Criminal Law
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Former New Hampshire Sheriff Accused of Stealing County Funds Sentenced to Prison on Perjury Charges
A New Hampshire sheriff who resigned after he was accused of stealing $19,000 in county…
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Massachusetts Priest Returns to Public Ministry After Child Sexual Abuse Charges Dropped
A Roman Catholic priest from Massachusetts will return to public ministry after charges that he sexually assaulted…
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Judge Orders Menendez Brothers’ Sentence Reduced Making Them Eligible for Parole
Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars…
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Former Teacher of the Year Gets 30 Years for Sexually Assaulting Students
A onetime county teacher of the year at a Southern California elementary school has been…
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Jurors Deliberate Fate of High School Basketball Coach Who Conducted Hundreds of Naked Body-Fat Tests
Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the child molestation trial of a former Rhode Island high school…
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More Than 20 Men Alledge Sexual Abuse by Oregon Youth Authority Doctor in Early 2000s
Ten men who were incarcerated at MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in the early 2000s filed…
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Former Los Angeles Laker Byron Scott Accused of Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl in 1987
A woman is suing former Los Angeles Lakers player and coach Byron Scott, accusing him…
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Kansas Governor Calls for Reconsideration of Decision to Grant Parole to Man Convicted of Killing a State Trooper in 1978
A man convicted of killing a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper in 1978 has been granted…
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5 People Charged in Connection with Migrant Boat Capsizing, Killing 3
Federal officials filed charges Tuesday against five people in connection to a boat carrying migrants…
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Utah Judge Set to Decide if Convicted Murderer with Dementia Can Be Executed
Attorneys for a Utah man who has been on death row for 37 years sought…
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