Alice Marie Johnson was serving a life sentence for a nonviolent drug conviction when the president commuted her sentence in ...

A man — who was convicted in Texas of a double homicide and confessed to killing two others — sought penance from the ...

The man accused of shooting a teenager in the head on his front porch during a case of a mistaken address has pleaded guilty ...

The man accused of shooting a teenager who went to the wrong Kansas City house has entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge.

The ruling in the first Racial Justice Act evidentiary hearing in more than a decade will have implications for the death ...

Authorities say Steven Robert Sablan used a gun to threaten and control the teenage victim. She escaped by writing “Help me!” ...

Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel is accusing fellow judge and state Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford of "coddling criminals." ...

A legal decision being handed down in Johnston County could have big impacts for more than 100 prisoners currently on death row in North Carolina. A judge is expected to rule in the case of Hasson ...

Demetrius Frazier, who was put to death in Alabama, criticized Democrat Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in his final words, reports say.

Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life ...

This landmark case highlights the judicial system's effectiveness in addressing grievous crimes. (With inputs from agencies.) All of us demanded death sentence but court gave life imprisonment: CM ...

The "impact on her mind and body cannot be taken lightly," the judge said. However, the court deemed a suspended sentence appropriate, noting that Shiiki had already apologized and paid compensation.