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Michael McCarthy was denied a downgraded sentence for manslaughter at the Suffolk Superior Courthouse on Friday afternoon. McCarthy was found guilty in June 2017 of murdering 2-year-old Bella Bond. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Judge denies motion to change conviction in Bella Bond murder

Mike Reddy March 18, 2018
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge denied a motion Friday afternoon to reduce Michael McCarthy’s second-degree murder conviction to manslaughter in the case of 2-year-old Bella Bond’s death. The judge said there was “ample evidence” to support the jury’s initial conclusion.
PHOTO COURTESY SIMPLE WIKIPEDIA

EDITORIAL: Abatement ab initio is frustrating in Hernandez case, but necessary

Editors April 19, 2017

Boston was shaken yesterday when Aaron Hernandez committed suicide in prison, especially since Hernandez’s trial for a double murder just concluded on Friday with his acquittal. However, the former Patriots...

Friday morning, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s lawyers began the appeal process to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to overturn his conviction and death sentence. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev appeal conviction to First Circuit

Olivia Quintana February 4, 2016

Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev officially appealed Friday morning to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, according to Susan Goldberg, the circuit executive for the First Circuit...

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole denied Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s bid for a new trial this past Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DFP FILE PHOTO

Judge rejects Tsarnaev’s request for a new trial

Olivia Quintana January 20, 2016

U.S. District Judge George O’Toole denied a motion for a new trial for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Friday afternoon, while ordering Tsarnaev to pay more than $101 million in restitution...

Boston Marathon Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who started the court appeal process in July, will move forward with efforts to overturn his sentence. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/DFP FILE ILLUSTRATION

Tsarnaev moves forward with appeal process

Mina Corpuz December 3, 2015

While currently serving time in a maximum security federal prison in Florence, Colorado, convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev looks to have a new day in court to challenge his death sentence. The...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first appeal trial was held Tuesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. PHOTO BY NIKKI GITTER/DFP FILE PHOTO

First appeals hearing to challenge death sentence for Tsarnaev

Samantha J. Gross December 2, 2015

Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev argued Tuesday at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse, calling for a new sentencing trial to challenge the conviction and the death sentence Tsarnaev received...

James "Whitey" Bulger's mugshot at Alcatraz in 1959. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

James “Whitey” Bulger attorneys claim violation of constitutional rights in appeal

Amanda Burke July 27, 2015

  Attorneys for James “Whitey” Bulger argued Monday before a panel of judges at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse to overturn multiple federal racketeering convictions, claiming...

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is depicted in a courtroom sketch at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Thursday, April 30. ILLUSTRATION BY REBECCA NESS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Tsarnaev begins appeal process, seeks new trial

Mina Corpuz July 8, 2015

Attorneys for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed a motion Monday calling for a new trial to challenge the death sentence Tsarnaev received for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and the violence that...

Angelica Silva (CAS '16), president of Alianza Latina, speaks at a town hall meeting for the Latin American Student Association. PHOTO BY MARY SCHLICHTE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Latin American Students Association seeks group recognition from Students Activities Office

Samantha J. Gross February 23, 2015

Following declined student group recognition from the Student Involvement Board of the Boston University Student Activities Office, the Latin American Students Association hosted a town hall forum called...

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