Muhammad ruled competent
Despite claims from his defense lawyers that he is mentally ill, convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad is competent to stand trial and will be allowed to act as his own...
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Justices dismiss Md. case
A youth accused of murdering a businessman just blocks from the State House will not face state charges after the nation's highest court yesterday threw out prosecutors' appeal and, in...
Abu Ghraib learned from Guantanamo
A former warden of Abu Ghraib prison told a hushed courtroom yesterday that interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay were imported to the prison in Iraq. His testimony was a...
Convicted reservist testifies
A reservist convicted of abusing detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq testified yesterday that two Army dog handlers set their dogs on prisoners and laughed about a competition...
Acquitted teen says he ‘did nothing wrong’ in deadly Arundel brawl
Breaking months of silence, the teen acquitted two weeks ago of manslaughter in the death of a Pasadena youth struck back yesterday at those who contend the fatal brawl was...
Charges against four defendants dropped in Pasadena teen’s death
Saying the cases had "no reasonable hope of success," Anne Arundel County's chief prosecutor dropped manslaughter and other charges yesterday against four young white men accused in the death of...
A crowd multiplies difficulties of trial
Legal experts say the case of Noah Jamahl Jones is an almost textbook example of how challenging prosecutions that involve crowds and chaos can be. "You've got all the physical...
Arundel NAACP demands investigation of Jones jury
The Anne Arundel County chapter of the NAACP is demanding an investigation into reports that jurors improperly discussed the case of a white Pasadena teenager who was later acquitted of...
State’s attorney on the hot seat
Soft-spoken and low-key, Anne Arundel County State's Attorney Frank R. Weathersbee would rather be at a meeting on victim services than at a political forum. He has stayed out of...
Jurors found doctors more believable than witness
In the end, the jurors found the doctors more believable than the eyewitness. A day after acquitting Jacob Tyler Fortney of manslaughter and related charges in the death of Noah...