Cook County prosecutors Wednesday placed on their ultimate witness within the trial of two males charged with the homicide of 9-year-old Tyshawn Lee, closing out 12 days of testimony with heart-rending pictures of the fourth-grader’s post-mortem. Cook County Medical Examiner Dr. Ponni Arunkumar spent a couple of half hour on the witness stand, reviewing the injuries suffered by Tyshawn within the 2015 taking pictures. The deadly gunshot struck the boy in the appropriate temple. More chilling accidents have been smaller marks on Tyshawn’s face made by bullet that Arunkumar stated may need fragmented when it caught his thumb — almost severing it — as he tried to defend his face. Those wounds additionally confirmed flecks
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A$AP Rocky pleads not responsible in Sweden assault trial
HELSINKI — American rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not responsible as he went on trial for assault Tuesday in Sweden, the place he has spent almost a month in jail and his authorized troubles that began with a road battle caught the eye of President Donald Trump. The Grammy-nominated artist, whose actual title is Rakim Mayers, and two males considered members of his entourage are accused of beating a 19-year-old man in Stockholm on June 30. Wearing sweatpants and a inexperienced T-shirt in courtroom, Mayers, 30, pleaded not responsible to assault costs that carry a most penalty of two years in jail. He says he acted in self-defense throughout a road battle. On the trial’s opening day,
Potential Aaron Hernandez Trial Juror Wears Patriots Hat In Court, Dismissed For Obvious Reason
One New England Patriots fan didn’t bother pretending to be impartial in Aaron Hernandez’s looming double-murder trial. A potential juror in Hernandez’s trial wore a New England Patriots hat to Suffolk Superior Court on Tuesday, according to The Boston Herald’s Laurel J. Sweet. Court officers made him take off the hat. Needless to say, he was among the 64 people who were dismissed from the jury pool. That leaves 119 potential jurors remaining in the pool, with another 200 expected to arrive for vetting Wednesday. Hernandez, a former Patriots tight end, is accused of shooting Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira to death o... NESN.com
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: I turned down Arsenal trial
Zlatan Ibrahimovic says he turned down the chance to move to Arsenal when he was a teenager because boss Arsene Wenger wanted him to go through a trial. Zlatan's 13-minute hat-trick v Palermo Ibrahimovic, 30, met up with Wenger in 2000 to discuss a possible move to north London, but was not impressed when asked to prove himself. The AC Milan striker told The Sun: ''Arsene gave me the famous red and white jersey - the No. 9 shirt with Ibrahimovic on it and I was so pleased I even posed for a picture wearing it. ''It was a fantastic moment for me. Arsenal had a great team then and here was an Arsenal shirt made just for me. So then I waited for
Redknapp and Mandaric to face January trial
Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp will face trial for tax evasion on January 23 next year, it can be reported for the first time. GettyImagesHarry Redknapp returned home on Thursday after being released from hospital following a heart procedure Redknapp, tipped as a future England manager, is accused of two counts of cheating the public revenue between specific dates in 2002 and 2007 when he was manager of Portsmouth Football Club. He is accused alongside the then Portsmouth FC chairman Milan Mandaric. The first charge alleges that between April 1, 2002, and November 28, 2007, Mandaric paid $ 145,000 into a bank account held by Redknapp in Monaco, to avoid paying income tax and national insurance. The second charge for the same offence relates
Liverpool Offer Michael Zacho Second Trial
Liverpool has offered Danish teenager Michael Zacho a second trial. Zacho, currently with AGF Aarhus in Denmark's top division, spent last week on trial with the club and the 14-year-old's impressive showing has earned him another trial opportunity, according to Sky Sports. Not only has Zacho enjoyed his time on Merseyside, but AGF sports director Brian Steen Nielsen has also spoken glowingly of the club. "It has been a great experience, not just for Michael, but also for me," Nielsen told Aarhus's official website. "Liverpool have been very professional throughout, but still down to earth. It has been exciting to see how Liverpool run their academy."
Jury selection underway in Clemens trial (AP)
^ WASHINGTON (AP)—The perjury trial of pitching great Roger Clemens began Wednesday with word that Hall of Famer Wade Boggs and former All-Star pitcher David Cone could be called to testify in their former teammate’s defense. Boggs and Cone are among 10 former ballplayers or people associated with the game who could be called as witnesses for Clemens’ defense against charges he lied to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Roger Clemens walks out of the U.S. District Court after his arraignment, on August 30, 2010 in Washington, DC.(Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Clemens’ lead lawyer Rusty Hardin told prospective jurors that Clemens’ wife, Debbie, also will likely be a witness. U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton turned to the selection of jury immediately after opening the