When you get a job offer you are going to see certain stock phrases in it. I'm talking about job offers in the U.S. Other countries do it differently. You're going to see "This offer is not to be ...

“Some of you may be thinking of writing a supportive letter about William to the Judge in an effort to help him receive the lightest possible sentence,” reads the email, which includes a sample letter ...

STANFORD (BCN) — A letter released Wednesday by a group of retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judges speaks out against efforts to remove a current judge over his sentence for an ex-Stanford ...

Re: “Death and life sentences both cruel and unusual?” (Letter to the editor, June 23): It is absurd and outrageous to assume the death penalty or a sentence of life in prison without the possibility ...

It was a busy week for the Butte County District Attorney’s office. More adult criminals received “upper terms” for the crimes they had committed. Edward Hosmun, an HIV-positive adult male who ...

I am so outraged at the letter written by M. Ward from Irvine [“Sentence is too steep,” Commentary, Jan. 2]. I think this person is either unaware of the facts or knows Andrew Gallo (the drunken ...

Nainoa Damon, son of a Honolulu police officer, is shown in court after his sentencing on Aug. 22. Damon was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Haaheo Kolona. The Honolulu ...

Like almost every resident of Chico, I was deeply saddened at the act of arson that destroyed Bidwell Mansion. I applauded the quick, effective and legally sound prosecution of the case by our ...

I never knew there was an asterisk hidden at the end of the phrase — “Do the crime, serve the time,” that states that after you have been found guilty and before the sentencing you may submit letters ...