Tag Archives: Defense Attorneys

A trial was held and a verdict reached. But as a judge prepares to sentence former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle on Friday for killing an unarmed rider, the prosecution and defense are still fighting over who won the hearts of jurors on the case’s key question. Prosecutors say Mehserle should be sentenced for intentionally shooting Oscar Grant during an ... Read More »

Prosecutors can play tapes of 911 calls made by Florida murder suspect Casey Anthony’s mother after she learned her granddaughter was missing, a judge ruled Thursday. Anthony’s mother, Cindy Anthony, admitted during a hearing Thursday in Orlando that she had made exaggerated accusations about her daughter in those calls in a bid to get police to her home. But Circuit ... Read More »