Jury Selection For Philip Chism Murder Trial On Hold
Jury selection is still on hold in the Philip Chism murder trial.
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Jury Selection Delayed In Philip Chism Murder Trial
The fourth day of jury selection was about to begin Tuesday when Chism's lawyer expressed her concerns to the judge.
Jury Selection Begins In Danvers Teacher Murder Trial
Jury selection began Wednesday in the trial of Philip Chism.
Trial To Begin For Danvers Teen Charged In Teacher's Rape, Killing
Philip Chism is headed to trial, charged with the murder of Colleen Ritzer.
Lawyers For Teen Charged With Killing Danvers Teacher Drop Bid To Toss Rape Charge
Lawyers for a Massachusetts teenager accused of raping and killing his high school math teacher have dropped their request to get a sexual assault charge dismissed.
Teen Charged With Killing Danvers Teacher Wants Trial Moved
Lawyers for Philip Chism have asked a judge to move their client's trial out of eastern Massachusetts,
Judge Throws Out Some Evidence In Chism Murder Trial
The judge in the murder trial of former Danvers High School student Philip Chism granted a defense motion Tuesday suppressing certain evidence collected by police after the killing.
Teen Charged With Killing Danvers Teacher Appears In Court For Hearing On Confession
A judge heard arguments and testimony Friday as defense lawyers seek to have a teenager's police confession that he killed his math teacher kept out of his trial.
Lawyer: Philip Chism Coerced Into Confessing To Teacher's Murder
Lawyers for the Danvers High teen charged with raping and killing his high school math teacher want to have his police confession dismissed as evidence.
Slain Danvers High School Teacher's Family On Anniversary: 'Very Difficult Year'
The family of a Danvers teacher said Wednesday the past year has been "very difficult" as they marked the first anniversary of her death.
Judge: Teen Accused Of Killing Danvers Teacher Will Be Tried As An Adult
A judge has denied a request to have a Massachusetts teenager tried as a minor in the rape and murder of his math teacher.
Teen Charged With Killing Danvers Teacher Challenges Law
Philip Chism is charged with raping and killing 24-year-old Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer in October.
Prosecutors Detail Second Attack Involving Teen Charged In Danvers Teacher Murder
The family of a high school teacher murdered in Danvers lashed out after a second similar attack was detailed on Wednesday.
Teen Accused Of Danvers Teacher's Slaying Indicted In Attack On DYS Staffer
Philip Chism allegedly tried to strangle a female staff member at the Metro Youth Services facility on Harvard Street in Dorchester on June 2.
Teen Charged In Murder Of Danvers Teacher Accused Of New Assault
Accused murderer Philip Chism is in serious trouble with the law again.
Teen Charged In Murder Of Danvers Teacher Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charge
A 15-year-old Massachusetts boy charged with killing his math teacher is returning to court Thursday for arraignment on a second rape charge.
Police: Student Admitted Killing Danvers Teacher
Philip Chism admitted killing his 24-year-old math teacher, but denied sexually assaulting her.
Danvers Teen Indicted On 2nd Rape Charge In Teacher Killing
A 15-year-old boy charged with killing his math teacher has been indicted on a second aggravated rape charge.
Bill Would Require Juvenile Killers To Serve At Least 35 Years
State lawmakers are pushing a bill through Beacon Hill in the wake of a controversial ruling last month by the state's Supreme Judicial Court.
Family Of Murdered Danvers Teacher: SJC Ruling 'Cruel' To Victims
The parents of a slain Danvers High School math teacher say they feel a sense of "betrayal and anguish" over a recent court decision that ruled it is unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to prison without the possibility of parole.
Mass. Court: No Life Without Parole For Juveniles
Sentencing juveniles convicted of murder to life in prison without a chance for parole is unconstitutional, the state's highest court ruled Tuesday, falling in line with the U.S. Supreme Court.
Teen Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Of Danvers Teacher
A 14-year-old boy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges including murder, aggravated rape and armed robbery in the killing of his high school math teacher.
Teen To Be Arraigned In Killing Of Danvers Teacher
A 14-year-old Massachusetts boy is set to be arraigned this week in the killing of his high school math teacher.
Court Docs: Danvers Teacher Murder Suspect Left Note; 'I Hate You All'
Court documents indicating the murder of Danvers High School teacher Colleen Ritzer may have been planned in advance were made public on Friday.
14-Year-Old Indicted For Rape, Murder Of Danvers High School Teacher
Prosecutors allege that Philip Chism was armed with a box cutter when he killed Colleen Ritzer in a school bathroom.
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