D.A. drops death penalty in 2002 murder retrial

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer   The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has decided not to seek the death penalty in the retrial of a North Philadelphia man whose 2007 death sentence was invalidated after discovery of a mix-up in DNA evidence....

Court: City Judge O’Neill to face federal charges

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer   Municipal Court Judge Joseph J. O’Neill soon will be charged in a federal criminal case, a state judicial court said in a filing Friday. The Court of Judicial Discipline said in a motion that Assistant U.S. Attorney...