Patriots’ Peppers acquitted of assault and battery Patriots safety Jabrill Peppers was acquitted in his assault and battery trial Friday and said he “knew eventually the truth would come to light.”

Former Minister Is Acquitted in 1975 Murder of 8-Year-Old Near Philadelphia The defense argued that David Zandstra, 84, had been coerced by investigators into confessing to the killing of Gretchen Harrington.

Daniel Penny Is Acquitted in Death of Jordan Neely on Subway Mr. Penny choked Mr. Neely in a minutes-long struggle on the floor of an F train. The case reflected the pathologies of post-pandemic New York.

YSL Trial Ends With Final Defendants Acquitted of Murder and Gang Charges The winding, yearslong case against the star Atlanta rapper Young Thug, who recently pleaded guilty to gang charges, and five others concluded on Tuesday.

Defendants Acquitted in Panama Papers Money-Laundering Trial The case focused on the law firm at the heart of the 2016 scandal, in which leaked documents revealed a vast network of offshore tax havens.

O.J. Simpson, Athlete Acquitted of Murder, Dies of Cancer at 76 He ran to football fame on the field and made fortunes in movies. Then a trial in which he was charged with killing his former wife and her friend changed everything.

Second Police Officer Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death Nathan Woodyard was the first officer to stop Mr. McClain in what became a violent encounter. The young, unarmed Black man died days later.

One Officer Convicted and Another Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death The jury came back with a surprising split decision on two men tried jointly, holding the more experienced officer accountable in the first of three trials in the death of the young Black man.

Acquitted by the Texas Senate, Ken Paxton Still Faces Legal Problems The State Senate acquitted the attorney general on charges of corruption and abuse of office, but he still faces trial on securities fraud charges and a federal corruption investigation.

Texas Attorney General Is Acquitted in Landmark Senate Trial Senators voted largely on party lines against conviction of the attorney general, Ken Paxton, who had been impeached on charges of corruption and abuse of office.

Brian Houston acquitted by Australian court in sexual abuse cover-up case (RNS) — Houston was charged with concealing his late father, Frank Houston’s, sexual abuse of a young man. The post Brian Houston acquitted by Australian court in sexual abuse cover-up case appeared first on Religion News Service.

Eagles lineman Sills acquitted of rape, kidnapping Eagles offensive lineman Josh Sills was acquitted of rape and kidnapping charges in an Ohio courtroom Friday.

Ex-Louisiana Trooper Acquitted of Violating Black Motorists’s Rights The trooper beat Aaron Larry Bowman with a flashlight after a traffic stop in 2019. The case drew outrage after police body-camera footage of the encounter went public.