Idaho man gets prison, treatment for gruesome beating death of Boise zoo monkey        

A Palm Beach County Circuit judge has ordered a new trial for polo mogul John Goodman, who was convicted of DUI manslaughter last year.

Little Rock, Arkansas – A federal judge appointed by George H.W. Bush has temporarily blocked enforcement of an Arkansas law banning abortions past twelve weeks when a heartbeat is detected. Judge Susan Weber Wright granted an injunction on Friday to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which had filed a lawsuit last month on behalf [...]

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A judge has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting another man in a rural central Indiana field where they had met to fight over a woman both were dating.     Twenty-year-old Justen Knapp of Trafalgar apologized during Thursday's Morgan County court hearing for killing 20-year-old Bradley Price. The Daily Journal reports Knapp said he had been using ...

A Brown County man convicted of killing his four-month-old son will not get to argue for a new trial before the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

  A man whose murder trial was one of the first in Illinois to allow cameras in the courtroom is back in court Tuesday. A jury found Demetrious Jones guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Marcus Sanders.…

Washington: An Indian has been sentenced to three years of imprisonment on charges of trafficking immigrants from India into the United States, the Department of Justice said.

Marshall, who was sentenced to life in prison Friday for John Versypt’s death, denied he was the one who pulled the trigger at the Broadway Condominiums in 2009.

A Ramsey County Judge has pushed back the starting date for the Jeffery Trevino murder trial.

DETROIT (AP) — A judge has refused to throw out evidence against an 88-year-old Indiana man who was stopped in southeastern Michigan with more than 200 pounds of cocaine.

Cable Guy Accused of Filing Fake Tax Returns With Clients' IP Addresses

RACINE — A northern Illinois man has a couple months to pay his speeding ticket after failing to show up for court in Racine on Tuesday.

You may remember the little bit of retribution the Iowa GOP was cooking up against four justices on the state Supreme Court who voted to legalize gay marriage in the state?

As an African-American man, he tells Morehouse's Class of '13, 'I might have been in prison. I might have been unemployed. I might not have been able to support a family. And that motivates me.'

Georgia law firm Jeff Field & Associates to present the Dave Ramsey Debtor Education program to their clients on April 27 as part of the required instructional course for individuals involved in a bankruptcy case.Athens, Georgia (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 This Saturday, April 27, the Athens, GA law firm of Jeff Field & Associates is proud to once again offer their clients the Dave Ramsey Debtor ...

Defense lawyer Javier Armengau will “fight vigorously” against charges that he sexually assaulted five women in incidents that date as far back as 1998, his attorney said yesterday. “There is a viable defense for each allegation,” Frederick Benton said at a bond hearing for Armengau. “We anticipate that he will prevail on each and every allegation.”

SANTA FE - New Mexico's Supreme Court took up the question Wednesday of whether a judge misused the state's shield law for rape victims, preventing a young man from receiving a fair trial.

Bernalillo County District Judge Shannon Bacon today threw out a lawsuit by Valencia County farmer Janet Jarratt which had alleged the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District was violating farmers’ water... Read more »

Ann Arbor — The wife of Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree is taking the stand as he continues to fight for his job and battle accusations of judicial misconduct leveled by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission.

Survivors of a crash that killed five family members gave tearful testimony in a Nevada court, while a teen accused of driving drunk kept his head down.

The bond for a Boone man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife has been reduced from $1.5 million to $500,000. A bond review hearing for Alexander Fazzino was held earlier this week. Boone County District Court Judge Michael Moon issued his decision to reduce Fazzino’s bond on Wednesday.

MASON CITY — The Iowa Court of Appeals has affirmed the burglary conviction of a Mason City man.

Two men with ties to southwest Iowa were sentenced to prison for receiving child pornography last week.

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is meeting with Colorado students and helping to dedicate a new state courts building in Denver.

COLUMBUS — The state says a rescue dog bit off part of an Ohio prison inmate's nose after the prisoner tripped and fell on the dog.

In the fourth day of deliberations in the trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor, jurors asked Friday for a description of the babies the doctor is accused of killing. read more

Staffing at the state Department of Corrections would increase by 50 people under provisions of Gov. Scott Walker's budget scheduled for a vote.

A Portage man accused of assaulting the borough police chief during a recent arrest will answer the charges in Cambria County court.

Zhou & Chini completes Aliso Viejo page for their California bankruptcy information website for the purpose of educating locals. Everyone should know the laws before filing for personal bankruptcy, and the new city page helps explain the different Chapters of bankruptcy and court information to help individuals seeking bankruptcy protection. (PRWeb May 07, 2013) Read the full story at http ...

NACOGDOCHES (AP) — An East Texas man convicted of using a machete to attack people after breaking into their homes has been sentenced to 75 years in prison.

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to death for murdering his mother, sister and elderly aunt in his automotive glass shop where the victims sometimes also worked.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - A 72-year-old Florida man will serve three years in prison and must pay $185,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to committing illegal securities activities in Alabama, according to a news release. James Leonard Craft, of Century, Fla.,...

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jurors on Tuesday began deliberating the case of a Houston man accused of fatally shooting a 79-year-old woman when he opened fire on his daughter outside a Texas courthouse last year.

A Boone man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife has been released from jail after a judge reduced his bond. Alexander Fazzino was released from the Boone County jail on Thursday, jail officials said, a day after District Court Judge Michael Moon reduced his bond from $1.5 million to $500,000.

DENVER - The long journey toward a verdict in the deadly Colorado theater shootings enters a new and critical phase Monday when suspect James Holmes asks a judge to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.

Stanley Marsh 3, an eccentric millionaire artist who faces criminal charges alleging he sexually abused six teens, has been sued by a man accusing him of molestation in 2008.

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison for fatally shooting another man in a rural central Indiana field where they had met to fight over a woman both were dating.

MASON CITY — A $6,947.53 grant for the Civil Legal Assistance Fund in Mason City was one of 15 similar grants approved by the Iowa Supreme Court.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court approved a revised set of maps for the state House and Senate seats May 8.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo and brutally beating to death a Patas monkey will spend up to a year in state prison, where he'll take part in a treatment program.

SALEM -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Oregon's newest federal judge. The Senate confirmed Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Michael McShane in a voice vote Monday. McShane will be a U.S. district judge in Eugene. McShane replaces Michael Hogan, who retired last year. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley applauded the confirmation, calling McShane a tremendous addition to the court.