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U.S. Attorney files firearm charges against woman after murder case ...


US officer fatally shot Black woman Sonya Massey in her home

Footage from a police body camera has shown a white officer in the US state of Illinois shooting dead a 36-year-old Black woman in her home ...

Domestic Violence & Firearms - Giffords

Gun access increases the risk of murder by an abusive partner. Preventing people who have committed domestic abuse from possessing firearms helps prevent ...

Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent

In state court cases, prosecutors and police committed misconduct at about the same rates, but in federal exonerations, prosecutors committed ...

A guide to key players in the Karen Read murder case - Boston.com

The 44-year-old Mansfield woman is accused of backing her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O'Keefe, and leaving him to die outside a home in ...

White Florida woman convicted in fatal shooting of Black neighbor

Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted of killing Ajike "A.J." Owens, 35, after the jury rejected Lorincz's claims that she fired through her door ...

Kenneth Waters - Innocence Project

In 1983, Kenneth Waters was wrongly convicted of a murder in Massachusetts. He was later exonerated in 2001.

Prosecutors say Sean 'Diddy' Combs is breaking jail rules

A new filing says investigators found notes in Sean Combs' cell that indicate he paid a witness to post a public statement on Instagram ...

Charges: Woman bought guns used in Burnsville responder shooting

Authorities have charged 35-year-old Ashley Dyrdahl with conspiracy, straw purchasing, and making false statements during the purchase of a firearm.

Justice Department demands records from Illinois sheriff after July ...

Sean Grayson, who is white, was fired from the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office. He is charged with murder in the Sonya Massey case.

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, 1 Year Later

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major federal gun safety bill passed in nearly 30 years, has closed gun law loopholes and implemented new gun ...

Felon with a Firearm Law | 18 U.S. Code § 922g

18 USC 922g is aimed primarily at restricting gun possession by convicted felons, these restrictions extend to numerous other individuals besides those ...

Federal charges filed against 5 accused in murder-for-hire shooting ...

Federal charges have been filed against five people accused in a murder-for-hire plot targeting rapper Quando Rondo over his suspected involvement in the ...

Trial to begin in human smuggling case after freezing deaths of ...

Federal prosecutors plan to argue at a Minnesota trial that two men were part of a...

Illinois deputy charged with murder shot woman in face after ...

Authorities say an Illinois sheriff's deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black woman shot her in the face during a tense moment ...

Not so squirrely after all | Texas District & County Attorneys Association

Alan Curry. Assistant District Attorney in Harris County. One of my favorite movies is Up, the Pixar film in which an elderly man and ...

After Attorney General's Request for Execution Date, St. Louis ...

Louis County Circuit Court, asking the Court to vacate Marcellus Williams' death sentence. Mr. Williams was sentenced to death in 2001 for the ...

South Carolina Code of Laws Unannotated

SECTION 16-3-20.Punishment for murder; separate sentencing proceeding when death penalty sought. (A) A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to murder ...

Wife charged with murder after fatal shooting in Washington, Missouri

WASHINGTON, Mo. – A man is dead after police say his wife shot and killed him. The Washington Police Department received a shocking 911 call ...