A federal appeals court has ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in 1990.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with a man who was convicted in the 1988 murder of Montgomery County Sheriff’s ...

The 11th Circuit Court of Criminal appeals has sided with a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire of Montgomery Police Chief Isaiah Harris.

A federal appeals court ruled that Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man who was sentenced to death ...

A federal appellate panel said that Michael Sockwell was eligible to be retried because prosecutors systematically eliminated ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal appeals court ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in 1990, saying Blacks were rejected from the jury during his ...

Michael Sockwell, 62, is now eligible for a retrial after a ruling by a three-judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. There were no witnesses to the shooting and Sockwell initially told ...

The Monday ruling from a three judge panel on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals means Michael Sockwell, 62, is eligible for a retrial. He was convicted of killing former Montgomery County Sheriff ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A federal appeals court ruled Alabama prosecutors violated the constitutional rights of a man sentenced to death in 1990, saying Blacks were rejected from the jury during his ...