Event Brief
Oct 25, 2026 at 9:05 AM ET
Becker petitions Supreme Court to review murder conviction
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Navy Lt. Craig Becker’s attorney, David Sheldon, petitioned the Supreme Court for review of Becker’s conviction in the 2015 death of his wife, Johanna Hove-Becker. Sheldon argues that text messages exchanged seven months before her death were omitted from trial evidence; prosecutors had argued Becker killed her after learning she had a new boyfriend. Becker was sentenced to life without parole in 2022.
WHO: David Sheldon, attorney for Navy Lt. Craig Becker
WHAT: Petitioned the Supreme Court to review Becker’s murder conviction, arguing that key evidence was omitted from trial.
WHEN: Oct 16, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: Sheldon argues that text messages between Becker and his wife, exchanged seven months before her death, were omitted from the trial.
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