Brett Parker, the man accused of the murder of two people at his Ascot Estates home, is getting ready to head to trial, but what we may not know for several days is whether he will face one or two trials.Brett

The politically-charged embezzlement case against a former Virginia Executive Mansion chef is back before a Richmond judge.  

A landmark $240 million verdict awarded to 32 mentally disabled Iowa plant workers who were subjected to years of abuse by their handlers will be reduced to just $1.6 million because of a federal cap, attorneys in the case...

ROANOKE (AP) — A former Franklin County deputy sheriff was sentenced Wednesday to three life terms in prison for the fatal shooting of his ex-wife and the wounding of a Virginia State Police sergeant.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A judge has slashed a landmark $240 million verdict to $1.6 million for 32 mentally disabled workers who suffered years of abuse by their caretakers.

By Eric M. Johnson TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A military judge ruled on Monday that a U.S. soldier who shot and killed five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Iraq acted with premeditation, a decision that will almost surely get him life in prison. U.S. Army Sergeant John Russell, in a deal that spared him the death penalty, pleaded guilty last month to killing two medical staff ...

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington lawyer has been suspended from practicing law for 90 days for falsifying a document in a divorce case.

Byron Scherf and his lawyers don't dispute that he strangled a corrections officer to death with an amplifier cord in the prison chapel of the Washington state Reformatory at Monroe.

The case against Vernon Hershberger, who faces criminal charges related to raw milk sales, will go before a jury next month. The Wisconsin dairy farmer's religious beliefs do not clear him of legal responsibilities, Sauk County Circuit Court Judge Guy Reynolds has ruled.

A judge slapped an injunction Monday on a Utah law that sought to limit the police powers of the U.S. Forest Service and other federal land-management agencies.

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had the legal authority to retroactively veto a water pollution permit for one of West Virginia’s largest mountaintop removal coal mines years after it was issued, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Flint — A Flint man who authorities say threatened to kill three lawmakers from Michigan has been ruled incompetent to stand trial.

A series of three town meetings on “Understanding the Criminal Justice System” will be held May 14 and 21 at Northern Lights Event Center, Walker, starting at 6 p.m. The May 14 session is on courts; and May 21 on corrections, including parole and probation.

Carlee Michelle Nease, 20, was arrested at Blairfield Drive home and held in jail in lieu of $500K bond More

(Reuters) - A single winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on Saturday, but there was no immediate word about who won or where in the state the ticket was bought. Related Stories Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender Two Egyptian journalists, critical of Mursi, face trial Protesting Egyptian police ...

Australian bank robber accused Corey Donaldson has told a jury he robbed a bank to give to America's poor.

The great state of West Virginia has come up with a new law that would drag teenagers to court for sexting each other.  read more        

LOCK HAVEN - Three corrections officers have been reinstated at the Clinton County Correctional Facility this week to cover increases in prison population, even as the prison's medical provider decreased its daily charge due to a decrease in...

The Floyd County Board of Education unanimously voted Friday to uphold its superintendent’s recommendation and not renew counselor Gilda Day’s contract — a decision her attorney said she intends to...

A Cresco man charged with leading one illegal prescription painkiller ring is heading to Monroe County Court, while a Tannersville man charged with leading another ring is allegedly in drug rehabilitation.

man shot in the groin at an Alabama hunting camp may have been mistaken for wild game... judge has overturned a Troy man's two rape convictions... flash flooding across roads occurred earlier Saturday in eastern Alabama... Fla. man trapped in car, dies from complications... SW Ga. police find new leads in 1976 child slaying... Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands...

The New York law firm of Sepe & O’Mahony, PLLC recently launched a newly updated website to make it easier than ever to connect with an experienced business litigation, disability insurance, personal injury, criminal and white collar defense or insurance coverage attorney. (PRWeb May 14, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/5/prweb10717566.htm

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Inmates at jails in Indianapolis, Baltimore, St. Louis and Philadelphia face the nation's highest levels of sexual abuse at the hands of guards, according to a new federal report based on surveys of inmates at U.S. jails and prisons. The report by the U.S. Department of Justice found that the Marion County Jail's inmate-intake center in Indianapolis had a 7.7 percent rate of ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The tea party has won the first round in a lawsuit that questions the legality of the Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange that Gov. Steve Beshear set up last year by executive order.

Richmond criminal lawyers at the Law Offices of Beles & Beles announce they are providing a no cost consultation and case review to people charged with crimes in the East Bay who need a criminal defense lawyer, offer expires 10/31/2013. (PRWeb April 26, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/criminal-lawyers-richmond/richmond-criminal-lawyer/prweb10677823.htm

A 22-year-old Nashville man who prosecutors say told a suspect to flee after a fatal hit and run faces up to six years in prison in one of the most closely followed vehicular homicide cases in recent years.

Lawyers who specialize in defending drunk drivers enjoy huge legal advantages built into state law, and have the ear of some judges prone to favor their arguments, no matter how far-fetched.        

A Washington State business joined the Obama administration on Thursday in urging the Supreme Court to clarify when presidents can constitutionally fill government vacancies when the Senate is taking a recess, but asked the Court to rule in a way that would definitely scuttle the specific appointments that are at issue in the case. The brief by [...]

While friends and family of a 19-year-old Madras man shot and killed on a rabbit-hunting outing expressed shock and grief Monday, a 24-year-old accused of murder and manslaughter made his first appearance before a Jefferson County judge.

By Melinda Dickinson and Sherrel Stewart BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County expects to file a plan by late June to exit its landmark $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy, a lawyer for the county said on Thursday. The 18-month-old case is a testing ground for how bondholders fare when a local government debtor becomes insolvent. Jefferson County, whose exit plan appears ...

Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught.        

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - Two brothers have been sentenced for their participation in a gang fight on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that straddles South and North Dakota.

CLINTON -- A man who escaped from the Clinton County jail on April 6 will spend as much as 10 years in prison. Kendrell Keith, 18, pleaded guilty Thursday to the escape and the second-degree theft charge that put him in jail.

More remnants of the former Gundel Funeral Home are being sold at a two-day sale this weekend in Conestoga.Benjamin M. Siar Jr., owner of the funeral home, remains in jail in lieu of $750,000 bail on 86 criminal, misdemeanor and summary charges. They range from bilking customers of the funeral home ...

Benton County commissioners on Tuesday will discuss the process they will use to replace County Attorney Robert Raupp, who has been appointed to a judgeship.

With a staff of just three attorneys, including its director, the Legal Aid Society functions as the civil equivalent of the public defender’s office, providing legal services to Vanderburgh County residents who cannot otherwise afford them.

Tapella & Eberspacher LLC is located midway between the communities of Mattoon and Charleston, Illinois and serves clients in state and federal courts throughout the Central and Southern Illinois area.

A Northwest Indiana woman accused of photographing herself molesting a 3-year-old for her boyfriend pleaded guilty Friday to two of the 13 felony charges against her. Tara Tryon, 23, of Wanatah, Ind., will serve 10 years for Class B felony child molesting and eight years for Class C felony child exploitation if Indiana’s Porter Superior Judge William Alexa accepts her plea at a July 12 ...

Consumer Attorney Services added Ekee Ehrlich to its stable of foreclosure defense attorneys. As Florida continues to lead the nation in foreclosures, Ehrlich will provide help to homeowners in foreclosure defense, bankruptcy and debt settlement.Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 Consumer Attorney Services added Ekee Ehrlich to its stable of foreclosure defense attorneys. As Florida ...

Posted April 28, 2013, at 6:50 a.m. Last modified April 29, 2013, at 3:44 p.m. LEWISTON, Maine — A budget crisis threatening to force the early release of convicted criminals, layoffs of jail guards and even the closure of some Maine jails is headed to the governor’s office.

Edward Picardi sentenced to 5 years for tax evasion