Nearly a thousand cases could be thrown out after prosecutors said the officers repeatedly gave false statements in court and ...

A criminal defense attorney accused of defrauding a client’s family out of hundreds of thousands of dollars could lose her law license, according to a legal expert.

Terry Davis is passionate about her job. The head of the public defender's in Napa County believes in the criminal justice system, and strongly believes in her office's role in making it work fairly.

A motion filed in criminal court Thursday accuses New Orleans defense attorney Tanzanika Ruffin of defrauding her client and ...

Virtual hearings are commonly used in some cases, and if the Indiana Supreme Court accepts a recent administrative rule ...

Lompoc City Councilman Stephen "Steve" Bridge pleaded not guilty to eight felony criminal charges Thursday morning in Santa ...

Mangione's lawyers have argued that items recovered from his backpack, including a 3D-printed handgun and notebook, should ...

LAWRENCE, Kansas (KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) — Every day, Jessica Glendening expects to receive a list of new criminal cases that need public defenders in the Douglas County District Court. That list ...

Every person suspected of a crime has a right to an attorney, yet the cost for that attorney—even a public defender—can ...

There's a statewide public defender shortage, according to a University of Pennsylvania study published this year, and Bucks County has the worst shortage in the Philadelphia area. While Philadelphia, ...