Opening Statements Expected Wednesday In Whitey Bulger Trial
Opening statements in the Whitey Bulger trial are now expected to begin Wednesday, two days later than originally planned.
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Opening statements in the Whitey Bulger trial are now expected to begin Wednesday, two days later than originally planned.
Whitey Bulger's long-awaited trial for his role in 19 murders starts this week at U.S. District Court in South Boston.
People who say their family members were killed by former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger and his cohorts will have their testimony limited during his murder trial.
James "Whitey" Bulger is no longer the feared man who swaggered around South Boston and later became one of the nation's most-wanted fugitives.
Federal prosecutors have urged a judge to reject a request from lawyers for James "Whitey" Bulger who want to limit testimony from family members of people he is accused of killing.
The judge presiding over the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger is allowing prosecutors to conduct criminal background on potential jurors.
A new chapter in the tit-for-tat between the prosecution and defense teams in the Whitey Bulger case.
An attorney for James "Whitey" Bulger argued Wednesday that the government should expose the identity of a confidential informant he believes could undermine two star witnesses against the reputed gangster.
Prosecutors in the Whitey Bulger trial have objected to a defense request to provide the name of a confidential informant Bulger's lawyers hope can help undermine the credibility of two key witnesses against Bulger.
A federal appeals court has upheld the 8-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger for helping him during his 16 years as a fugitive.
Lawyers for Whitey Bulger have criticized a request from prosecutors to do criminal background checks on potential jurors for Bulger's trial.
Federal prosecutors in the upcoming racketeering trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger want to do criminal background checks on potential jurors.
The new judge presiding over the Whitey Bulger case has granted prosecutors' motion to bar the reputed mobster from arguing immunity at trial.
Whitey Bulger's long-awaited trial is scheduled to start next month and the questionnaire for potential jurors has been released.
A federal judge has denied a request by reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to order prosecutors to reveal the identity of a confidential informant his lawyers believe could damage the credibility of a key witness against him.
Reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has appeared in federal court in Boston at a pretrial hearing before the new judge assigned to his case.
Prosecutors told the judge Tuesday they expect the trial to last all summer and possibly through mid-September and they plan to call about 50 witnesses.
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The new judge assigned to preside at the trial of gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has scheduled a status conference in the case for next week.
A federal appeals court has agreed to a defense request to remove the judge who was set to preside over the trial of accused gangster James "Whitey" Bulger.
A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday challenging the 8-year prison term given to the longtime girlfriend of James "Whitey" Bulger for helping him while he was a fugitive.
In a blow to Whitey Bulger's defense team, federal judge Richard Stearns said he will decide Bulger's immunity claim before trial.
Federal prosecutors say a claim by a lawyer for reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger that he was never an FBI informant is a tactic to influence jurors in Bulger's upcoming trial.
"Exercise is over for me." That's what Whitey Bulger said in a letter to a friend after being examined recently for an irregular heart beat.
Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy
