The state public defender’s office in Missouri is seeking about $25 million in new funds over the next four years, citing the findings in a new report by the ABA’s…
The removal of a Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer from a capital murder case, after she and her client were charged with attempting to intimidate witnesses, has created a big problem…
A Pennsylvania lawyer can no longer represent the defendant in a capital murder case because both she and her client have been charged with trying to obstruct the prosecution.
A murder defendant successfully sought a trial delay after pointing out in a handwritten petition to a North Carolina court that notes from a lawyer who had formerly represented him…
An investigation has not found any wrongdoing by a criminal defense lawyer claimed to have coached his now-executed client to fake symptoms of suffering as he was put to death.
Disruptive in court when he was convicted and sentenced last year for robbery and violent crimes against a prostitute and a customer who tried to avoid paying her, a 26-year-old…
In an effort to provide more pro bono services to those who can’t afford a lawyer, Iowa Legal Aid and the Office of Professional Regulation have asked the state’s top…
Updated: A blogging law professor says she has discovered the identity of an anonymous commenter who targeted her with racist and sexist comments—she says he’s a public defender in his…
Perhaps the best way to understand the biggest legal events in 2013 is to hit ABAJournal.com. Events from the past played a heavy influence on some of the…
The rape trial of a Tulsa, Okla., man came to a screeching halt Friday when the defendant repeatedly punched his court-appointed lawyer in the face, according to court personnel.
Two cities in Washington state’s Skagit County systematically violated the rights of indigent individuals through their inadequate public defender programs and were “willfully blind” to problems caused by cost-cutting, a…
Thirteen of South Carolina’s 16 state prosecutors are seeking the recusal of South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Donald Beatty from all criminal appeals for remarks he allegedly made at a…
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