The victim is identified only as John Doe in the criminal complaint, and officials have not said how he and Simms know each ...

When officers arrived they found the victim, a Sonoma County Public Defender, who had been struck in the face multiple times ...

The Office of the Federal Public Defender in Little Rock, which just celebrated 30 years, is looking to the future with a ...

New Jersey State Police has kept a secret, unregulated DNA database since at least 2021, the public defender's office says in ...

Leon Simms was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of robbery, attempted kidnapping and battery in the attack on his ...

"The office is facing real challenges, and I’m ready to meet them with experience and a clear plan for the future," Sarah ...

So from the day this council was sworn in to now, that’s about 700  people less every single day who are spending the night ...

Call to issue an executive order echoes legislation that failed this year but raises questions about autonomy of local law ...

The Elko County Public Defender’s Office is under new leadership following the sudden resignation of Matthew Pennell.

Public defenders in Montgomery County have filed a lawsuit against county commissioners, claiming that 15,000 people a year ...

More than 120 cases, including some for assault on family members and police, were dismissed Tuesday in Boston.

About 100 criminal cases being dismissed in Boston Municipal Court Tuesday because the defendants did not have legal ...