Karas on Crime

Decision in MD Court of Appeals
2016-03-08 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Maryland’s highest court issued a decision today ordering that Officer William Porter testify against all five of the other Baltimore officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death.

Bill Cosby Preliminary Hearing--Stayed
2016-03-08 09:00 - 17:00
Cosby’s preliminary hearing in Norristown, PA was originally scheduled for this day. On March 1, an appellate court temporarily stayed the hearing pending an appeal. Cosby is facing charges related to the alleged sexual assault of Andrea Constand in 2004.

NY v. Pedro Hernandez
2016-03-07 09:00 - 17:00
Pedro Hernandez is charged with the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz. He was not arrested until 2012. A jury deadlocked 11-1 for conviction at his first trial in 2015. Today is a control date; jury selection was scheduled for a week from today. After today’s hearing, the trial was postponed. The next date is May 23–a control date. The trial is expected to begin in September.

Garrett Miller Trial/Baltimore Cop
2016-03-07 08:00 - 17:00
Miller’s trial is on hold pending the outcome of the March 3 argument in the MD Court of Appeals regarding the compelled testimony of Officer Porter in Miller’s trial and that of the other four officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death.

Argument in MD's High Court--Baltimore Cops Cases
2016-03-03 10:00 - 15:00
Argument is scheduled for today in Maryland’s highest court–the Court of Appeals–regarding the compelled testimony of Officer Porter in the trials of the other five officers also charged in Freddie Gray’s death.

Jesse Matthew Status Conference/Motions
2016-03-02 08:00 - 17:00
Matthew entered a plea to both murders today in exchange for life sentences; death is off the table. Matthew was charged separately in two capital murder cases of Virginia students. He was supposed to be tried first for the 2014 murder of UVa student Heather Graham followed by an October trial for the 2009 murder of Va Tech student Morgan Harrington.

Angelika Graswald Hearing
2016-02-25 09:00 - 17:00
Graswald is charged with second-degree murder for the drowning death of her fiance, Vincent Viafore, while the two were kayaking on the Hudson River on April 19, 2015 in Orange County, New York. Graswald says it was an accident. A decision is expected on defense motions today.

Michael Skakel Connecticut Supreme Court Argument
2016-02-24 11:00 - 12:00
The State of Connecticut is appealing the 2013 reversal of Skakel’s 2002 murder conviction. Oral argument is set for 11:00 a.m. today. Skakel’s conviction for the 1975 murder of his neighbor, Martha Moxley, was overturned for ineffective assistance of counsel.

Robert Dear Status Conference
2016-02-24 09:00 - 17:00
Dear is charged with murder in Colorado Springs, Colorado for opening fire at a Planned Parenthood facility in Nov. 2015. A police officer and two civilians were killed.

Dalia Dippolito Hearing
2016-02-23 01:30 - 17:00
This is a continued hearing on the motion to dismiss filed late last year. Dippolito’s retrial is currently set for May 23.

Camille Cosby Deposition
2016-02-22 08:00 - 17:00
Camille Cosby was deposed in her husband’s defamation civil suit today in Springfield, Mass. It will continue on March 14.

Hearing in Justin Ross Harris
2016-02-22 08:00 - 17:00
The State of Georgia says it has several areas of incriminating evidence to present at trial, currently scheduled for April 11. Some of this evidence purports to establish a motive for murder such as marital disharmony and infidelity, and the desire to be free of childcare responsibilities.

Ethan Couch/Affluenza Teen Hearing
2016-02-19 08:00 - 17:00
Couch was 16 years old when he was placed on 10 years probation for killing four while driving drunk. He turns 19 on April 11. This hearing is seeking a transfer of the case to adult court.

Opening Statements in Lonnie Franklin trial (Grim Sleeper)
2016-02-16 08:00 - 17:00
Franklin, aka the Grim Sleeper, is charged with 10 murders but believed to have murdered many more. He is facing the death penalty. The trial is taking place in downtown Los Angeles.

Adnan Syed Hearing -- Day 5
2016-02-09 08:00 - 17:00
Day 5 of Syed’s post-conviction hearing. Closing arguments were heard this day. A decision by the court will be reached in some weeks.

Ruben Ebron Hearing in Jacksonville, FL
2016-02-09 08:00 - 17:00

Adnan Syed Hearing -- Day 4
2016-02-08 08:00 - 17:00
Day 4 of Syed’s post-conviction hearing.

Alicia White/Baltimore Cop Trial Begins
2016-02-08 08:00 - 17:00
White’s trial is now on hold pending the outcome of the March 3 Court of Appeals argument in this case and the other four where the State wants to call Officer Porter as a witness.

Adnan Syed Hearing--Day 3
2016-02-05 08:00 - 17:00
Day 3 of Syed’s post-conviction hearing.

Adnan Syed Hearing
2016-02-04 08:00 - 17:00
Day 2 of post-conviction hearing in Baltimore, MD.

Robert Durst Hearing
2016-02-03 09:00 - 16:00
Durst was back in federal court in Louisiana, this time to plead guilty to possession of a gun. He will be sentence on April 27, 2016 and could get up to 10 years in prison. Soon after his sentencing. Durst should be on his way to Los Angeles to face murder charges in the death of Susan Berman in December 2000.

Adnan Syed Hearing
2016-02-03 08:00 - 17:00
Day 1 of post-conviction hearing in Baltimore, MD. Syed was convicted in 2000 of the murder of his ex-girllfriend, Hae Minh Lee. He’s always maintained his innocence and claims the jury should have heard from an alibi witness. Syed was the subject of NPR’s first season of Serial podcast.

Charles Merritt Hearing
2016-02-02 08:00 - 17:00
To determine who new counsel will be or whether he’ll represent himself.

Bill Cosby Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
2016-02-02 08:00 - 17:00
Cosby filed a habeas motion alleging that Bruce Castor made a non-prosecution promise in 2005/06. They say Cosby relied on that promise when he testified at deposition in Costand’s civil suit and didn’t invoke the 5th Amendment.

Angelika Graswald -- Status Conference/Hearing
2016-01-28 08:00 - 17:00

Charles Merritt Hearing
2016-01-26 08:00 - 17:00
To determine who will represent him.

Charles Merritt Hearing (wants April trial)
2016-01-21 08:00 - 17:00
Update: Merritt fires his defense team of 4 headed by Mettias. There’s a hearing next week to determine who will now represent him.

Alicia White/Baltimore Cop Hearing
2016-01-20 14:00 - 17:00
Outcome of hearing: Judge delays her trial. No date yet–pending appeal by Porter. Judge denies state’s request to compel Porter’s testimony at trials of Nero, Miller and Rice.

Dippolito Hearing on Motion to Dismiss
2016-01-19 16:00 - 17:00
Outcome: Defense attorneys cross examine informant. Hearing is continued until Feb. 23 at 1:30 pm. It’s expected to last about 3 hours on that day.

Ethan Couch/Affluenza Teen Hearing to transfer case to adult court
2016-01-19 08:30 - 10:30
Couch not present. Case continued one month because parents were not properly notified of the hearing. Couch withdraws petition challenging his extradition.
