evidence – News Stories About evidence - Page 4

Mar 3, 2009 2:35 PM CST

Anthony Trial Set for Oct. 12

(Newser) - The judge tentatively set Oct. 12 as the date for Casey Anthony's first-degree murder trial, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Today’s court appearance also featured wrangling among lawyers over the release of Anthony’s online photos, and a video that shows her reacting emotionally to the news that daughter Caylee’...

Supreme Court Enters the Age of YouTube

ANALYSIS

Mar 3, 2009 8:11 AM CST

Supreme Court Enters the Age of YouTube

Bringing video evidence into cases changes judges' role

(Newser) - A Florida man who was Tasered by police three times after being stopped for speeding has petitioned the Supreme Court to hear his case. But that petition begins not with an affidavit or legal precedent; rather, he included a link to a YouTube video depicting what seems to be severe...

LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Feb 20, 2009 2:26 PM CST

LAPD Probes Leak of Rihanna Photo

Pic resembles confidential domestic violence records

(Newser) - The photo of Rihanna’s bruised face posted on TMZ.com may be police evidence, the Los Angeles Times reports. The LAPD, which is investigating Chris Brown’s alleged beating of the pop singer, said the photo resembles those taken during official domestic violence investigations, which are strictly confidential. "...

Casey Anthony's
Diary Reveals
'No Regrets'

Feb 19, 2009 7:38 AM CST

Casey Anthony's Diary Reveals 'No Regrets'

Mother was 'happiest' days after daughter went missing

(Newser) - Just five days after Caylee Anthony was last seen alive, her mother described herself as “the happiest that I have been in a very long time,” People reports. The sentiment comes from Casey Anthony’s June 21 diary entry, which also reads, “I have no regrets, just...

No Fingerprints Found
on Caylee's Duct Tape

Feb 18, 2009 9:38 PM CST

No Fingerprints Found on Caylee's Duct Tape

(Newser) - No bombshells have surfaced in the newly released evidence in the Caylee Anthony case, but police say they are more certain than ever that Casey Anthony is guilty, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Police say they found the same type of duct tape used to cover Caylee's mouth at her mother's...

Knox Co-Defendent:
'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly'

Feb 6, 2009 9:20 AM CST

Knox Co-Defendent: 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly'

Accused Kercher killer gives emotional self-defense

(Newser) - Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal,"...

Crime Labs Employ Shoddy Science: Report

Feb 5, 2009 9:08 AM CST

Crime Labs Employ Shoddy Science: Report

Experts will call for independent agency to oversee forensics

(Newser) - The country's crime labs are seriously deficient, according to a new report that's expected to shake up the field of forensics, the New York Times reports. Evidence portrayed as incontrovertible is often far from it, says the report, which Congress commissioned from the National Academy of Sciences. Forensic analysis often...

Cache of Madoff Evidence Found in Warehouse

Jan 29, 2009 1:34 PM CST

Cache of Madoff Evidence Found in Warehouse

Bernie 'sick' of house arrest in $7M Park Ave. apartment: source

(Newser) - Investigators are going over millions of documents found in a Queens warehouse that may shed light on Bernard Madoff’s alleged Ponzi scheme, the New York Daily News reports. The warehouse was used to store records from Madoff Investment Securities, spanning the firm’s decades-long history.

Supreme Court OKs Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence

Jan 14, 2009 1:23 PM CST

Supreme Court OKs Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence

5-4 vote along ideological lines aims to avoid criminals freed on mere technicalities

(Newser) - The Supreme Court today ruled that evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution is admissible in court, Bloomberg reports, in a 5-4 vote along ideological lines. The court ruled that prosecutors could try an Alabama man who was found to be carrying methamphetamine and a pistol when he was accidentally...

India Offers Evidence Tying Pakistan to Mumbai Attacks

Jan 5, 2009 8:26 AM CST

India Offers Evidence Tying Pakistan to Mumbai Attacks

Materials include talks with gunman, phone data

(Newser) - India gave Pakistan the most detailed evidence yet that, it says, ties the militants who attacked Mumbai to "elements" in Pakistan, responding today to weeks of demands from Islamabad for proof of such claims. India has blamed the November attacks that killed 164 people on Pakistani-based militants, but Islamabad...

5 Ordered Freed From Gitmo on Feds' Lack of Evidence

Nov 20, 2008 1:50 PM CST

5 Ordered Freed From Gitmo on Feds' Lack of Evidence

Governments' classified case insufficient to justify further detention

(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered the release of five Guantánamo Bay inmates, ruling that the US government’s evidence was not enough to justify their continued detention, the New York Times reports. The men were among the inmates who won a Supreme Court verdict in June that found they...