murder trial

Jurors Break For Weekend In Deliberating On Meat Cleaver Killer Case

Jurors were on a break for the weekend Saturday, after failing so far to reach a verdict in the trial of a man who allegedly killed a Manhattan psychotherapist by slashing her to death.

2013/04/13

Officer Peter Figoski, left (credit: Handout); Suspected gunman Lamont Pride in a 2009 mugshot (credit: Handout/Guilford County Sheriff’s Office)

Jurors Find Lamont Pride Guilty Of Murder In Killing Of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski

Prosecutors said Pride and four others plotted to rob a drug dealer who lived in a basement apartment in Brooklyn, but were interrupted by police.

2013/02/11

Deliberations Under Way In Death Of NYPD Officer Peter Figoski

Lamont Pride is accused of murder in the December 2011 death of Officer Peter Figoski.

2013/02/07

Prosecutor Urges Jurors To Just Weigh Facts In Brooklyn Cop Killer Case

During his closing argument, prosecutor Ken Taub said while the defendant’s intent may have been to get away from a bungled robbery, he was also intent on killing any police officer who got in his way.

2013/02/06

Co-Defendant In Brooklyn Cop Killer Case To Testify Against Murder Suspect

Four detectives who were involved in the manhunt for Det. Peter Figoski’s killers testified in the murder trial of Lamont Pride on Monday.

2013/02/04

New Evidence Heard In NYPD Cop Killer Trial

Defendant Lamont Pride said that he was trying to escape a robbery when he was confronted by a hooded man with a gun in his hand. He said that after a struggle, a shot went off.

2013/01/31

Mistrial Declared In Murder Trial For NJ Attorney Paul Bergrin

A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after a jury in Newark couldn’t reach a verdict in the case against Paul Bergrin. The panel had deliberated for six days.

2011/11/23

Prosecution Rests Case In Murder Trial Of NJ Lawyer Paul Bergrin

Paul Bergrin is charged with helping to set up the murder of an informant who was to testify against one of his clients.

2011/11/09

Barbara Sheehan walking into Queens Criminal Court on Sept. 19, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Battered Woman’s Defense Brings Mixed Results

Barbara Sheehan says it was self-defense, the culmination of a lifetime of abuse, and her children have given emotional testimony of their father’s sustained violence. Such a legal approach is known as the battered woman’s defense, and it has mixed results.

2011/09/24

Barbara Sheehan on courthouse steps in Kew Gardens after opening arguments in her murder trial (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

Murder Trial Begins For Woman Accused Of Killing Husband, Retired NYC Police Sergeant

The jury was told that Barbara Sheehan killed her husband Raymond at their Howard Beach home in 2008 by using two different guns, including his own weapon. The defense claims she acted in self defense.

2011/09/09

Werner Lippe's Mugshot - File / Photo: CBS 2

Westchester Jeweler Convicted In Wife’s Death Gets Prison

Werner Lippe was convicted in October of incinerating Faith Lippe in an oil drum after knocking her unconscious with a piece of lumber in October 2008.

2011/03/29

Jeweler Convicted Of Murdering His Wife

A 68-year-old jeweler was convicted Wednesday of killing his wife by incinerating her in an oil drum.

2010/10/27

NY Wife-Killing Suspect Says Confession Was Fake

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A man who admitted incinerating his wife in an oil drum says he made up the story and never expected authorities to believe it. Werner Lippe of Cortlandt testified Friday […]

2010/10/15

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