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A local lawmaker is sounding the alarm as criminal cases are being dismissed across the commonwealth due to a pay dispute ...
Richard Tillman will not be prosecuted for allegations that he tried to destroy a post office with his flaming car — while livestreaming the entire saga — pending a competency exam after his ...
The inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin in a Tucson prison law library has decided not to defend himself and take up public defenders.
A Springfield man is under arrest after being found with an illegal gun and cocaine. Authorities are working to find a ...
The victim is identified only as John Doe in the criminal complaint, and officials have not said how he and Simms know each ...
A man who was driving with a measurable amount of THC — the active ingredient in marijuana — in his bloodstream was acquitted Wednesday of driving under the influence of a drug. Jurors who sat through ...
"The office is facing real challenges, and I’m ready to meet them with experience and a clear plan for the future," Sarah ...
Over 120 defendants in Boston had their charges dismissed yesterday, due to a public defender shortage from an ongoing ...
The prolonged work stoppage by the state's public defenders has left more than 100 juveniles charged with crimes without legal representation, according to a new court filing, which ...
New Jersey State Police has kept a secret, unregulated DNA database since at least 2021, the public defender's office says in ...