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Conviction Overturned

Philly DA appeals ruling overturning conviction in officer killing

  • Aug 4
(Gavin McIntyre/The Post and Courier via AP, Pool, File)

Alex Murdaugh’s second murder trial will start next spring, judge rules

  • Jun 29

Pa. high court rules oversight of cases Philly DA wants to overturn 

  • Jun 18

3 Philadelphia men exonerated in 1997 murder case reflect on freedom

  • May 30

Emotional reunion as 3rd exonerated man released | EXCLUSIVE

  • May 27

3 men exonerated after judge overturns 1997 murder convictions

  • May 27

Judge voids conviction of 1 of 2 men in Jam Master Jay's murder

  • Dec 23, 2025

Man set to be freed after 43 years in prison now faces deportation

  • Oct 31, 2025

Latest Videos

2:53

Philadelphia DA appeals ruling overturning conviction in killing of Officer Moses Walker Jr.

  • Aug 4
2:07

Judge orders retrial for man accused of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker

  • Aug 4
0:30

Conviction overturned for man accused of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker

  • Aug 4
3:17

Emotional reunion after 3rd exonerated man released from prison after 30 years | EXCLUSIVE

  • May 27
2:45

3 men exonerated after judge overturns 1997 murder convictions; 2 released and reunited with family

  • May 27
3:17

3 men exonerated, 2 released from prison after judge overturns 1997 murder convictions

  • May 26
6:03

Lead prosecutor in Murdaugh trial says he is disappointed in the court's decision

  • May 14
0:44

Alex Murdaugh murder conviction overturned by SC Supreme Court; prosecutors say they'll retry him

  • May 13

Latest Stories

Lawyers told to apologize for blasting recorded 'blood-curdling scream' in Philadelphia

At issue in the lawsuit is whether Termaine Hicks, who said he was trying to help the victim in the case, could have heard the woman's screams from two blocks away.

  • Oct 15, 2024

'Blood-curdling scream' wakes up Philadelphia neighborhood; residents demand answers

The city solicitor's office told Action News those screams were part of a sound test as part of discovery in the civil case of Termaine Hicks.

  • Sep 26, 2024

District attorney plans to appeal decision to overturn murder convictions of 'Chester Trio'

Derrick Chappell, Morton Johnson and Samuel Grasty, were each convicted in separate trials and sentenced to life in prison for the 1997 killing of Henrietta Nickens.

  • May 1, 2024

Philadelphia man incarcerated as a teen is freed after more than a dozen years in prison

Rice's defense counsel, who successfully filed the habeas petition to get Rice out of prison and have his conviction overturned - can now pursue having his criminal record expunged of attempted murder charges.

  • Mar 18, 2024

Man exonerated after serving 40 years for deadly Philadelphia house fire

Attorneys say the evidence against Harold Staten doesn't add up by today's standards.

  • Feb 6, 2024