jury

The right to trial by an impartial jury is a defendant's constitutional right; explore this pivotal duty to assess the evidence, deliberate and deliver a verdict.

Brendan Dassey:
Brendan Dassey: The Confession, the Conviction, and the Questions That Never Went Away He was sixteen years old when investigators questioned him about a murder. He had significant learning and communication difficulties. He eventually confessed to participating in a brutal crime, then insisted that his confession was false. A federal judge overturned his conviction, an appeals court reversed that decision, and the United States Supreme Court declined to intervene.
By Lilithea Adasia14 days ago in Criminal
When Justice Becomes a Spectacle:
When Justice Becomes a Spectacle: America’s Return to Public Execution We can believe in consequences for horrific crimes without turning death into a public performance.
By Lilithea Adasia16 days ago in Criminal
Northern Myanmar’s Scam Industry Won’t Die in a Courtroom
CCTV aired A Record of the Fall of Telecom Fraud in Northern Myanmar . Many viewers felt relief. On screen, bosses who once ruled compounds with absolute authority have shaved heads, wear prison uniforms, and stand in court. Put their faces beside the wanted notices and little changes. Scroll back further and most came from ordinary backgrounds. Some ran small shops. Some drifted through casinos. Some ran errands along the border. Their common trait was location, guns, and connections. They dared to kidnap and defraud. In another place, without armed groups collecting protection money, without cross-border money laundering, without truckloads of young people tricked over, many might be street debt collectors, labor contractors, or small bosses.
By Jin20 days ago in Criminal
Myanmar Said No Chinese Died. Chinese Police Dug Up Three Bodies.
December 2023, Laukkai, Kokang, northern Myanmar. Fighter jets flew overhead. Explosions sent smoke up from positions in the distance.
By Jin21 days ago in Criminal
They Killed a Stranger to Seal a Deal. Then They Smiled in Court.
Chen Dawei told his men to find a stranger. Anywhere. His men dragged a man out of the dark room. The man was in solitary because he would not submit to the park’s discipline. Chen Dawei pushed him onto the sacrifice platform. Gunshot. Sworn brotherhood. Glasses filled. Someone asked what it felt like to shoot. Chen Dawei said, What feeling was needed? None.
By Jin21 days ago in Criminal
He Told No One He Was Flying to Thailand. Then His Phone Appeared in Myanmar.
On September 24, Shanghai. After the last class, Wang Qi folded the music stand, put the trumpet back into its black case, and snapped the case shut. He turned off the light in the practice room. At the end of the hallway, the security guard lifted his chin. Wang Qi nodded. In the underground garage, he parked in his usual spot. There was no suitcase in the trunk. He sat in the driver’s seat and set the navigation to Pudong International Airport. Spring Airlines flight 9C8755, to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi. He did not tell his mother. He did not tell his colleagues. He did not tell his friends.
By Jin24 days ago in Criminal
A broken test tube in Siberia killed one person. Then came the silence.
On September 25, 2025, at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Research Institute in Russia, 28-year-old laboratory assistant Darya Shipilova broke a test tube during an operation. The tube contained live plague bacteria. She inhaled aerosols.
By Jin24 days ago in Criminal
A Pregnant Woman Brake-Checked Him. He Kicked Her Scooter. Then the Police Got the Video.
On September 29, in Hengyang, Hunan, a dashcam video spread across Chinese social media just before National Day. A woman four months pregnant rode a two-wheeled motorcycle slowly in the middle lane. The car behind flashed its lights. She did not move over. After the car overtook her, she caught up at the next intersection, cut in front of it, slowed it down, and stopped at a green light to block it. The driver got out, walked quickly, and kicked the motorcycle. It flipped. She fell in the middle of the road.
By Jin25 days ago in Criminal
A Teacher Slapped Him. He Lost His Hearing. Police Said It Wasn’t Their Case.
At around 4 p.m. on September 6, 2023, on a primary school playground in Guangdong, a sixth grader named Xiaoyang fidgeted while lining up for PE. Teacher Yu walked over and slapped him on the left cheek.
By Jin25 days ago in Criminal
She Lost Her Daughter. Then She Spent 10 Years Fighting the Internet.
On September 30, 2026, Jiang Qiulian posted a long message on social media. Its title was six words: “Jinchang, We Shall Not Meet Again in This Life.”
By Jin25 days ago in Criminal
I Signed Up to Be a Summer Delivery Rider. Then I Saw the Contract.
Xiao Gao sent the “300 yuan daily pay” screenshot to his roommate. The roommate replied with one word: “Go.” It was July 21. Hangzhou was so hot the asphalt had gone soft. Xiao Gao had not gone home for summer break. He wanted to earn living expenses. On the recruitment app, the recruiter’s profile picture was a blue electric scooter. The name was “Delivery Service Center.” The reply came fast: no experience needed, vehicle provided, pay later, just 20 orders a day.
By Jin26 days ago in Criminal
The Third Page of the Register
Wang Qiang turned the register to page three. The ballpoint pen scratched the visitor column and left no ink. He shook it. The tip scraped a white line into the paper. On the windowsill, the pothos had two yellow leaves. The walkie-talkie crackled. He turned it down.
By Jin26 days ago in Criminal