Arrests and Sentencing
Arrests and Sentencing are critical components of the criminal justice system, directly impacting the correctional workforce. This section provides articles that explore the processes, legal standards, and implications of Arrests and Sentencing in various jurisdictions. Understanding how arrests lead to sentencing decisions and how these outcomes affect correctional facilities is essential for professionals in the field. For more insights, see our related resources on Re-Entry and Recidivism.
Kelly Ann McCann, convicted of fourth-degree assault, also sentenced to community service and probation for concussing a police officer
Bryan Kohberger’s housing classification, after extradition from Pennsylvania, is being determined by Latah County Jail staff
The DOC is “going to do everything they can to keep him alive. Too many inmates have nothing to lose.”
Jonathan Montgomery, 26, was convicted in 2008 of sexually assaulting Elizabeth Paige Coast
Police discovered the toddler was covered in feces and that a 3-year-old child was asleep in another room
Investigators say his goal was to carry out jihad, though his attorneys claimed he was a harmless failure who never came close to attacking anyone
Sought $10 million from the state after being convicted in 1994 of strangling her 13-year-old daughter
Expected to plead guilty this month for the Halloween abduction of three women in 2009 in Prince William County and a Loudoun county rape in 2001
10 defendants are facing charges that carry a death penalty
Was among six men and boys charged in the schoolyard attack, which shocked the state’s largest city and led to a host of anti-crime measures
Dylan Dougherty Stanley almost derailed the plea deal when he told a judge he disagreed with one part of prosecutors’ narrative of the crime
Surveillance video shot on the bus showed the attack and helped deputies nab a suspect
Was sentenced to six months in jail and agrees to never drive in New York again
Thomas Ivan Grimes pleaded not guilty in Lane County Circuit Court to charges that included assault, possession of a stolen vehicle and attempting to elude police
Pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree sodomy, admitting to sexually abusing a boy under the age of 16
Prosecutors say he conspired to launder the cartel’s drug profits from July 2007 through December 2008
“This conviction is further evidence of our resolve to pursue those who seek to attack our freedoms and destroy the way of life we all cherish”
Casey James Fury, formerly of Portsmouth, N.H., waived indictment and pleaded guilty to two counts of arson
75-year-old William Trickett Smith Sr. will begin serving his sentence later this month on charges of arson, insurance fraud and evidence tampering
The jail time is a result of an unrelated matter
David Schubert, 49, fled to Mexico to avoid jail after pleading guilty in a crack cocaine possession case
Attacked the woman because he believed she owed him money
Will serve life in prison without parole for killing 65-year-old Armott Porter and his wife, 58-year-old Edna Porter of Crestwood, on June 29, 1999
Found guilty in August of assaulting a 12-year-old girl and two 14-year-olds at the bar late last year
Jurors deliberated for less than three hours
Pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, failing to provide for a functionally impaired child and tampering with records
Justin Caramanica Kikikoi was sentenced Monday following his guilty plea in July to driving under the influence during the crash that killed Faith Love on Oct. 31, 2011
Read religious verses in Arabic and lectured jurors Monday on their meaning in English
Court documents filed Monday show Amy Bishop has submitted notice that she intends to challenge the guilty verdict and her life sentence
Walked out of the store with $350 in lobsters
Pleaded guilty in August to various felony counts related to having a sexual relationship with a minor
A so-called Article 32 hearing on evidence in the case against Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair began Monday at Fort Bragg
Yoselyn Ortega had recovered from her wounds enough by Saturday to be interviewed by police
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