Judge Paul Ridgeway explained his reasoning for the life sentence without parole for Austin Thompson, citing "permanent ...

On Monday, the judge who sentenced Austin Thompson to life in prison with no chance of parole laid out his exact reasoning in a filing of the full ruling and conclusions.

AT THE DECISION AND THE IMPACT ON THE CASES AND JOINS US LIVE NOW WITH MORE. SARAH. YEAH. JERRY. LORI, UNDER THIS NEW SUPREME COURT RULING, WE COULD SEE ONE OF THE LARGEST RESENTENCING SITUATIONS TO ...

SAN ANTONIO - A judge has sentenced John Xavier Garcia to life in prison without the possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of continuously sexually abusing a child. In a release issued ...

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Thursday that mandatory life without parole sentences for all felony murder convictions are unconstitutional under the state constitution. The decision reverses ...

Pennsylvania’s high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state’s constitutional ban on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Daviess County judge has rejected a motion to vacate the life sentence of James Robert Burden Jr., who is serving a life ...

A man found guilty of murdering one woman and kidnapping and raping another finds out he’ll spend the rest of his life in prison on Tuesday. 'This is the last warning.' Iran threatens US warships ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s high court on Thursday overturned the use of automatic life sentences without parole for people convicted of second-degree murder, saying it violates the state’s ...

The families of the victims did not want to pursue the death penalty and said that life imprisonment provided more certainty and closure for them. The investigation was conducted over the course of ...

Two more inmates who were sentenced to life in prison are being freed by the state’s Parole Board, including a convicted murderer who killed a 76-year-old man during a burglary. It’s been a very busy ...

An Obama-appointed federal judge who once blocked North Carolina’s voter identification law has reversed course and ruled it constitutional, delivering a major win for Republicans and election ...