Sentencing/Post Conviction

Newsom moves to commute 548 death sentences, emptying California’s death row

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday said he has started the process of commuting the death sentences of more than 500 state prisoners—a historic move that, if successful, would empty the nation’s largest death row and eliminate about a quarter of all death sentences nationwide. Newsom, who has been…

Nov 6, 2026 1:22 PM CST

Former district attorney sentenced to prison in bribery scheme

The former district attorney of Mississippi’s largest county was sentenced Thursday to more than three years in prison after being convicted of bribery.

Nov 6, 2026 10:14 AM CST

New murder trial ordered over juror’s mental health crisis in 9th Circuit

A man’s convictions for a killing on the waters off California’s coast were vacated by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco on Thursday, declaring that a mistrial should have been called after a juror experiencing a mental health crisis during deliberations was dismissed. Law360 has the…

Oct 19, 2026 10:19 AM CDT

Feds will not retry former Baltimore state’s attorney on mortgage fraud

A mortgage fraud charge against Marilyn Mosby, the former Baltimore state’s attorney, has been dismissed.

Oct 16, 2026 11:14 AM CDT

Lawyer convicted of staging truck crashes sentenced to prison

A New Orleans attorney who pleaded guilty in a scheme to stage truck crashes has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Oct 16, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Personal injury lawyer disbarred after pleading guilty in stolen accident report scheme

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

Oct 15, 2026 9:26 AM CDT

Appeals court overturns manslaughter conviction in killing of Black trans woman

An appellate court in Tennessee has reversed a voluntary manslaughter conviction for a man who shot and killed a Black transgender woman, ruling that the trial court erred by excluding evidence of the victim’s assigned sex at birth.

Oct 13, 2026 1:25 PM CDT

Man who threatened Supreme Court justices avoids prison time

An Alaska man who sent hundreds of messages threatening the U.S. Supreme Court justices was sentenced to three years of supervised release, avoiding prison time.

Oct 9, 2026 9:34 AM CDT

Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

An Alaska attorney who prosecutors said was connected to a deadly drug trafficking ring was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison on a felony drug charge.

Oct 8, 2026 9:46 AM CDT

Lawyer for defendant seen shackled outside courtroom should have sought mistrial, Oregon Supreme Court says

The Oregon Supreme Court has found that an attorney representing a man whom jurors saw shackled outside a courtroom during his criminal trial should have sought a mistrial.

Oct 6, 2026 10:38 AM CDT

Judge wrongly permitted AI-generated victim video, state appeals court says

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a lower court judge improperly allowed at a sentencing hearing an artificial intelligence-generated video in which the victim is depicted talking about forgiveness and addressing the defendant directly.

Oct 1, 2026 10:03 AM CDT