Former Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy acknowledged in 2012 — when writing an opinion to establish the right to competent counsel for defendants negotiating a plea — that plea bargaining "is ...

In a criminal trial, the burden of proof lies with the prosecution. The prosecution must convince the jury beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty of the charges brought against them.

Maxwell S. Anderson's criminal trial in the murder of 19-year-old college student Sade Carleena Robinson is officially underway. Anderson, 34, has been charged with killing and dismembering ...

Maxwell S. Anderson's criminal trial in the murder of 19-year-old college student Sade Carleena Robinson is officially underway. Anderson, 34, has been charged with killing and dismembering ...

The task of the jury is to independently assess that knowledge as presented in the trial, and reach a conclusion about guilt to the criminal standard of proof: beyond reasonable doubt.

In the underlying criminal trial, as noted in the habeas appeal, Lapointe’s counsel had “presented evidence to demonstrate that the petitioner was physically, mentally and emotionally ...

Prior to 2004, district courts in the Second Circuit routinely admitted into evidence the criminal plea allocutions of individual defendants in trials of their alleged co-conspirators, without ...

The Ohio legislature passed a law that shifted the burden of proof to the prosecution when self-defense is claimed by a criminal defendant. It went into effect March 28, 2019.