Pc killer in life sentence appeal
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A former US Marine jailed for the murder of a police officer in Leeds is to appeal against his 'whole life' sentence.
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A husband who killed his ill wife after she begged him to help her die was jailed for life today.
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A loyalist who confessed in court to murdering Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane is to be sentenced on Thursday.
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A man who told people their loved ones had been killed on holiday is jailed for six months.
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Attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a teen sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his grandparents when he was 12, arguing that the sentence is cruel.
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Barry George, killer of TV presenter Jill Dando, has won the right to a new appeal, the BBC understands.
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A man who shot and seriously injured a policeman has his 10-year sentence increased to life imprisonment.
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The man convicted of killing York backpacker Caroline Stuttle is appealing against his conviction.
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A man facing execution in Texas for driving the car a murderer escaped in has his sentence commuted to life.
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Lawyers for the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein lodge an appeal against his death sentence.
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A man acquitted of murder 15 years ago is jailed for life after changes to the double jeopardy law.
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The confessed killer of Swedish  Foreign Minister Anna Lindh had his life jail sentence  confirmed by the Supreme Court Thursday after he appealed for  leniency saying he was mentally ill when he stabbed her.
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Federal prosecutors sought two life sentences Tuesday for a militant abortion opponent already serving 25 years to life for murdering a doctor who performed abortions.
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The man convicted of murdering teacher Jane Longhurst is due to hear if his appeal has been successful.
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An appeal hearing agrees to Kenny Richey's release from prison after the Scot spent 20 years on death row.
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A 35-year-old man who pleaded guilty to murdering five older people was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh's confessed killer sought leniency in a Supreme Court appeal on Wednesday, with his lawyer arguing he was mentally ill when he attacked her and should not be jailed for ...