Two are on trial in Manatee murder cases

The defense team for a Bradenton teenager accused of murder admitted in court Wednesday that their

Rape defense class teaches WU girls safety tips, awareness

Public Safety Specialist Liza Schultheis stood in front of her Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) class and began by discussing the tough situations women might find themselves in, like riding in an elevator with a man that "sounds off every bell in the back of your mind.

Self-defense or murder?

That is the question a jury will be asked to consider this week during the second-degree murder trial of Dexter Newson, 19.

County to revise defense system

The Butler County Public Defender Commission is looking into a new, potentially cost-cutting system to appoint attorneys to poor felony defendants.

Judge says 14 jurors are enough

It took almost three weeks of legal wrangling to choose the jury for Edwardo Wong’s first-degree murder trial. Even now the jury pool isn’t what the judge, prosecution or defense wanted.