2016 – Page 27 – World Justice News

Updated: New Trial for Ray Tensing? Prosecutor to Decide Today

November 22, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney Joseph Deters said during a morning press conference that he will retry Ray Tensing who was accused of murder in a fatal shooting during a traffic stop last year. Deter’s office will be […]

UPDATE Turkey withdraws child rape bill

November 22, 2016 zoshinuk 0

TURKEY Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has withdrawn a bill that pardons men convicted of sex with underage girls if they have married them. The bill, part of a package of amendments to the legal […]

Update – Closed Competency Hearing For Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof

November 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Update: The hearing will continue tomorrow at 9 AM. No result from today’s testimony. A closed hearing is scheduled in Charleston SC today on the competency of Dylann Roof to stand trial for the June […]

Judge To Hear Closing Arguments In ‘Knees Together’ Sexual Assault Retrial

November 21, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By: Bill Graveland Closing arguments are expected today in a sexual assault retrial that was ordered after controversial comments by a judge during the initial trial. Alexander Wagar, 29, was acquitted in 2014 by Judge […]

Victory for Blackfoot Tribes as Oil and Gas Leases Cancelled

November 20, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By Tim Walker The move will preserve a 130,000-acre wilderness known as the Badger-Two Medicine area, which is the site of the tribes’ creation story and a key habitat for grizzly bears, elk and other […]

Inquiry into video footage shows ‘tram driver’ falling asleep

November 19, 2016 Marie PipWjn 0

A passenger says he was “incredulous” after spotting the driver with his eyes closed as the tram travelled at around 40mph. Investigators are looking at footage showing a tram driver with his eyes closed at […]

Case Against White Marlin Winner Remains In Federal Court

November 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By Gino Fanelli The White Marlin Open case against 2016 winner Phillip Heasley will remain in federal court as the judge denies a motion to remand the legal dispute back to Worcester County district court. […]

Judge Frees Minnesota Officer – Plea To Be Innocent In Killing Of Black Motorist

November 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

By AMY FORLITI, The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Minnesota police officer who shot and killed Philando Castile during a July traffic stop will be allowed to remain free as a manslaughter case […]

Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Fraud Over ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Drawings, Lawsuit

November 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

Reuters A Massachusetts man was found guilty by a federal jury on Friday of back-dating drawings he relied on as evidence in his lawsuit against DreamWorks Animation that claimed he had invented the title character […]

Smell Of Alcohol Enough For Breath Sample: Ont. Court Of Appeal

November 19, 2016 WJN Administrator 0

COLIN PERKEL, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A police officer’s demand for a breath sample from a motorist who smelled of alcohol but otherwise showed no signs of being drunk was reasonable and constitutional, Ontario’s […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2016

Updated: New Trial for Ray Tensing? Prosecutor to Decide Today

UPDATE Turkey withdraws child rape bill

Update – Closed Competency Hearing For Accused Church Shooter Dylann Roof

Judge To Hear Closing Arguments In ‘Knees Together’ Sexual Assault Retrial

Victory for Blackfoot Tribes as Oil and Gas Leases Cancelled

Inquiry into video footage shows ‘tram driver’ falling asleep

Case Against White Marlin Winner Remains In Federal Court

Judge Frees Minnesota Officer – Plea To Be Innocent In Killing Of Black Motorist

Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Fraud Over ‘Kung Fu Panda’ Drawings, Lawsuit

Smell Of Alcohol Enough For Breath Sample: Ont. Court Of Appeal