The New Mexico Supreme Court has ruled state courts can order fines for contempt payable to a third party, such as the New ...

A coup conviction carries a sentence of up to 12 years. When combined with the other charges, it could result in a sentence ...

A state judge set three hearings in the Walmart mass shooting case after months of delays, court records show.

He was charged with possession with intent to distribute in state court ... new path to relief under the sentencing guidelines, which allowed incarcerated people to seek reductions of their ...

Lawmakers in committee Thursday overwhelmingly voted for Senate and House measures ( SB 234, HB 175) that would add ...

Han Lee, a Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients, was sentenced Wednesday to four years in prison.

Connecticut's current five-year wait for incarcerated people to apply for sentence reductions would change to two years under ...

“Well there’s actually questions about whether a verbal order carries the same weight as a … written order, and our lawyers ...

"Unlike the short jail sentences that Brad Schimmel has entered over and over, where people have gone on to commit new crimes ... "The court requires you to order the sentence necessary to ...

LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he's asking the court to withdraw the previous district attorney's motion for ...

Related For first time in 15 years, state executes man by firing squad Supreme Court orders new trial for Oklahoma ... who is set to have his sentence carried out on March 20.

Shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick has accused new sentencing guidelines ... which sets out recommendations to courts in England and Wales, is advising a pre-sentence report (PSR) "will ...