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Dr. Kermit Gosnell

Exclusive: Attorney Of Pearl Gosnell Speaks Out About Her Reaction To Husband’s Sentence

Pearl Gosnell was caught by surprise. She apparently didn’t know her husband was going to agree to life in prison to avoid the death penalty.

2013/05/16

(Jury foreman David Misko speaks with reporters outside the Criminal Justice Center. Credit: John McDevitt)

Jurors Recount Challenges of Their Work in Gosnell Abortion-Murder Trial

Jurors said the case was emotionally tolling for all involved.

2013/05/15

Judge Imposes 3rd Life Sentence Against Abortion Doctor Kermit Gosnell

A judge imposed a third life sentence against West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell Wednesday morning.

2013/05/15

(Dr. Kermit Gosnell, in the custody of police. Credit: CBS3)

Convicted Murderer Dr. Kermit Gosnell Gets Life in Prison

Gosnell agreed to forego any appeals in exchange for elimination of the death penalty.

2013/05/14

Lawyers Prepare For Penalty Phase Of Gosnell Trial

Jurors, who deliberated for two-weeks, had come back late Monday morning with word that they were hung on two charges, but returned 4 hours later with the verdicts.

2013/05/14

Dr. Kermit Gosnell Found Guilty On Three Counts Of First-degree Murder

A Philadelphia jury today convicted West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell on three counts of first-degree murder as well as involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who died during an abortion at his clinic.

2013/05/13

Jury Deliberations Near 2 Week Mark In Abortion Doctor Trial

After 8 grueling weeks of trial and deliberations, the jury in the murder trial of abortion Dr. Kermit Gosnell returns to work today for a 10th day of deliberations.

2013/05/13

Pennsylvania Abortion Clinic Trial Jurors Break For Weekend

A Philadelphia jury is breaking for the weekend amid deliberations in the capital murder case of an abortion provider.

2013/05/10

Jury Rehears Testimony of West Phila. Abortion Aide Who Pleaded Guilty

What has been lost during the clinical readback of the aide’s testimony is the emotion: she broke down several times on the witness stand while testifying.

2013/05/09

Jurors In Gosnell Trial Review Testimony Of Former Clinic Worker

KYW’s Tony Hanson reports the jury asked to re-hear the testimony of former clinic worker Linda Williams.

2013/05/08

Gosnell Abortion-Murder Trial Jury Will Have Five Hours of Trial Testimony Reënacted

Jurors want to revisit the testimony of Lynda Williams, one of four former clinic workers who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder charges.

2013/05/07

(Philadelphia's Criminal Justice Center, at 13th and Filbert Streets. File photo by Tony Hanson)

Judge in Gosnell Case Warns TV Crews Away From Jurors

Lawyers in the case had an in-chambers conversation with Judge Jeffrey Minehart about TV crews taking pictures of jurors, apparently inadvertently, as they left the Criminal Justice Center on Monday.

2013/05/07

More Deliberations, Still No Verdict In Gosnell Trial

A Philadelphia jury reviewed laws addressing murder and manslaughter without reaching a verdict Monday.

2013/05/06

Definitions of Murder Under Review By Jury of West Phila. Abortion Doctor

During its fifth day of deliberations, the jury in the trial of West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell asked the court to redefine “degrees” of murder and other charges.

2013/05/06

West Philadelphia Abortion Doctor Murder Trial Has National Impact

For weeks, jurors in Philadelphia heard grim testimony about deaths and squalor at Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s inner-city abortion clinic. While they listened, the murder case reverberated far beyond the courtroom, changing — at least for the moment — the tone of the national debate on abortion.

2013/05/04

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