In its opinion, the high court said an appellate court "is not free to substitute its judgment for that of the trial judge." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CLEVELAND (WJW) — There is frustration and concern from animal advocates across Northeast Ohio after a severe animal cruelty case ...

People applying for a teaching license in Colorado wouldn’t have to report a misdemeanor conviction that’s seven years or older unless it involves a young person or at-risk adult under a bipartisan ...

(CNN) — Thousands of people with misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions will be pardoned in Washington state, Gov. Jay Inslee said. Washington voters approved legalizing marijuana as a tax ...

Three years after recreational marijuana became legal in California, Santa Monica prosecutors dismissed 3,000 misdemeanor cannabis convictions Thursday as part of a countywide move to bring relief to ...

A bipartisan bill unanimously passed last week by the House Education Committee would allow a person applying for a teaching license in Colorado to not report a misdemeanor conviction that is seven ...

A judge Friday reduced the felony convictions to misdemeanors for two former Torrance police officers who pleaded guilty last year to a vandalism charge stemming from a swastika that was found ...