Although he wasn't in the courtroom Wednesday, a former state blood analyst was center stage during a North Carolina Court of Appeals hearing on Mike Peterson's effort to be cleared in his wife's 2001 death.

A Washtenaw County man has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for the death of his girlfriend's 14-month-old son.

ATLANTA — In a small city at the southern tip of the Appalachian Mountains, a former judge is accused of sexually harassing three women who worked for him and creating “an atmosphere of sexual dominance.” Another woman who had a case before him said he propositioned her and orchestrated a scheme to have her arrested on bogus drug charges.

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bring contraband to the inmates at the Maury County jail in exchange for cash.

Ex-footballer OJ Simpson asks a Nevada judge for a new trial in the 2008 armed robbery case that left him serving a 33-year prison sentence.

A suspended Erie teacher facing charges in two separate child molestation cases has been released from the Erie County Prison after posting $250,000 bond, according to court records.

CATLETTSBURG, Ky. -- A special Boyd County grand jury Monday indicted a Powell County, Ky., man on a charge of murder in the death of a 2-month-old and an 18-year-old Westwood man on an assault charge in the knifing of a 16-year-old earlier this month, Commonwealth Attorney David Justice said.

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4 Utah) New allegations are coming out against Utah's current and former attorney generals. A prison inmate is claiming both men are guilty of soliciting bribes...

WHEELING, W.Va. - A former West Virginia sheriff will spend a year in federal prison for his role in the December 2010 beating of a robbery suspect. Robert Shirley was sentenced Monday in federal court in Wheeling.

A federal judge has scheduled a summer trial for a Black Creek man accused of joining a cyberattack on Wichita-based Koch Industries.

SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. - A Nebraska man has been given jail time for allowing his son to stay at his home after escaping from a minimum-security prison in South Dakota.

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says the federal court in Wyoming has upheld a management plan for the Black Hills National Forest.

TRENTON — A New Jersey appeals court says the state government cannot seize towns' affordable housing money until broader legal issues are determined.

Prosecutors are asking a judge to nix a man’s second jury trial for child sex abuse after a criminalistics exam showed a 99.9 percent chance he is the father of the victim’s baby.

Yesterday’s coverage largely focused on the two cases in which the Court heard oral argument and the lone opinion that it issued. Yesterday the Court issued its opinion in Moncrieffe v. Holder. By a vote of seven to two, the Court held that if a noncitizen’s conviction for a marijuana distribution offense fails to establish [...]

Hundreds of Native American children are taken from their families every year in South Dakota through state and tribal court actions meant to protect youngsters from abuse and neglect.

A former township secretary in northeastern Pennsylvania has been sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for stealing nearly $100,000 in taxpayer money.

FAYETTEVILLE, AR-- The Arkansas Supreme Court has decided that a Fayetteville Double Murder case must be sent back to circuit court.

Defense in Philadelphia abortion doctor trial says clinic was no 'house of horrors.'

On May 15, 2013, Jackson Walker L.L.P. won victories for its client, Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc., in two separate cases before the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas ...

CLINTON — The Clinton YWCA will no longer receive government funding for its domestic violence and sexual assault resource center, but Executive Director Lori Freudenberg said her organization was prepared and will continue to offer services for vict

Canton police arrested a man the Ohio prison system says is “dangerous and possibly armed” in a northwest Canton neighborhood.

SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman is questioning the expected use of a voice recognition expert at his murder trial next month.

On Tuesday in Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann, the Court will consider whether thirsty residents in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas can tap into water resources located in Oklahoma in order to slake their growing need for water. The specific dispute arose when the petitioner, a water district serving north Texas, applied for [...]

Brett Maddox, 25, of Springdale, was sentenced Monday (May 13) to eight years in prison for being a felon in...

Chief justice says lawmaker tied court budget to judges’ endorsement of new plan to fill vacancies on the bench, which the lawmaker denies. But selection plan is unlikely to pass because Kansas Bar Association opposes it.

Is Trayvon Martin shouting for help on a 911 call, or are the screams actually the voice of defendant George Zimmerman? A Tuesday court filing offered new clues to the strategy that Zimmerman’s attorney Mark O’Mara will take when the Sanford, Florida trial in the killing of 17-year-old Martin begins on June 10. In the [...] Trayvon Martin Shouts Filing Hints At New Zimmerman Defense Strategy is ...

Attorneys would be subject to discipline, including possible disbarment, for threatening to report the immigration status of a worker considering an employment claim under terms of fast-moving legislation that passed a key California committee Tuesday. Lawyers can already be disciplined for dishonesty or "moral turpitude." The new language, supporters said, will give immigrants the protection ...

BOSTON — A court official says the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings is facing federal charges and has made an initial court appearance in his hospital room. The charges against 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-KHAR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv) remain sealed. He is listed in serious but stable condition. Gary Wente is circuit executive of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. He says the ...

In a story that's only on KSLA News 12, an Oklahoma woman convicted of horse theft back in April returned to an ArkLaTex court Tuesday to face new charges.

Bank of America Corporation (BAC) Analyst Day Call May 8, 2013 10:00 AM ET Executives Chad Holliday – Non-Executive Chairman Brian Moynihan – CEO Lauren Mogensen – Corporate Secretary Gary Lynch – General ...

About 50 people have protested outside a Guatemala prison against the genocide conviction for former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.

A former corrections officer has pleaded guilty to conspiring to bring contraband to the inmates at the Maury County jail in exchange for cash.

Collier and Lee counties have sued BP, Transocean and Halliburton Energy Services to recoup economic losses caused by the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

A federal securities fraud trial involving a Kansas City company that claimed to have $284 billion in assets crawled toward the end of its third week Thursday amid a flurry of objections and a judge's ...

Rushville, Ontario County - John Stenzel was sentenced to 1-3 years in prison and will have to pay over $20,000 to the victim.

(WASHINGTON) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a possible death sentence. Officials have said Tsarnaev, 19, and his older brother set off the two pressure-cooker bombs at last week’s race that sprayed shrapnel into the crowds, killing three ...

Jury selection began at 9 a.m. Monday for the trial of a Kilgore man charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Oral arguments are scheduled before the U.S. Supreme Court on whether a North Texas water district can have access to water supplies in southeastern Oklahoma.

COLUMBUS — Ohioans who repeatedly use guns to commit crimes would face tougher penalties under a proposed new law backed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and fellow Republicans. DeWine joined state Sen. Jim Hughes of Columbus, and Franklin County … Click here to read this story on The Chronicle-Telegram . Content copyright The Chronicle-Telegram . Your #1 source for Lorain County News.

Almost five years have passed since a study showed poor criminal defendants are routinely processed through Michigan's justice system without ever speaking to an attorney in violation of the Constitution.