Mom Who Drove Kids to Gang Fight Convicted of Murder: An article from the KTLA News reports that a Long Beach woman accused of driving her teenage son and his friends to confront a rival gang has been convicted of second degree murder. Eva Daley was charged with first-degree murder but the jury opted for the lesser conviction after deliberating for more than two days. The 35-year old mother of three faces 15 years to life in prison when she is sentenced Nov. 4.

Sex Offenders Sue County For Place To Live: According to an article by Jason Cato from the Tribune-Review, six convicted sex offenders sued Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, yesterday, claiming a restrictive residency ordinance makes it nearly impossible for them to find a place to live. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, Downtown, claims the county passed an ordinance in October 2007 intended to "augment the provisions of Pennsylvania's Megan's Law and better provide for the safety of the county's residents." The plaintiffs claim the ordinance prohibits them from moving in with family members or, in one case, from being released from prison to a community correction center. The plaintiffs want a federal judge to declare the law unconstitutional and bar the county from enforcing it.

Ex-Death Row Inmate Can't Collect Jury Award: Natasha Korecki from the Chicago Sun-Times reports that an ex-Death Row inmate and former Chicago cop, Steve Manning - who won a $6.5 million judgment against the FBI - cannot collect any of his jury award. A federal court of appeals upheld a lower court's ruling that barred Manning from collecting the jury award. After the jury decided in Manning's favor, he could have taken the money. Instead, Manning decided to have a judge decide additional claims against the government, which put his jury award in jeopardy, the three-judge panel explained in an 18-page opinion. Manning was given the death penalty on a murder conviction in Illinois and a life sentence for a kidnapping in Missouri. Both convictions were overturned. He then filed suit against the FBI, saying he was framed. The jury award was among the largest ever in an FBI frame case.

Schuylerville Man Faces 456 Charges Of Child Molestation: An article by Leigh Hornbeck, Times Union staff writer, reports that Donald Nitchman who breeds thoroughbred racehorses in Saratoga County of upstate New York has been charged with 456 counts of child molestation. Nitchman allegedly molested three boys, each of whom was 13 when the alleged abuse began. The alleged crimes occurred for three years between August 2004 and last June. If convicted, Nitchman could be sentenced to more than 100 years in prison, Saratoga County District Attorney James Murphy said.