Prosecutors won&#39;t pursue case against vilified ferry captain
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NEW YORK -- The captain vilified for his months of silence about the fatal crash of the Staten Island ferry Andrew J. Barberi will escape prosecution for lying about the accident under an unusual deal with federal prosecutors.
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Confusion over John Mark Karr's legal representation continued Saturday as a Colorado attorney denied reports that she will help two California lawyers defend the suspect in the slaying of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey.
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he captain of the ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi said yesterday that he was not guilty, and, though those were his only words, his appearance in a Brooklyn courtroom reopened questions about his role in the crash of the Staten Island ...
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A judge denied requests Friday to dismiss charges against three police officers in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day.
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The man accused of killing nine-year-old Cecilia Zhang isn&#39;t expected to enter a plea for months or even a year, his lawyer warned yesterday.
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CAMP PENDLETON, California  - U.S. military   prosecutors said on Wednesday they would not seek the death   penalty for one of eight U.S. serviceman accused of murdering   an Iraqi civilian in April.
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EAGLE, Colo. - Attorneys for NBA star Kobe Bryant asked the judge to dismiss the sexual assault charge against him, saying prosecutors have refused to turn over details that could suggest he is innocent...
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The alleged ringleader of US troops who killed Iraqi civilians in Haditha will not face murder charges, officials say.
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FORT HOOD, Texas,  - A U.S. Army sergeant accused  of killing an Iraqi by having subordinates force him off a  bridge and into a river should be convicted so Iraqis and U.S.  troops understand such behavior will not be tolerated, an Army  prosecutor said on Thursday.
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Prosecutors dropped murder charges Tuesday against a Texas man who spent 17 years on death row for a crime he may not have committed.
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The man suspected of strangling two schoolgirls in Brighton 20 years ago will not face a fresh prosecution, say police.
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Prosecutors said on Thursday they would not seek the death penalty for four New Orleans police officers charged with shooting dead two people on a bridge shortly after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city.
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A man accused of tossing his four young children off a coastal bridge to their deaths denies killing them and says police harassed him into making a false confession, his attorney said Thursday.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Just hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the 1970s, the county prosecutor refused to pursue the case because the statute of limitations has expired...
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Charges have been dropped against a captain who was accused of failing to investigate the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, the Marine Corps said Tuesday.
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NEW YORK -- A former Staten Island ferry captain will escape prosecution in a deadly ferry crash in exchange for his help in the case against another official.
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A former Staten Island ferry captain who initially refused to speak with investigators about a disastrous ferry wreck will escape prosecution in exchange for his help in the case against another official.