BARTOW - Leon Davis won the right to act as his own attorney when he stands trial in the slayings of five people during two attacks in December. ...more

September 4, 2008

An appellate judge took the witness stand Monday to deny unprecedented ethics charges over his criticism of a colleague in an opinion that used colorful language and cited newspaper articles about political wheeling and dealing. ...more

June 10, 2008

A judge sentenced a woman to nearly the maximum prison term for negligent homicide after hearing a recorded jail conversation in which she made light of the bicyclist she killed. ...more

January 25, 2008

CLEARWATER - A Pinellas County circuit judge is receiving a prestigious state award for his work trying to dissuade at-risk youth from a life of crime. ...more

January 7, 2008

Michael Vick declared "I am not the bad person or beast I've been made out to be" and asked for leniency in a letter to the federal judge who sentenced him to 23 months in prison for a dogfighting conspiracy. ...more

December 14, 2007

The Senate confirmed retired judge Michael Mukasey as attorney general Thursday night to replace Alberto Gonzales, who resigned from office in the midst of a scandal over his handling of the Justice Department. ...more

November 9, 2007

Reshane Lewis wasn't happy, sweat dripping from her face as she paraded outside the courthouse here carrying a sign reading, "I stole from a local store." ...more

November 4, 2007

One of the memorable moments in Alice's journey through Wonderland is the twisted conversation in which Humpty Dumpty declares, 'When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less.' ...more

October 29, 2007

SEBRING — State's attorneys will seek death penalty charges against the four people charged with the arson-related murder of Bryan "Red" Fanning. ...more

September 27, 2007

It took a week and a half to go through court proceedings, but it only took jurors 30 minutes to find Michael Branham guilty of first-degree murder. ...more

September 13, 2007