ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) -- A former Tygart Valley Regional Jail guard is accused of having sexual contact with a female inmate. State Trooper C.E. Elliott in Elkins says in a criminal complaint that guard

COLDWATER — Preliminary exams for Arturo Sandoval-Ceron will be delayed pending the appointment of a special public defender for the man charged with seven capital criminal sexual conduct crimes.

A former Harvard Medical School research assistant who went on to serve as a U.S. judge for 23 years now finds herself at the center of the Boston Marathon bombing case, and by extension the post 9-11 issue of whether, and when, suspected terrorists should benefit from constitutional rights.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A man sentenced to life in prison without parole when he was 14 years old could end up serving a much shorter prison term after Arkansas' highest court ruled Thursday that he deserves a new sentencing hearing.

Anti-abortion activists are harnessing the outrage generated over the trial of a Philadelphia abortion doctor to pressure lawmakers to pass more restrictive abortion laws. The activists say the trial of 72-year-old Kermit Gosnell, which concludes Monday as attorneys on both sides make their closing arguments, shows that late-term abortions are inhumane and unsafe and should [...]

(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster). Attorney General Eric Holder gestures as he testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 15, 2013, before the House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on the Justice Department.

California bankruptcy information website by Zhou & Chini completes its Torrance page for the purpose of educating locals. The new city page helps explain the different Chapters of bankruptcy and court information to help individuals seeking bankruptcy protection. (PRWeb May 10, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/bankruptcy-Torrance-CA/bankruptcy-information ...

RALEIGH, N.C. North Carolina's milestone public financing program for appellate court candidates — already bruised by court rulings and third-party campaign spending — is in danger of being killed off this year in the name of fiscal responsibility and limited government.

A Columbus woman whom law enforcement officials say played a key role in a methamphetamine-making ring was sentenced to probation on Thursday.

The state Assembly is expected to take up a Republican bill that would allow attorneys to nullify court rulings blocking state laws by filing quick appeals.

A former Tucson-area school sports coach and school bus driver apologized while being sentenced to six years in prison for taking a 15-year-old girl to Mexico and having sexual conduct with her.

Parolee Evan Ebel ditched his ankle monitor and investigators say he went on to murder Colorado Prison Chief Tom Clements and Nate Leon of Denver. We've now learned nearly 30 other parolees have been convicted of murder in Colorado, just since 2002. Other parolees await trial, accused of murder. Seven of those parolees turned murderers are from southern Colorado. One of them, Aaron Wilkerson ...

The saga of former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young rolls unmerrily along. Young, who participated in several criminal acts over the last few days, is currently on medical hold at the Central Men’s Jail in Santa Ana, Calif., pleaded not … Continue reading →

A KOTA Territory woman found incompetent to stand trial in 2011 for attempted murder back is back in court via closed circuit TV.

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge on Friday refused to delay enforcement of his decision giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control, calling the government's appeal frivolous, a "silly argument" and an insult to the intelligence of women.

A Des Moines man was sentenced to 15 months in prison for stealing black walnut trees from several locations in Iowa.

Michael Hoffman is making his case to the Supreme Court justices that Borner should and could have been charged with something other than conspiracy to commit murder, and that the state never proved that he committed the crime he was charged with.

Mark Wetsch, who allegedly was the “Man in Black” robber, still faces two more trials involving 12 other bank holdups.

The Senate on Monday voted unanimously approved legislation that enables conversion of the Nevada State Prison into a museum and tourist attraction. Assembly Bill 356, which also passed the Assembly unanimously, goes to Gov. Brian Sandoval for his signature.

In this course, titled: The Negotiation and Documentation of Commercial Financing Documents Including the Use of Convertible Loans With Put and Call Options on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, Joseph R. Pozzuolo of Pozzuolo Rodden, P.C., Philadelphia Business Attorneys, will help Attorneys, CPA’s and Tax Professionals alike to hone their commercial financing skill-set, in efforts to provide them with ...

Signature Bank , a New York-based full-service commercial bank, announced today the appointment of two executives, effective May 13, 2013, both of which will strength

PHOENIX (AP) - Jodi Arias returns to court for the continuation of her trial after being convicted of murder in her lover's killing as jurors consider a life sentence or execution.

GARLAND — A former mayor of a south Arkansas town is back home after spending more than two years in federal custody.

Stiff bonds were set Monday for two men were who were picked up Sunday at the Oasis Parkway at the Halligan Drive turnoff, just north of North Platte’s main I-80 interchange.

The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting.

EASTON, Pa. (AP) - Attorneys in the trial of an eastern Pennsylvania man charged in a stabbing death are contesting whether the defendant acted out of fear or anger.

A new audit finds that hundreds of Colorado inmates may be serving incorrect sentences due to clerical errors.

It's been more than four years since O.J. Simpson was handcuffed in a Las Vegas courtroom and hauled off to prison for nine to 33 years.

AUSTIN, Texas - Prosecutors told a federal jury on Wednesday that a man they say is the brother of leaders of Mexico's most blood-soaked criminal organization used the proceeds from their brothers' ill-gotten gains to bankroll his horse-racing stable.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court unanimously upheld a federal appeals court decision validating Virginia's limitation of its FOIA law to state citizens and some media outlets.

The lawyer for one of the Kazakh students who befriended Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev says his client is being held strictly on immigration violations and had nothing to do with the explosions on April 15.

The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin says he agrees with his attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.

CHICAGO (AP) - A federal judge Friday quashed another judge's surprise order to release an Illinois teenager pending trial on charges he sought to join al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Jimmy Smith has been sentenced to six years in prison in Mississippi for drug possession and weapons charges.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut's court system is expanding access to its electronic document filing system to include people representing themselves in civil court cases.        

By Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia doctor avoided the possibility of the death penalty for murdering babies during late-term abortions by agreeing not to appeal his convictions, and he was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, the city prosecutor said. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, was convicted on Monday on three counts of first-degree murder, which raised the possibility of the ...

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and Central Alabama CrimeStoppers are asking for the public's help to find a man who walked off of a work detail Thursday afternoon and is now considered an armed and dangerous escapee.

A member of a Minnesota State University fraternity was arrested Wednesday after five-month child pornography investigation that was started by an investigator with the Minnesota Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The Mankato Internet addre

David A. Smith already had three DWI convictions when his drunken driving crash killed two women in Amherst. Defense attorney James Faso is at right. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News file photo)

A Philadelphia doctor avoided the possibility of the death penalty for murdering babies during late-term abortions by agreeing not to appeal his convictions, and he was sentenced on Tuesday to life in prison, the city prosecutor said.

DENVER—A senior executive of a failed Colorado bank has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for making improper loans to prop up the institution.