Florida leads the nation in death row exonerations, where people on death row have later been found innocent of their crimes.

The Sentencing Council may, however, cave to the pressure and suspend the guidelines after previously refusing to do so.

A Monticello man appeared in Aroostook County Superior Court Monday morning for sentencing following his conviction.

A state prison inmate will face the possibility of a death sentence next week for fatally assaulting Sgt. Mark Baserman in 2018 at SCI-Somerset. Paul Jawon Kendrick, 29, was convicted of the most ...

Mr. Yohn, I have previously admonished you,” Thomson said. “Do not contact me to discuss this case by correspondence or ...

New Zealand jails more people per capita than Canada, Australia and England. But sentencing Act changes will contribute to a ...

Baines pleaded guilty in Hampden Superior Court on May 2, 1995, for fatally shooting John Meddar, 35, during a DJ competition ...

Florida leads the nation in death row exonerations, where people on death row have later been found innocent of their crimes.

Whitman County Judge Gary Libey said in court he would have handed down a longer sentence if he was allowed to, but he was limited by Washington state law. The first-degree murder conviction did not ...

“The mitigating factors outweigh the aggravating factors.” Patty Bender, who was in the car that Cain Velasquez chased and ...

Crawford disputed the allegation, saying this is the first thing she takes into consideration when determining a sentence.

Because the district court made clearly erroneous findings and did not properly weigh the 18 U.S.C. § 3553(a) sentencing factors, we conclude that the sentence it imposed is substantively ...