Hall-of-Famer BJ Penn was back in court in Hilo on Friday. Penn was arrested twice over Memorial Day Weekend for allegedly ...

Northampton County Council voted 7-1 Thursday night to approve a request from the county's chief public defender ... appellate work and other court proceedings, she said. DiLuzio has been in ...

Hillsborough Circuit Judge G. Gregory Green sentenced Carvajal to 67 years in prison Friday for causing a crash that killed ...

Private lawyers with the Massachusetts bar advocate program say they will not take new court-appointed cases until they get a pay raise.

Carlos Dominguez is on trial for two counts of murder, with testimony from his roommates describing his behavioral changes, including hearing voices and a stiff posture, and a police officer who ...

Abby enlists former night court district attorney Dan Fielding (John Larroquette) to serve as the court's public defender. Still exceedingly self-confident, Fielding must adjust to a new boss and ...

Sinatra Jordan was accused of firing at police officers and leading them on a chase through the streets of Jackson. Then the officers were arrested.

While “Night Court” just wrapped its third season ... During her first day on the job, the assigned public defender quits, leaving Abby with no choice but to find a replacement—so she ...

The scandal that scrambled Orange County’s justice system, upending dozens of murder cases, began late on a Friday night ... crime. Public Defender Scott Sanders addresses the court during ...

The daughter, Georgette Smith, was paralyzed in the shooting and died after winning a court order to remove her ventilator. The case drew national attention. Orange and Osceola Public Defender ...

This includes former night court District Attorney Dan Fielding (John Larroquette), who now serves as the court’s public defender. They both must contend with Julianne Walters (Wendie Malick ...

She often needs to spend the night in towns all over the state ... They are often facing off in court with a public defender, another state employee tasked with providing criminal defendants ...