The story lines of every episode of legal TV dramas, from Law & Order to Perry Mason, revolve around five key narrative moments: the crime, the arrest, the plea, the verdict, and the offender's ...
Provo, in Salt Lake City, national and state leaders came together on Tuesday night to discuss the most effective approaches to crime — and whether that means decreasing sentencing lengths.
District Attorney General Thomas Dean announced that a criminal court judge passed down "one of the longest prison sentences ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio lawmaker wants judges to consider a defendant’s immigration status when they set conditions for bail or hand down criminal sentences. The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Josh Williams, R ...
A shift in reasoning at the Second Circuit recognizing the importance of a defendant’s right to be present for all things at sentencing marks a move in the right direction. Many years ago, in State v.
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Louisiana prison costs surge two years after Landry, lawmakers vote to lengthen criminal sentences
Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, ...
A member of Colorado's second-highest court argued on Thursday that a defendant stands wrongfully sentenced under the state's ...
ScotusCrim is a recurring series by Rory Little focusing on intersections between the Supreme Court and criminal law. First up is Rico v. United States. In 2018, Isabel Rico left her federal ...
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