Parise Larry, Jr., 17, and Antonio Johnston, 19, were scheduled to be sentenced Friday for the May 2023 murder of Tatyanna Zech.A jury found Larry guilty on all but one charge back in October. Johnston pleaded guilty to all charges back in January.

The sentencing hearing for Brian Walshe has been postponed by one day to Thursday at 9 a.m., officials said Tuesday afternoon.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida's Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous juries to sentence people to death, cementing the lowest bar in the country for death sentences at a time when the state is driving a national increase in executions.

A U.S. panel tasked with crafting federal sentencing policy on Friday proposed tougher penalties for crimes involving the addictive opioid fentanyl and changes to how white collar defendants are sentenced for fraud.

The deputy said: "The committee has prioritised the review of specific offences, and the penalties they attract, such as the perceived disparity in sentences for drug and sexual offences." In the previous political term, the States agreed to create a "justice action plan" which would monitor progress when it came to justice reforms.

Sean “Diddy” Combs, the hip-hop mogul convicted on interstate prostitution charges, begged a federal judge for mercy during a dramatic sentencing hearing Friday, insisting he has “changed for the better.” “I can’t change the past, but I can ...

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The sentencing of a man involved in a street fight in Ilkeston that led to a 19-year-old's death has been adjourned until the new year. Joshua Harris, 24, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Liam Derrett, who suffered head injuries after he was attacked in Market Place in the early hours of 1 June, and died in hospital days later.

Marsha Ann Carse, 63, of Paden City, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one felony count of embezzlement in Tyler County Circuit Court. Carse was indicted during the October term in connection with allegations stemming from her former employment with the Wetzel-Tyler Board of Health.