A jury acquitted Jeffery Hunter Jr. of murder charges after 6.5 years in jail, citing lack of evidence and supporting alibis.

Two prosecutors and a defense attorney are finalists to fill a vacant seat on Knox County Criminal Court. Emily Faye Abbott, ...

Did you know that certain crimes in the United States have seen a significant decline recently? For example, homicides dropped by 21% during the first quarter of 2025. Property crime, including ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs retained criminal defense attorney Teny Geragos as part of his legal team after his arrest in September. The criminal defense attorney, known just as much for her last name as ...

But during the summer, when this criminal defense lawyer’s stretch of eastern Long Island turns into a playground for the rich, his focus is on clients arrested for driving while intoxicated ...

Geragos, 67, the criminal defense lawyer known for his roster of celebrity clients, was lectured in a Manhattan federal court this week after making statements about the case on a podcast.

The rest — most of them smaller, rural counties — contract out criminal defense to private attorneys. Flat-fee contracts Either model can work when the lawyers get sufficient training ...

(THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Four years ago, Bandera County Judge Richard Evans noticed his rolodex of criminal defense attorneys had shrunk to single digits, threatening his ability to offer legal ...