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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trump is also approaching the prospect of three other criminal trials this campaign year, including a federal and state-level case in accusing him of trying to steal the 2020 race for the White House.

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.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Three years after former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr shot and killed 26-year-old Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop, his murder trial ended with a hung ...

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.

There is “quite a considerable stretch” between the standard-of-proof thresholds in criminal and civil trials, according to an experienced barrister. The different thresholds for finding ...

At Combs Trial, Will Sordid Testimony Help Prove a Criminal Conspiracy? Casandra Ventura’s description of Sean Comb’s sex marathons and abusive behavior is expected to provide the foundation ...

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.

Trial Against Drunk Driver Accused of Killing Matthew and Johnny Gaudreau Will Move Forward, Judge Says. A New Jersey judge rejected a request to throw out the criminal indictment against Sean M ...