Andre Brown had his conviction overturned after serving more than half of the sentence behind bars. But after three years of freedom, he may be heading back to prison, unless top officials intervene.

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TL;DR: Early storyboard art from the cancelled Splinter Cell: Conviction reveals Ubisoft's original vision of a rugged, fugitive Sam Fisher focused on hand-to-hand combat and survival. This bold ...

Scott Peterson's strongest argument for overturning his murder conviction might end up being a long shot, according to one criminal defense attorney. Lawyers for Peterson filed a petition Monday ...

The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a plea to reinstate an Ohio man’s conviction for attempted murder. Justice Clarence Thomas dissented from the court’s announcement that it would not intervene ...

UTICA, ILLINOIS — More than five years after he was released from prison, a LaSalle County judge denied Starved Rock killer Chester Weger's petition to vacate his conviction based on actual innocence ...

As noted in my first (In)Justice System entry, jury trials are on the verge of extinction. And, this decline in jury trials has coincided with an increase in plea convictions. In this series of blog ...