Prison sentence
Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence
The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.
China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve
Prosecution appeals sentence in killing of teen Lital Yael Melnick, seeks harsher conviction
South Korean court sentences ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee to jail for bribery by Unification Church
Prosecution indicts convicted sex offender for repeated violations of supervision order
The prosecution requested that he be remanded in custody until the conclusion of the legal proceedings, citing a high level of danger to the public.
Two terrorists convicted of 2024 Jerusalem car ramming attack sentenced to 28 years in prison
The two were convicted of four counts of attempted murder in the context of a terrorist act and related offenses, following a combined attack involving a car ramming and an attempted shooting.
Prosecution backs acquittal of man in 1990 murder, cites rare, exceptional circumstances
Maslouhi was convicted in 1994 of offenses stemming from a plot to kidnap and rob Attar, who was shot during the incident, critically wounded, and later died of his injuries.
Former Brazilian president Bolsonaro confirms son's presidential pre-candidacy in official letter
"Given this scenario of injustice, I have decided to indict Flávio Bolsonaro as a pre-candidate to the Presidency," former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro said in an official letter.
Algerian nanny imprisoned for poisoning French Jewish family
The nanny was quoted as telling police that she "never should have worked for a Jewish woman" while in custody.
Supreme Court upholds seven-year prison sentence in rape conviction
In a unanimous ruling, the court dismissed the defendant’s claim that the circumstances of the offense were comparatively minor and did not justify the punishment imposed.
Haifa court sentences psychiatric nurse to seven years over death of teen patient
The court ruled that prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intentionally caused the minor's death, but found him criminally responsible for her fatal end.
Trump pardons former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernandez
"After nearly four years of pain, waiting, and difficult trials, my husband, Juan Orlando Hernandez, returned to being a free man," said Hernandez's wife, Ana Garcia.
Ex-doctoral student sentenced to life for Idaho killings, declines to make statement
Bryan Kohberger received four life terms without parole after pleading guilty to four counts of first-degree murder, avoiding the death penalty through a plea deal.
Brooklyn woman who tried to join ISIS sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison
Sinmya Amera Ceasar, also known as Umm Nutella, was initially arrested in 2016 as she attempted to leave the country through JFK international airport to join ISIS.