SJC restores first-degree murder conviction against Luis Gomez in Springfield case

SJC restores first-degree murder conviction against Luis Gomez in Springfield case

BOSTON — The state’s high court has restored a first-degree murder conviction against a man accused of gunning down Jesus Flores outside a warehouse nightclub in Springfield in 2018.Luis Gomez was found guilty of the charge after a jury trial in 2021. But the trial judge later reduced the charge to second-degree murder based, in part, on cobbled together video evidence and faulty hearsay testimony by police.

Morgan murder conviction upheld by NM Supreme Court

NEW MEXICO —  The New Mexico Supreme Court handed down their decision to uphold the first-degree felony murder conviction of Raton man David F. Morgan, who was convicted by a jury in the 8th Judicial District Court after he was charged with the fatal shooting of his neighbor James McDowell on April 1, 2021. Morgan […] The post Morgan murder conviction upheld by NM Supreme Court appeared first on The World Journal.