Imprisoned ex-San Antonio attorney Chris Pettit has guilty plea set aside by federal appeals court

Pettit is serving a 50-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to swindling his law clients out of tens of millions of dollars.
WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Schenectady mother receives max sentence in infant murder trial

Persia Nelson, who was convicted in October of several charges relating to the death of her 11-month-old daughter, received a maximum sentence in court Monday.
WFMZ-TV

Court vacates sentence for Lehigh County brothers who killed family, says judge should have recused himself from case

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania court has vacated the sentence for two brothers who pleaded guilty to killing their parents in Lehigh County, saying the judge in the case should have recused himself. Judge Doug Reichley sentenced Bryan and David Freeman ...
KCUR

Missouri court rules against man serving 40 years on 23-year prison sentence for Kansas City murders

Deandre Pointer lost his challenge to the way the Missouri Department of Corrections calculated his time-served credit. His attorney says he will appeal.