Ignoring a threatened lawsuit, a Senate panel voted Monday to let police destroy marijuana they have seized, even if it was taken wrongly from a medical marijuana patient.

Conceding their lobbying arguments are inconsistent with those in court, state prosecutors have given up in their bid to regulate how products with marijuana are labeled.

We wouldn’t blame anyone who reads with skepticism a new report from the American Bar Association that criticizes Arizona’s handling of the ultimate criminal punishment — the death penalty.

Rejecting the pleas of the state's former top federal prosecutor, a House panel voted Thursday to let police destroy marijuana they have seized even if it turns out the person had a right to possess it.

A Tucson legislator and an attorney for Mesa Unified School District want to protect teachers and administrators from being prosecuted for failing to report schoolyard fights and teens having sex with each other.

A special legislative panel is recommending new reporting requirements, sting operations and stiffer penalties in a bid to curb the tide of copper thefts.

An Arizona Senate panel on Wednesday endorsed a bill that prosecutors hope would make young people think twice before sending nude pictures of themselves to their friends or significant others.

Three-time violent offenders could be sent away for life under the terms of legislation approved Monday by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Arizona is getting a nearly $1.4 million federal grant to see if some people serving time in state prison have been wrongfully convicted.

State legislators are moving to let Arizonans shoot to kill when someone invades their home or car, without fear of prosecution or civil suit.

State legislators are moving to let Arizonans shoot to kill when someone invades their home or car, without fear of prosecution or civil suit.

I am writing to correct a number of inaccuracies in a recent Cronkite News Service article that was published online in the East Valley Tribune and other media outlets around the state: "More conservatives joining fight to change sentencing guidelines." I am sure the intention of the journalism student who authored the piece was to present a thorough examination of this important topic. However, her final product was extremely one-sided and lacking in several important facts. As the chief prosecutor for the four million residents of Maricopa County, I feel it is my duty to set the record straight.

Seeking to reverse a 30-year trend toward tougher -- and longer -- prison sentences, some state lawmakers are moving to give judges more leeway in determining how long criminals belong behind bars.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.

As states face large budget deficits, calls for reforming sentencing for non-violent offenders also are coming increasingly from conservatives.