The trial for Aaron Dean, the former Fort Worth, Texas cop who is charged with killing Atatiana Jefferson in her home after sneaking into her backyard, has begun despite the death of his attorney.
Chen Wu has been charged with killing Quirong Lin, Chen He Chun, Chen He Qiang and Fang Hui Lee and wounding Yi Fei Lin in the Nov. 20 shooting at a farm using an illegally obtained license to grow medical marijuana.
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, whose companies previously filed for bankruptcy, has now filed for personal bankruptcy after facing $1.5 billion in judgements over his lies about the Sandy Hook school shooting.
Harvey Weinstein's defense lawyers told a jury that the testimony against his client came down to, "'Believe us because we're mad, believe us because we cried.'"
Kevin Johnson was convicted of killing Officer William McEntee in 2005, but said he received the death penalty because of his race. A special prosecutor assigned to the case agreed, but the courts overruled the recommendation.
The jury in actor Danny Masterson's rape trial, which said it was deadlocked before Thanksgiving, has begun new deliberations after two of its original members contracted COVID-19 during the holiday break.
Payton Gendron pleaded guilty to murder, murder as a hate crime and hate-motivated domestic terrorism in state court on Monday. He still faces federal hate crime charges.
