The Supreme Court has made it clear that the long-settled principle of “presumption of innocence” applies only until an accused is tried and convicted, and does not survive once a trial court records ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man who committed one of the city’s most notorious murders when he was 14 years old appeared in court Tuesday to begin the process of having his life sentence ...

The ruling applies to people sentenced for crimes before 1995 and crimes committed as juveniles. An attorney thinks it could have a significant impact. UPDATE: The Tennessee Supreme Court denied the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A judge sentenced an 18-year-old who acknowledged killing five people in a North Carolina mass shooting to life in prison without parole Friday, rejecting arguments that he ...

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Megan Boswell was sentenced on Friday to serve an additional 33 years after her life sentence. During a sentencing hearing, Judge Jim Goodwin decided on sentencing for ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – A man convicted of two brutal execution-type murders wants his life sentences immediately reduced after a Michigan Supreme Court decision ruled the initial punishment was ...