago

Las Vegas jury seated to decide whether Duane Davis orchestrated Tupac Shakur’s murder

Las Vegas jurors (12 with 4 alternates) have been seated to decide whether Duane “Keffe D” Davis murdered Tupac Shakur in 1996. Davis, 63, is charged with first‑degree murder with a deadly weapon; prosecutors say he orchestrated the killing. The panel—10 women and 6 men—was chosen after days of questioning from about 100 Clark County residents. Opening statements are set for Monday, and the trial is expected to last four to five weeks. Davis waived the right to be sentenced by the jury, so if convicted he will be sentenced by the judge. The case has drawn on his memoir and various media theories about Tupac’s death.

via CNN|
#crime-and-justice#duane-davis#jury-selection
Mangione's NYC Murder Trial Heads Toward Jury Selection in High-Profile Showdown
us-news14 days ago

Mangione's NYC Murder Trial Heads Toward Jury Selection in High-Profile Showdown

Less than a month before Luigi Mangione's murder trial in Manhattan, he returns to court as jury selection looms; prosecutors present surveillance, ballistics, and writings as key evidence, while his defense seeks to exclude items from a Pennsylvania arrest and weighs an extreme emotional disturbance defense, with no full alternative theory yet. The case faces ongoing questions about media access, courtroom procedures, and whether the high-profile proceedings will become a public spectacle.

via bbc.com|
#evidence#jury-selection#mangione
Jury seated as Lindsay Clancy trial centers on postpartum-psychosis defense
crime29 days ago

Jury seated as Lindsay Clancy trial centers on postpartum-psychosis defense

Jury selection is complete and opening statements are underway in the Massachusetts murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of strangling her three children in 2023 while claiming postpartum psychosis. Prosecutors allege the killings were deliberate and meticulously planned; the defense will argue lack of criminal responsibility due to postpartum psychosis and treatment factors. The case will scrutinize Clancy’s mental-health history, prior care, and the impact of media access to the 911 call and crime-scene photos, with the trial expected to run six to eight weeks and involve hundreds of potential witnesses.

via Fox News|
#crime#jury-selection#lindsay-clancy
Jury pool tightens as Clancy trial advances toward insanity defense
crime1 month ago

Jury pool tightens as Clancy trial advances toward insanity defense

Prospective jurors are undergoing an unusually thorough screening in Plymouth Superior Court as Lindsay Clancy, the Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children, moves toward trial. Clancy, who admits to strangling her children but pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, says she suffered severe postpartum mental illness and heard a voice directing the killings.

via The Boston Globe|
#crime#duxbury#insanity-defense
Jurors overwhelmed by Lindsay Clancy case as brutal details surface
us-news1 month ago

Jurors overwhelmed by Lindsay Clancy case as brutal details surface

Jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s Massachusetts murder trial are being excused at a high rate due to the case’s brutal nature. As jury selection progresses, 10 women and 7 men have been seated from a pool that will total 18 jurors (12 to serve on the verdict). More than 250 prospective jurors have been excused since Monday. Clancy, a wheelchair-bound former nurse, is accused of killing her three children in 2023 after a suicide attempt; the defense contends postpartum psychosis and an insanity defense, while prosecutors argue she was lucid and planned the killings. The trial could last up to two months and involve around 200 witnesses, with first responders and Clancy’s husband expected to testify. Judge William Sullivan presides in Plymouth, MA.

via New York Post|
#jury-selection#lindsay-clancy#massachusetts
Elevator snafu delays Mangione's Manhattan federal hearing
crime1 month ago

Elevator snafu delays Mangione's Manhattan federal hearing

Luigi Mangione's federal hearing in Manhattan was delayed for over 30 minutes after he became trapped in a Thurgood Marshall Courthouse elevator; he arrived shackled in a tan uniform as jury selection began for his two-count stalking case tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. Judge Margaret Garnett set Jan. 5 for voir dire with opening statements Jan. 25 and a two- to three-week trial, noting scheduling conflicts with Mangione's concurrent state murder case. The defense had been in plea talks with prosecutors, which collapsed; Mangione pleads not guilty.

via NBC News|
#crime#elevator#federal-trial
Mangione’s federal trial moved to January amid sprawling jury prep
crime1 month ago

Mangione’s federal trial moved to January amid sprawling jury prep

A judge postponed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial to January 2027 because the extensive jury-selection process for the high-profile case wouldn’t fit before November. Opening arguments are now set for Jan. 25, 2027, after a weeks-long selection and an enlarged panel of six alternates. Mangione, 28, has pleaded not guilty to federal stalking in the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson; a separate state-court case is planned for September.

via Gothamist|
#brian-thompson#crime#federal-trial
Supreme Court Reopens Mississippi Death Penalty Case Over Racial Bias
law2 months ago

Supreme Court Reopens Mississippi Death Penalty Case Over Racial Bias

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled in favor of Terry Pitchford, a Black Mississippi inmate on death row, finding that his conviction likely stemmed from racial bias in jury selection when prosecutors struck four Black jurors. The ruling revives a lower-court finding that Pitchford’s attorney was blocked from pursuing a Batson challenge, potentially paving the way for retrial or resentencing.

via The Guardian|
#batson-v-kentucky#jury-selection#law
Stefon Diggs Trial Heads into Tuesday as Testimony Continues
crime3 months ago

Stefon Diggs Trial Heads into Tuesday as Testimony Continues

The criminal trial of Stefon Diggs began with jury selection and opening statements, as Mila Adams testified she was slapped and choked by Diggs in December 2025, a claim Diggs and his lawyers deny. The first day highlighted questions about Adams’s credibility during cross-examination, and Diggs’s decision to testify remains undecided. The case, seeking a guilty verdict beyond a reasonable doubt, will resume Tuesday morning.

via NBC Sports|
#crime#cross-examination#jury-selection
Impartial Jurors Elusive as Musk Twitter Trial Nears
business6 months ago

Impartial Jurors Elusive as Musk Twitter Trial Nears

Jurors for Elon Musk’s federal Twitter/X stock-manipulation trial in San Francisco are proving hard to find, with many prospective jurors admitting bias against Musk. Judge Breyer urged jurors to set personal opinions aside; over a third were dismissed for lack of impartiality, and the trial will proceed with nine jurors and no alternates from March 2–16, centering on Musk’s tweets about bots and the alleged impact on Twitter’s stock and the $44 billion deal.

via Futurism|
#business#elon-musk#jury-selection
Musk Jury Pool Thinned by Widespread Antipathy Ahead of Twitter Stock Case Trial
business6 months ago

Musk Jury Pool Thinned by Widespread Antipathy Ahead of Twitter Stock Case Trial

A civil securities case over Twitter's 2022 deal heads to trial after Musk’s lawyers struggled to find impartial jurors, excusing 38 of 92 potential jurors and ultimately seating nine. Plaintiffs, former Twitter investors, allege Musk misled investors about bot/data details to influence the stock price; Judge Charles Breyer oversaw the voir dire and set a March 2 start, including a pretrial ban on mentioning Musk’s politics outside of 2022.

via Jalopnik|
#business#elon-musk#judge-breyer
Bias Shrinks Musk Trial Jury Pool by Nearly Half
business6 months ago

Bias Shrinks Musk Trial Jury Pool by Nearly Half

Nearly half of the 93-person jury pool for Elon Musk’s Twitter investors’ securities lawsuit was dismissed after many prospective jurors expressed strong negative views about Musk; 40 jurors were removed as Judge Charles Breyer searches for an impartial panel ahead of a March 2 start, with the trial expected to last about three weeks and potentially feature Musk as a witness.

via Yahoo|
#business#elon-musk#jury-pool