Reasonable doubt is the highest standard of proof used in criminal cases, demanding more than a mere probability or likelihood of guilt. It requires an abiding conviction to a moral certainty, leaving ...

Is journalist and author Mumia Abu-Jamal a cold-blooded murderer, or is he the victim of a faulty, racist judicial system? As with so many questions surrounding Jamal, who was convicted of killing ...

Former President Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts of falsified business records from a jury trial. There remain 57 additional felony counts that have yet to be adjudicated. These ...

Joette Katz, a partner with Shipman & Goodwin. Courtesy photo. Richard Lapointe’s family is set to receive nearly $6 million for his wrongful incarceration of nearly 25 years for the 1987 rape and ...