In recommending to a judge that Byron Scherf be put to death for killing state corrections Officer Jayme Biendl, a Snohomish County jury found no reason to spare his life.

CANYON COUNTY — The Southwest Idaho Juvenile Detention Center has been awarded a $26,700 grant to help meet federal standards for sexual abuse prevention.

Waller, Nashville's oldest and largest law firm, today announced the addition of 17 new attorneys to the following key practice groups:

A 73-year-old Henryetta man has pleaded guilty to federal charges of racketeering and receiving stolen farm equipment in a case that included multiple defendants and several Oklahoma counties, including Washington County. Phillip Howard Hawk pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering, one count of conspiracy and five counts of receiving stolen farm equipment this week in Washington County Court.

MISSOULA – A former Montana running back in prison for rape has asked a three-judge panel to reduce his sentence, arguing that the 30-year sentence a district court judge gave him earlier this year was excessive.

LAS CRUCES —After four days of testimony the murder trial of Eric Marquez has reached the jury.

Athena Castile, an 11-week-old baby, died Friday morning after being stabbed by her second cousin, police said. Charged with aggravated murder is Denzel Castile, 19, of Sandusky. He is being held without bond in the Erie County jail.

The California Supreme Court got it right on Monday when it unanimously ruled that local governments have authority to ban certain activities -- in this case marijuana dispensaries -- from operating within their borders.

Byron Scherf, convicted in the killing of Monroe corrections officer Jayme Biendl, will join eight other inmates on Washington State Peniteniary's death row.

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A judge appears poised to rule that the state can continue to pay for textbooks for private school students in New Mexico. District Judge Sarah... Read more »

ATLANTA — Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks has been charged in a 30-count federal grand jury indictment with mail fraud, wire fraud and filing false tax returns, U.S. District Attorney Sally Quillian Yates said Thursday.

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.

WAYNESBURG – The Messenger recently obtained information from local courts regarding updates on six unrelated criminal cases, including a man charged with firing shots at police, a suspect charged with stealing more than $10,000, and a woman found guilty of animal cruelty.

A former Elkhart Truth colleague of mine — the grizzled police reporter David Schreiber — used to say that you could sum up 90 percent of crime in four categories: Greed and gross greed; stupidity and gross stupidity.

By Laura Szepesi Leona Gilland Martin was living proof of the old saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Short, slim and quiet, she seemed ...

When police saw a parolee shove his hand in his waistband, they believed he was trying to hide something. He was, according to Stark County Jail records.

U.S. Marshals arrest two men in York County who failed to update their current address as required under Megan’s Law. 27 year old David Grant Myers was convicted of a sexual offense and sent to prison in Connecticut in June …

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - A U.S. Army soldier was sentenced on Thursday to nearly 12 years in a military prison for shooting and killing a fellow soldier early on Christmas Day, officials said. Army Specialist Marshall Drake, stationed at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, shoGrant Wis Private Grant Wise in the face in what military prosecutors described as an alcohol ...

Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons ruled Friday after hearing from four mental health authorities that the trial of 32-year-old Mario McNeill will go ahead.

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.

The Indiana Supreme Court has upheld the state law limiting punitive damages awarded in civil lawsuits and directs most of that money to a state victims fund.

A 50-year-old man goes on trial Monday in Las Cruces in the 2010 killings of a New Mexico couple and their business partner from California.

SANDUSKY, Ohio — A man accused of fatally stabbing an infant earlier this week appeared in court Monday morning. Denzel...

Mario McNeill told a judge late Tuesday that he wants all or none of a taped November 2009 interview with investigators shown to the jury in his capital murder trial.

The wrongful death lawsuits lodged against the state for Virginia Tech's handling of the April 16, 2007, shootings go to the Virginia Supreme Court on Tuesday in what is the first step toward a full court review.

The law made the procedure illegal if performed about 18 weeks after fertilization, earlier than the time recognized by Supreme Court precedents.

SANTA FE - New Mexico's highest court is allowing the state's top water manager to decide proposed water rights transfers to increase flows in the drought-stricken Pecos River.

BOWLING GREEN — Rather than testifying at a court trial in Wood County next month, descendants of Sgt. Wilson W. Brown are planning a family reunion.

Federal judge in Camden will hear arguments next month over Bryant family memorabilia squabble.

The Georgia Supreme Court yesterday issued a legal reprimand against Democratic Party of Georgia Chairman Mike Berlon following two ethics rules he broke while representing a former client. The Loganville lawyer, who chalks the matter up to a minor disagreement, says he asked Georgia's highest court to issue the reprimand, considered the least severe punishment for lawyers who violate State Bar ...

A federal auditing agency has charged that former Philadelphia Housing Authority executive director Carl R. Greene falsely certified that his agency was not using taxpayer money for lobbying and has recommended that Washington take action against him "up to and including debarment."

Lawyers for six plaintiffs today announced a $19.6 million settlement of a lawsuit against the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus involving allegations of sex abuse by now-defrocked Jesuit priest Donald McGuire.        

Al Moriarity is in the San Luis Obispo County Jail accused of securities fraud and embezzlement. The 80-year-old Grover Beach financier is owner of Moriarty Enterprises.

A Missouri man convicted in February of killing a Nebraska woman more than 20 years ago has lost his bid for a new trial.

The veto could prompt lawmakers to fight it out in the courts. Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.        

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Records show that a political figure at the center of a Las Cruces judicial scandal was in regular contact with former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson's staff to offer input on appointments to the bench in Dona Ana County.

Attorneys for a 12-year-old California boy charged with killing his sister said Wednesday they wonder if he is mature enough to aid his defense.

  THE PIPELINE To paraphrase an old lawyer hate joke – Q. What do you call 42,000 Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys in a pipeline? A. A good start…to being nominees for US Supreme Court. “We’re on the cusp of an Asian American justice,” said author and...

FORT MADISON – Tears fell on both sides of the courtroom Wednesday afternoon as Judge Michael Schilling read the verdict as to whether the jury believed Paul Lambert was guilty of first-degree burglary.

KRISTEN BUTLER, UPI.com Robson denied any sexual abuse in Jackson's 2005 molestation trial, but now he's filing a sexual abuse claim against the pop star's estate.

The Berks County District Attorney announced charges against 25 people as part of a major drug trafficking investigation.