ANNAPOLIS — A judge has denied a request to revoke the bond of a Maryland lawmaker who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence last month while awaiting sentencing on a drunken boating conviction. The Capital reports that ...

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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Court of Appeals will take a broader look at an appeal by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend. The court ruled late Friday that three additional issues can be argued ...

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s highest court has reversed a discharged Marine’s criminal conviction for slitting his wrists in a case that raised questions about whether suicidal service members should be prosecuted. The Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces ...

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It took more than six years, but Maryland’s top court on Thursday upheld Tony Lamont Haile’s animal-cruelty conviction for injuring a police dog sent to subdue him.

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Maryland legislators took an important step forward this week in ensuring that no innocent people will be put to death at the hands of the state. With Wednesday’s approval of a death penalty repeal by the Senate, Maryland is poised to become the 18th state to ban the practice. The District of Columbia also does not allow executions.

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A Michigan lawyer is giving someone a free divorce on Valentine's Day.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Attorneys for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player are appealing his second-degree murder conviction in the beating death of his ex-girlfriend. George W. Huguely V’s attorneys filed the notice of appeal Tuesday in Charlottesville Circuit Court, ...

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Even though he did not try to stop the crime when he was out of immediate danger, a murder suspect was entitled to have a jury consider whether he was acting under duress, the Court of Appeals has held.

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Welcome to Monday and the start of the political convention season. Here are some things you probably will not hear during the next several weeks.

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FREDERICK — A Walkersville man serving a life sentence for his wife’s murder is seeking a new trial in what would be his fourth go-round in the courts. The Frederick News-Post reports Thursday that 56-year-old William Fagan claims he lacked ...

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