Father acquitted in son's murder

Still catching up on some news from before the holidays... You may remember this story out of the Chicago suburbs about Hyungseok Koh, who was arrested in the 2009 stabbing death of his 22-year-old son. Last month, the jury found him not guilty: Northbrook man acquitted of killing son.

The defense argued that there was simply not enough evidence to convict Koh. A key element during the trial was a video recording of the police interview in which Koh seemingly confessed to the killing -- a confession that turned out to be unreliable, based on Koh's limited grasp of English:

Temple law student not guilty in Philadelphia shooting

Gerald Ung claimed self-defense after shooting a man six times during a street altercation.

In Philadelphia, an update on the case of Gerald Ung, the Temple University law student who shot a man six times during a late night street altercation last year... Yesterday, a jury found him not guilty in the shooting of Edward DiDonato Jr.

Temple student not guilty in Old City shooting.

Ung, who was charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime, testified that he shot DiDonato in self-defense after being followed, threatened and lunged at by DiDonato and three of his friends. Looks like the jury agreed: