EXCLUSIVE: When a defendant decides to stand alone in court, the stage is set for a battle of wits and wills, where the ...

William Ervin Edwards, also known as “Polo” and “The Cipher Voice,” was sentenced to life in prison last December for killing ...

The man convicted of the brutal 2010 stabbing of a Jacksonville woman has lost his latest bid to escape death row. On ...

The Supreme Court yesterday gave a ringing endorsement to defendants' Sixth Amendment right to the counsel of their choice in criminal cases. ... Explore the entire Law.com network. Enjoy free access ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WMTW) - A Kennebec County Superior Court judge has issued an order after the state of Maine was found to have violated the Sixth Amendment rights of defendants who could not afford a ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. JEFFERSON CITY — The first time I met David Thompson, he told me about his court anxiety. It was fall of 2022, ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. Over the past couple of conferences ...

The Supreme Court did not grant certiorari in any cases this morning, but Justices Alito and Gorsuch both suggested it may be time to grant a case to reconsider aspects of the Court's Confrontation ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - A Spirit Lake Reservation man charged with assault resulting in serious bodily injury has ...

As he noted, the Sixth Amendment says, “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right … to be confronted with the witnesses against him.” His opinion in that case, Crawford v.

The Potter Stewart U.S. Courthouse in Cincinnati, home of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. (Carol M. Highsmith/Library of Congress) ...