The high cost of a trial, and the often time-consuming nature of it along with appeals which can stretch out for many years, ...

Still, there have been cases of judges rejecting deals because of victim feedback. In her 35-year career as a prosecutor, mostly of white-collar crimes, Peress said she has twice encountered a judge ...

The court found that Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had the authority to invalidate a contract reached between the ...

The United States’ long legal case against accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed remains in limbo after an appeals court scrapped a plea deal ...

A panel of federal appeals court judges on Friday threw out a plea agreement in a 2-1 decision that would have allowed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other co-defendants to plead ...

As a judge is poised to decide whether Bryan Kohberger can accept a plea deal that would allow him to avoid the death penalty ...

Bryan Kohberger's plea deal removing death penalty in Idaho murders raises concerns about future sentence reductions as seen ...