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Tag Archives: convicted

Virginia

Execution date sought for man convicted in family’s slaying

Posted on 11/11/16 by paigejefferson

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Attorney General’s office is seeking a January execution date for a man convicted of killing a family of four. Media outlets report that the Attorney General’s office wrote Richmond Circuit Court Judge Beverly Snukals on Thursday, saying she must hold a hearing to schedule an execution date for Ricky … Continue reading →

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Judge: Ex-sailors convicted of rape, murder are innocent

Posted on 09/27/16 by paigejefferson

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two former sailors convicted of rape and murder nearly two decades ago are innocent, a federal judge said Monday, adding the “no sane human being” could find the men guilty. U.S. District Judge John A. Gibney Jr. said in an opinion that “by any measure,” the evidence shows Danial Williams and … Continue reading →

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4 convicted in reserve officer’s slaying to be sentenced

Posted on 09/19/16 by paigejefferson

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Four people convicted in the slaying of a Waynesboro reserve police officer are set to be sentenced. Shantai Shelton, Mersadies Shelton, Daniel Mathis and Kweli Uhuru were found guilty by a Roanoke jury in February of murder and kidnapping in the death of 45-year-old Waynesboro Reserve Police Capt. Kevin Quick. They’re … Continue reading →

Venezuelan opposition leader convicted of inciting violence
Latin America & the Caribbean

Venezuelan opposition leader convicted of inciting violence

Posted on 09/11/15 by Blair (B.J.) Reid

President Barack Obama awards the 2014 National Medal of Arts to author Stephen Kng of Bangor, Maine, during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been sentenced to 14 years in prison … Continue reading →

Local / Virginia

Prosecutors: Evidence supports ex-Va. gov’s convictions

Posted on 03/30/15 by dee6williams

  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The actions taken by former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in his public corruption case were in some ways more blatant than those of a former congressman who hid nearly $100,000 in bribe money in his freezer, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors made that argument in papers filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit … Continue reading →

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