Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court made sentencing guidelines advisory rather than mandatory, the usefulness of pre-sentencing reports has slid, some attorneys say. Nothing gets the blood flowing for ...

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — Richard Allen, convicted of killing two Delphi girls, still claims he’s innocent and is refusing to participate in a pre-sentence report as he prepares for an appeal before his ...

WILLIAMSPORT — The government is seeking a life sentence for the Montour County man jurors found was using his scientific research lab as a front to make fentanyl and its variants. But the attorney ...

A row over pre-sentence reports has erupted after guidelines were changed to recommend them for criminals from an ethnic, cultural or faith minority. The Sentencing Council has set out the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Court filings in the case of convicted former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni revealed a huge difference in opinion over how long he should sit in prison. Tuesday morning, the two ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge has recommended a significantly reduced prison sentence for former DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni, who was convicted last year of seven federal crimes. The ...

The Justice Department recommended a one-day prison sentence for a former Louisville, Kentucky, police officer found guilty of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights during a fatal March 2020 police ...

President Donald Trump is weighing whether to commute the sentence of another high-profile convicted felon, this time rapper, producer, and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the move could come soon ...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― Family and friends of a woman who was killed in a hit-and-run called for changes in a law they say protects people who flee after crashes. The woman’s killer was sentenced to 1⅔ to 5 ...

A convicted criminal whose prison sentence was commuted by former President Joe Biden is back behind bars. Willie Frank Peterson, 52, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute cocaine in 2023, and was ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse driver was sentenced to one year in jail for a fatal crash after his pickup truck’s brakes failed after a faulty repair. Neil Yox, 41, previously pleaded guilty to ...