Suge Knight charged with murder, faces life in prison

Knight also is charged with two counts of hit-and-run "with an allegation that he committed a serious and violent felony while out on bail in another pending case," according to the press release from the District Attorney's office. If convicted Knight ...

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Lincoln Man's Attorney Says Victim's Death 'Tragic Freak Accident,' Not Murder

STANFORD — A Stanford man charged with murder for killing another man during a fight will return to court next month to either accept a plea deal or prepare for trial. “If this is not resolved, we'll set it for trial in the spring,” Lincoln Circuit ...

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Lincoln man's attorney calls victim's death 'tragic, freak accident,' not murder

Todd Kleffman/tkleffman@amnews.comJerril Alcorn heads back to jail following Friday's hearing in Lincoln Circuit Court. Alcorn is charged with murder in the May death of Roger Gooch during a fight at Gooch's residence. Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2014 ...

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Oscar Pistorius Not Guilty of Murder: 5 Things You Should Know

South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been acquitted of murdering his girlfriend following a six-month trial. The judge presiding over the trial said that Pistorius had been "negligent" in firing a gun four times through a bathroom door at what he claims he thought was an intruder.

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Georgia hot car death: Dad charged with murder

But defense attorney Kilgore argued that the evidence was insufficient and that the boy's death was a tragic accident. Harris was sitting in his office exchanging nude photos with several women, including a teenager, the day his son died, Cobb County ...

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James Brady's Homicide: Murder, 33 Years Later?

James Brady, President Ronald Reagan's former press secretary, died last week at a Virginia retirement community. However, the medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide, from a shooting that occurred more than 30 years prior. Brady was shot in 1981 during an assassination attempt on

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