Karas on Crime

Dippolito Hearing on Attorney Order to Show Cause/Bail Revocation
2016-03-22 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York)
Dalia Dippolito’s California attorney, Brian Claypool, held a press conference at the conclusion of the motion to dismiss hearing last month. Claypool suggested that if the judge denied the motion, he was buckling to sensationalism and community pressure. The motion was, indeed, denied on March 2, 2016. On the same day, the judge issued an order to show cause why Claypool should be allowed to continue representing Dippolito in light of apparent violations of the Florida Code of Professional Responsibility that governs attorneys’ conduct. The order to show cause is on the Dippolito page under documents. The judge has also set today for a hearing on the State’s motion to revoke Dippolito’s bail based on her ABCNews interview conducted late last year. Apparently, she did not seek permission from her house arrest for this interview. The State’s motion is also on on the Dippolito page.

Ernest Wallace Trial
2016-03-14 09:00 - 17:00
Ernest Wallace is charged as an accomplice w(ith former NFL player Aaron Hernandez) in the June 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd in Massachusetts. Hernandez was convicted after trial in 2015 though he always denied being the shooter. Opening statements in Wallace’s trial are scheduled for today in Bristol County, Mass.

Camille Cosby Deposition Stayed for Now
2016-03-14 09:00 - 17:00
Bill Cosby’s wife was scheduled to continue her deposition begun on Feb. 22 in a Springfield, MA hotel. Bill Cosby is being sued for defamation by seven women who claim he drugged and sexually assaulted them. On Feb. 22, the plaintiffs’ attorney said she was reserved, did not shed a tear, and relied on privilege a number of times. He is exploring the nature of the marital relationship. After her Feb. 22 deposition, Bill Cosby’s attorneys filed a motion to stay the entire defamation case (including Camille’s deposition) until the Pennsylvania criminal matter is resolved.

Brian Rice/Baltimore Cop Trial to Begin
2016-03-09 08:00 - 17:00
Rice’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 Rice’s trial and that of the other four officers charged in Freddie Gray’s death.

Decision in MD Court of Appeals
2016-03-08 10:00 - 12:00
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.
