COLUMBIA - South Carolina's parole board rejected an appeal Wednesday by former HomeGold executive Ronnie Sheppard for early release from prison, after hearing from elderly investors who had lost their life savings to securities fraud.

A western Wisconsin man who has been shot by police on two different occasions, is going to prison for the most recent incident.

LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court has thrown out part of a law that specifies what kind of doctors can testify as experts in medical malpractice cases. The state's highest court ruled Thursday that a requirement that says expert testimony ...

A man accused of killing a 9-year-old Indiana girl with a brick and dismembering her body with a hacksaw made an initial appearance in a Fort Wayne, Indiana, court Wednesday.

All ambulance companies charge more for an advanced life support transport than a basic life support transport because advanced life support calls might require cardiac monitoring, life-saving drugs and ... Company lawyers argued the criminal ...

Solis is a member of the American Bar Association and the Collier ... than 130 lawyers, Cohen & Grigsby maintains offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Naples, FL.  The firm's practice areas include Business & Tax, Labor & Employment, Immigration ...

The ball bounced back toward Hulls, and he kicked it in defeat as Nebraska's student section emptied and rushed the court ... State under fourth-year coach Tom Crean. The Hoosiers are 2-29 in conference road games since Crean took over. Playing in Lincoln ...

(AP) — Massachusetts ... prosecutors or defense attorneys to try to discredit the other side's expert witnesses, but it is rare for them to go after their own. "That's unique," said Lee, who has testified as an expert in many criminal cases, including ...

The Mississippi Parole ... 3 in Hinds County Circuit Court in Jackson. The five Governor's Mansion trusties had already been released by the time Hood sought a temporary injunction to keep the others in prison until the courts could decide ...

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6 (Bloomberg) -- Johnson & Johnson ... agreement last week with the U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, according to the people, who weren’t authorized to speak about the matter. Negotiations over a possible criminal plea are still under way ...

Simon Gamble travelled from his New Parks home into the city centre with his girlfriend after hearing there was trouble on the streets. Leicester Crown Court was told that on Gallowtree Gate, yobs used a chair to smash open the door of clothes store ...

Rick Perry said Monday in Greenville that federal challenges to South Carolina ... They’re after your immigration billl that you passed.” A federal court recently struck down parts of South Carolina’s illegal immigration law in a case ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP ... team presented lawmakers with a summary of a two-year study of Kentucky's capital punishment system. The study found that state or federal courts overturned the sentences or convictions of 50 of the 78 people sent to death ...

The Illinois Supreme Court will announce Tuesday a policy allowing cameras and audio recording devices in trial courts on a "limited, experimental" basis, according to court spokesman Joseph Tybor.

After hearing lawyers' final arguments and instructions on the law from Ontario Superior Court Judge Robert Maranger ... He returned to Kingston, driving the family's Pontiac Montana minivan, soon after his father phoned, purportedly to tell him the ...

Wolverines coach Brady Hoke on Tuesday dismissed Stonum after his latest infraction that resulted in jail time. Prospects ranked 76-100 ... bigger role in a more wide-open offense. No. 119 Baker Steinkuhler, DT, Nebraska -- Started the past ...

A California Supreme Court decision to hear two cases that inspired Redding's ban on medical cannabis dispensaries likely won't have immediate impact on the city's prohibition on the businesses. But the city's attempt to defend its ordinance ...

The Nebraska Corn Board celebrated the end of 2011 with a victory when Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill struck down California’s low carbon fuel standard.

... of U.S. lawmakers from Texas and Texas state legislators in the ornate Supreme Court hearing room, including U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Dallas; Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston; Lamar Smith, R-San Antonio; Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin ...

Ray Rice has played in eight postseason games ... Indians pitcher Carmona released from Dominican jail in latest false ID case. By Dionisio Soldevila. Sent. - LAS VEGAS - BOX--Ramos-Rigondeaux. Rico Ramos defends his WBA super bantamweight ...

66, and his son, Johnny Mullet, 37, from eastern Ohio. A feud over church discipline allegedly led ... handcuffed at the wrists and ankles, his beard reaching the V-neck of his orange jail outfit, watched from the jury box and nodded occasionally as ...

Linda Ruggles, 53, from Mount Pleasant, S.C., is a photographer whose business ... Officials say she didn’t pay the fine within 90 days and then ignored court appearances and warnings from the town. After a year of trying to resolve the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former University of Nebraska Regent David Hergert was sentenced Friday ... each of which carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. His attorney, Steve Achelpohl, told the judge that his client agreed ...

Diane Guillerman joins the firm with more than 12 years of experience in litigation and appellate matters, including prior work as a chambers attorney for then-Texas 14th Court of Appeals Justice Eva Guzman. Reed Smith has clerked for two federal judges ...

Mississippi authorities say they don't know where a convicted murderer is, more than two weeks after a pardon from then-Gov. Haley Barbour released him from prison.

Coming off a 75-73 victory at Kansas State that was its third two-point ... an alley-oop pass to Jones for a monster dunk and a 33-23 lead. Ford quickly called a timeout and was on the court almost before the play was done. The Cowboys have dominated ...

The chairwoman of the Marshall County Republican Party has filed paperwork to remove Marshall County Circuit Judge Howard Hawk's name from the ballot. A hearing is set for Tuesday afternoon in Birmingham.

Work continues on Tonto Creek near Punkin Center as prison crews remove some of the vegetation clogging the creek. Removal of “dead and down” brush started Dec. 27 with roughly two dozen workers from area prisons clearing out the creek and burning most of the waste on site. Currently, crews are out between the Bar X and A Cross Crossings on the west side of the creek. Workers will turn around ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Penn State men's tennis team (2-1) rebounded from an opening day loss, sweeping a home doubleheader against St. Bonaventure (0-1) and Lehigh (0-1 ... Hanzlik's match on court three took center stage. The freshman, ranked No ...

The Chicago Cubs announced one-year agreements for infielders Jeff Baker, Blake Dewitt ... to 10 days in jail earlier this month after violating probation in a drunken-driving case. • Wisconsin hired Matt Canada from Northern Illinois to be the team ...

A judge has sentenced Gainesville businessman Edward Lee Dugger to 26 months in federal prison and former co-worker Joseph Arthur Deese to 14 months for a conspiracy to pay approximately $130,000 in kickbacks to high-ranking Florida Department ...

Fifteen people have applied to become the next justice on the Indiana Supreme Court.

A Calvert County woman’s arrest for allegedly assaulting a woman in a Hollywood bar prompted a dispute with police that also put three men in jail, court papers state, before all four suspects were released last weekend to await their trials.

The courts prosecute and convict many ... A prominent Sunni Arab politician was arrested. As associate and mentor of the arrested man (vice president Tareq al Hashemi) continues to take sanctuary in the Kurdish north. January 26, 2012: Al ...

Serial killer Hamilton Howard (Albert) Fish, 65, was executed at Sing Sing prison in New York after telling guards, 'It will be the supreme thrill, the only one I haven't tried.' Fish, a pedophile who ...

Can my daughter become a U.S. citizen without replacing her green card? My daughter's car was broken into ... My husband was going to sponsor me but unfortunately he was recently sent to prison. Name Withheld, Brooklyn A. Your husband can ...

HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan beauty queen who made headlines two years ago by becoming the first Arab-American crowned Miss USA will stand trial in March on a drunken-driving charge unless a plea deal is reached, a judge said Wednesday.

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Jackson County supervisors today learned the ... one for site work and one for construction. A larger jail is vital for the safety of both those jailed and ADC employees due to overcrowding at the current jail, county ...

Schaefer, 35, a Naval Reserve lieutenant commander and former attorney, is a relative political newcomer who has worked as a consultant, researcher and spokesman for a U.S. congressman from Texas ... the law prevented unscrupulous construction ...

He drove to his father's house near El Dorado about 80 miles away ... by her and her children" as grounds for divorce in a court document last year. But it was Hux who originally filed for divorce, said his attorney, Bob Depper. The couple separated ...