Criminal Justice

A 2019 law expanded access to expungements. A clinic at a library near Wilmington helped guide prospective applicants through the process.

The former Minneapolis police officer is asking a state court to send his case back to Hennepin County; order a new trial elsewhere; or order him to be resentenced.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, police have identified Christopher Schurr as the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya three weeks ago.

Sentencing for misdemeanor convictions against Tyquan Atkinson has been delayed, keeping the 22-year-old behind bars.

Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a woman to die for the 2007 death of her child have called for her upcoming execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial.

So far, all three juries to decide a Capitol riot case convicted each defendant of all charges.

Tyquan Atkinson has remained in jail since being cleared of murder, with a judge set to decide on sentencing for additional charges filed by DA’s office.

Sharpton spoke Friday at Lyoya's funeral and renewed the call for transparency made by Lyoya's family.

Walker was charged in her role as deputy director at the state agency that stores and tests drugs seized by police. She is now state director of nursing.

The arrest of William Ushler, 53, came after a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Philly trial attorneys weigh in on who gets the advantage in a retrial – prosecution or defense?

Though the money is important, an attorney says the settlement means validation for his clients and having "their voice heard."

The verdict followed roughly three weeks of testimony in the federal trial. Johnson’s political future was at stake. Prosecutors say they will retry the case.

DA Larry Krasner says crime prevention programs are key to curtailing the violence that has spiraled out of control during COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears they came here to die