Jurors return today to resume deliberations to decide whether James Kimple is a murderer.

Noted Silicon Valley law firm Hoge Fenton today announced that internationally recognized mergers & acquisitions lawyer Nancy Yamaguchi has joined the firm. She is a member of

A Polk County man has been sentenced to 9 1/2 years in prison for beating his infant son so severely that he was left with brain damage.

After proving his innocence, George Souliotes, 72, who has spent 16 years in prison, was ordered freed or retried in the triple-murder arson case. Prosecutors have opted for a new trial. SAN FRANCISCO — A prison inmate whose triple-murder arson conviction was overturned after he demonstrated "actual innocence" will be retried rather than released, prosecutors said.        

A Tyler man that crashed his truck head on, killing the driver of a mini van this past November was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday.

Police in Tacoma, Washington, United States could soon be in real trouble over pot.

SAN FRANCISCO/CHICAGO ( Reuters ) - Russell Wasendorf Jr., whose father went to prison for stealing $215 million from clients of the futures brokerage they ran together for nearly 20 years, is starting over.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of a federal investigation, two people with knowledge of the review said Monday.

A Harrison County man is in the North Central Regional Jail after having led Marion County sheriff’s deputies on a chase throughout Fairmont early Thursday.

By Mark Waite The Nevada Attorney General’s office will be requested to prosecute Anthony Greco and Kathy Rinaldi after a conflict was discovered between a defendant and staff at the district attorney’s office. The pair were arraigned in Pahrump Justice Court Nov. 28, 2011 on charges they orchestrated a fire at 5920 S. Pahrump Valley[...]

Researchers are entering a key couple of years for Alzheimer's research and clinical trials on prevention may be the key, so trial participants are vital.

Jurors deliberated for a second day in the trial of a Texas man accused of killing a Pennsylvania high school football player and injuring another in a Durham parking lot.

Clifton Jermaine Whatley, a suspended Detroit police officer and Canton resident, could learn as early as May whether he will face trial in Wayne County Circuit Court amid charges he orchestrated a series of robberies across southeast Michigan, including a Feb. 6 holdup inside the Canton Family Dollar store on Joy Road near I-275.

With Orange County's embattled GPS-monitoring and home-confinement programs suspended, judges now have a temporary option for criminal suspects who qualify for release before trial but still need supervision.        

On Wednesday, when state Rep. Ron Reynolds ' co-defendants in an alleged quarter-million-dollar kickback scheme showed up in court in Conroe, the Missouri City Democrat was noticeably absent.

Stevens records time of 55 minutes and 49 seconds in only race for the women

Drug Court saves the county $13,000 per individual who graduates the program.

A man charged with murdering his wife in Boone last year walked free from jail this morning after a judge lowered his bail to $500,000 cash or surety.

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes announced yesterday that he will launch a program allowing mothers convicted of nonviolent crime to serve their sentences at home, in an effort to help single mothers raise their children. “We’ve seen women who’ve sold drugs in order to buy groceries for their family, or diapers or formula.” Georgia Lerner, Women’s Prison Association Executive Director ...

A Suring man accused of setting several fires in Northeastern Wisconsin has pleaded guilty in federal court to igniting fires in a church and two taverns in Oconto County.

Attorneys for former Northwest Arkansas businessman Brandon Barber submitted paperwork in federal court Wednesday (May 8) to try to get...

A state judge refused to reduce the prison sentences of a man who pleaded guilty to running over and killing three people near Southeastern Louisiana University four years ago.

BEAVER, Pa. - A judge says a western Pennsylvania sheriff accused of threatening to cut a political campaign worker's hands off and shoot an online news reporter should go to trial.

ELKO — Twenty-year old Angel Chung has pledged his allegiance to the American flag many, many times.

A New Jersey man serving prison time for aggravated sexual assault will get a new sentence after the state Supreme Court tossed his conviction over the wording of the law.

CultureMap Austin -- Many of Austin’s food fans are looking forward to a flavorful weekend as the 2nd Annual Austin Food and Wine Festival pitches a park full of tents, fires up a wave of grills, and pours a steady flow of wine and beer over the next few days. Some would say last year’s event was a trial by fire that wound up with a few kinks to straighten out — dusty grounds, confusing lines, a ...

A Texas man will serve a life sentence after being found guilty of murder in the shooting death of a Pennsylvania high school football player while both were in Durham.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A southwest Missouri woman convicted of murdering a 68-year-old woman could be retried or released from prison after the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling overturning her conviction.

Five Champaign County lawyers who all graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law and who have more than 250 collective years of legal experience are being recognized as the latest "Pillars of the Bar." read more

One of the men accused in the murder of local gym owner Joe Lengel will face a judge Friday morning.

Jackson County prosecutors charged Alphonso Henderson, 50, with robbery, forcible sodomy and three counts of rape. He is in a Virginia federal penitentiary for being a felon in possession of a firearm. His previous record includes convictions for assault, false imprisonment, sodomy and burglary. He was set to be released in about 12 years, but police said the new charges could keep him behind ...

A Mississippi health clinic that was scheduled to be closed got a reprieve. The Jackson Women's Health Organization is the only remaining clinic in the state where abortions are performed. A federal judge recently ruled the state can't enforce a new law that requires doctors to have admitting privileges at local hospitals. The state, however, says its law is valid.

The Colorado Court of Appeals today upheld the murder conviction of a Longmont man who was found guilty of shooting and killing his friend in north Boulder in 2009. Joseph Abeyta, 45, was convicted of first-degree murder by a Boulder County jury in October 2009 in connection with a daylong crime spree that ended with the shooting death of William Andrews, 47.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The allegations against retired state District Judge Michael Murphy were startling, even in a state known for its political scandals.

AZTEC — A Kirtland man who was convicted and served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl was allowed to take back his guilty plea because he didn't know the plea could result in his deportation.

The Atascsoa County Courthouse at its completion in 1913 as viewed from the north end of Main Street in Jourdanton. County Officials for 1912-1913 were William M. Abernathy, County Judge; Walter E.

A Belington lawyer convicted of defrauding the West Virginia Public Defender Services will spend a year and a day in prison.

Washington D.C. Lawyer Joseph Cammarata wins large verdict for client in case against a State Farm insured. (PRWeb May 09, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10714386.htm

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After nearly two weeks of deliberations, the jury in the trial of Kermit Gosnell has convicted Gosnell of three of the five murder charges against him.

Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Michelle M. Keller is scheduled to be formally sworn in at a Capitol ceremony on Tuesday.