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

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

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

The Monday ruling from a three-judge panel means Michael Sockwell, 62, is eligible for a retrial. He was convicted of killing ...

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

This undated photo from the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Michael Sockwell. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP) MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Alabama ...

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 ...

Luck disputed that the prosecutor had a pattern of discrimination and said 17% of the jury in Sockwell's trial was Black out of a jury pool that was 24% Black to begin with. ___ Riddle is a corps ...

By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy. The jury voted 7-5 to sentence Sockwell to life in prison, but the judge overruled the decision and sentenced Sockwell to death.