The Ohio Supreme Court is preparing to hear arguments in the case of the only woman facing execution in Ohio.

LITTLE ROCK — In the aftermath of Arkansas Martha Shoffner’s court appearance Monday on a federal extortion charge, authorities announced creation of a new task force to investigate complaints of public corruption. U.S. Attorney Chris Thyer of the Eastern District of Arkansas, and Conner Eldridge, his counterpart from the Western District, said the joint ArkTrust Public Corruption Task Force ...

A Johnstown man was jailed late Wednesday after police said he allegedly stole pork chops and steaks from a store and then crashed his vehicle during the getaway.

Preparations for the trial of three peace activists who broke into an Oak Ridge weapons plant last summer get underway Monday with jury selection in Knoxville.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Mike Bolin has withdrawn from his position as the new Jefferson County Attorney.

View full sizeChristopher Adams of Moss Point was sentenced to 18 years in prison on two counts of sexual battery. (Jackson County Sheriff's Office) PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Jackson County Circuit Judge Dale Harkey sentenced Christopher Adams of Moss Point today...

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.

A prison murder case began Tuesday at the Baldwin County Courthouse and ended promptly the following day with a guilty verdict.

Questions have surfaced over a Justice Department plan to hire 44 more attorneys for its Civil Rights Division, which has been accused of bias by members of Congress and been described in a government report as having deep ideological differences that have fueled disputes harmful to its operation. Attorney General ...

Big changes on the horizon for Pennsylvania voters. The State Supreme Court announcing Wednesday it will uphold the legislative redistricting plan created by a five-member commission of top lawmakers. Rep. Scott Conklin, 77th District, says, “It is politicians doing what they want without taking into account how it affects the citizens.” And those effects are significant across our area. Many ...

Daniel S. Moffatt, experienced defense attorney, was recently able to assist his client, charged with possession with the intent to sell oxycodone, to avoid a possible 10 year prison sentence. (PRWeb May 03, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10691903.htm

Three finalists have been selected for a new judgeship in the 9th Judicial District that will be created this summer. Glenwood Springs residents John Neiley, a local civil attorney, and Scott Turner, a deputy district attorney in the 9th; and defense attorney Colleen Scissors of Basalt were selected on Monday by the Ninth Judicial District Nominating Commission. read more

The lead defense attorney in O.J. Simpson's armed robbery trial had a conflict of interest because he could have been a witness in the case, a lawyer who worked on Simpson's unsuccessful appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court testified Thursday.

Elisa Baker, serving up to 18 years in prison, told WSOC-TV Wednesday that she didn't kill her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Zahra Baker, in 2010.

SEGUIN — An ordinance designating an area in Guadalupe County where waste disposal will be allowed will be considered for adoption by commissioners court when it meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 7, in th

WASHINGTON, May 13 (UPI) -- Mexican national Aurelio Cano Flores, a high-ranking member of the Gulf Cartel, was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for drug-trafficking.

A Carlisle husband and wife have been indicted in federal court for allegedly defrauding Jefferson Township taxpayers in Sullivan County.

WATERLOO, Iowa --- The Iowa Court of Appeals sided with the city over the sale of a road for housing development.

HOUSTON (AP) - An airline passenger from Mexico caught in Texas with nearly 4 pounds of heroin in her suitcases has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Longtime Orange County Clerk of Courts Lydia Gardner has died, according to published reports. Accor

A prosecutor is objecting to delaying University of Kentucky basketball icon Richie Farmer's federal criminal trial until February.

The accident occurred in heavy traffic on Mopac Expressway, according to court documents. (PRWeb May 20, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Austin-car-wreck-lawyers/Colley-and-Colley/prweb10729315.htm

A Florida administrative law judge has struck down a decision by the state’s parimutuel regulator to award a license to a north Florida track that offers betting on Quarter Horse barrel racing.

The ringleader of a scheme to help unqualified teachers pass certification tests is headed to prison for seven years. Clarence Mumford, 59, a former assistant principal and guidance counselor, dishonored his profession and subjected students across the Mid-South to inadequate teachers, some of whom probably never should have been in a classroom.

RASBERRY WILLIAMS: Gov. Terry Branstad has commuted the prison sentence of Rasberry Williams, who shot a man to death in 1974 in Waterloo, making him eligible for parole.

Spurred by pro-life groups and Texas Republican Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the Harris County District Attorney's Office is proceeding with an investigation into allegations that Houston-based abortionist Douglas Karpen, who operates three abortion clinics in the state – two in Houston and one in Dallas – has performed illegal late-term abortions and killed babies born alive, a violation of the ...

CHEYENNE -- A Colorado man appeared in court Tuesday for allegedly shooting a gun at two people here Sunday.

A man convicted of sodomy will spend the next 20 years in prison.

Judge Lancaster was the head administrator for the district, advising the other judges and overseeing budgets and personnel. He was 63.

(AP Photo/Matthew Brown). Facing a return to prison possibly for the rest of his life, Barry Beach awaits word on his fate Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at a Billings, Mont. diner.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group.        

OTTUMWA -- An Ottumwa man was sentenced to a decade in federal prison following a drug bust at his home last summer. Ottumwa Police Department and Southeast Iowa Inter-Agency Drug Task Force officers executed a search warrant at 1214 N. Adams St. on

A Palm Bay man says a case of love versus the law has left his daughter, a high school student, facing criminal charges that could land her in prison and require her to register as a sex offender.

Family attorneys and parents awaited Florida Gov. Rick Scott's decision on a bill that would end permanent alimony in the state. The Florida House on Thursday passed a bill (SB 718) that sets limits on the amount of alimony and how long someone would receive financial support from an ex-spouse. Judges still will have latitude to make adjustment. The bill already passed the Senate. "Everything I ...

McGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce the addition of three new attorneys to the firm’s Florida offices. Mizell Campbell Jr. and Jennifer Chapkin have joined the firm in Fort Lauderdale, and Elizabeth “Betsy” Haslett has joined the Jacksonville office.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers argued Thursday afternoon before District Judge Rebecca Palomo for a reasonable bond for Joseph Allen Garcia, whose 2011 murder and assault convictions were overturned by the Fourth Court of Appeals in March.

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the state of Minnesota was wrongfully charged for more than 37,000 abortions for indigent women.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A reputed Connecticut mobster was sentenced Thursday to 2½ years in prison in a weapons and prescription drugs case that revealed federal authorities' belief that he knows something about the largest art heist in U.S. history.

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) - The treasurer of a central Pennsylvania volunteer fire department has been charged with stealing more than $129,000 from the agency since shortly after he was elected treasurer last year.

SILVER CITY — Allen Hurley was sentenced to the maximum under the law — 17 and a half years — for the murder of Rachel Torrisi Sierra in December 2008 by Judge J.C. Robinson on Tuesday in Silver City District Court.

MINNEAPOLIS - Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into terrorism recruiting and financing for the terrorist group.