TUCSON - Prosecutors in Arizona Rep. Rick Renzi’s corruption trial have handed over much of their evidence to defense attorneys so they can prepare for trial.

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday that if anyone in his administration committed a crime in connection with the public leak of the identity of an undercover CIA operative, that person will "no longer work in my administration."

Efrain Martinez sits in a cell at the Durango Jail dressed like a criminal in a black-and-white -striped jumpsuit even though he says he committed no crime.

Efrain Martinez sits in a cell at the Durango Jail dressed like a criminal in a black-and-white -striped jumpsuit even though he says he committed no crime. Thirty-one days have passed since the 32-year-old undocumented Mexican immigrant arrived at the Maricopa County jail, accused of shooting a gun at former Mesa council candidate JT Ready.

About 350 lawyers and onlookers gathered Monday in front of a downtown Phoenix courthouse to protest Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas filing criminal charges against Judge Gary Donahoe.

The prosecutor who brought criminal charges against Maricopa County Supervisor Don Stapley should be personally liable if a judge finds she improperly allowed the release of a sealed court document, the county’s lawyers argue in a motion related to the case.

When Tammy Klein began investigating crime scenes eight years ago, it was virtually unheard of for a killer to use bleach to clean up a bloody mess.

Los Angeles criminal defense attorney, Michael "Mick" Haller (played by Matthew McConaughey, also known as Tripp in "Failure to Launch"), is used to representing petty criminals who are repeat offenders. He is over confident and beyond cocky, charismatic to where he operates the majority of his business right out of his Lincoln Continental. He makes the big bucks by operating his "business," and he is good at what he does. That is until he gets the most challenging case that throws him off course.

LOS ANGELES - Phil Spector has narrowed his search for a new lead attorney for his second murder trial to an unidentified California lawyer, the music producer's remaining lawyer told the trial judge Monday.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - One of Saddam Hussein's main lawyers was shot to death Wednesday after he was abducted from his Baghdad home by men wearing police uniforms, the third killing of a member of the former leader's defense team since the trial started some eight months ago.

February 10, 2005

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A prosecutor told jurors during closing arguments of the Michael Jackson trial Thursday that the pop star targeted a vulnerable cancer survivor, brought the little boy "into the world of the forbidden" in his bedroom and molested him.

A Phoenix defense attorney was sentenced Friday to four years in prison and seven years probation for smuggling heroin and a cell phone into a jail.

CHICAGO - Attorneys defending R&B star R. Kelly against child pornography charges have filed a host of motions, including one contending the alleged victim could have been old enough to legally consent to sex.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has to send written notification to the county’s public defense attorneys about which jail doors are open to them for after-hours visits and post signs directing them how to get there, a judge ruled Monday.

A member of the Arizona House who is charged with bribery and other crimes stemming from an FBI undercover investigation into his earlier conduct as a city council member spent $15,000 of his legislative campaign money on a criminal defense attorney about six weeks before a grand jury indicted him.

LOS ANGELES - A defense attorney for fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander told jurors Friday in closing arguments that his client should be acquitted of rape charges because his accusers are lying and seeking revenge.

FLAGSTAFF — Attorneys for self-help expert James Arthur Ray say the deaths of three people in a sweat lodge ceremony he led were not the result of criminal negligence.

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Gunmen in a speeding car killed a defense lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial and wounded another Tuesday, raising doubts about whether the prosecution of the ousted leader can proceed amid the insurgency and domestic turmoil.

LOS ANGELES - Pop superstar Michael Jackson's attorney says molestation accusations levied against the entertainer are motivated by money, even as doubts about the credibility of the boy's family began to emerge.

Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas should be personally liable for the cost of fighting a subpoena that was quashed by a superior court judge, according to a motion filed this week by lawyers representing the Board of Supervisors.

LOS ANGELES - A battle between Ryan O'Neal and his son Griffin that led to the actor's arrest at his Malibu home last weekend turned into a war of words in law offices Wednesday as their attorneys each charged that the other side was responsible for the fight in which a fireplace poker was swung and a gun fired.