Courts

Joe Pyrah

For years, DNA has been clearing the wrongly convicted. But what of those who can factually prove they were wrongly convicted when genetic material isn't available?

Utah Chief Justice Christine Durham said Monday that there is no more pressing problem than the perception of justice courts throughout the state.

Prosecutors removed from murder case

CORVALLIS, Ore. -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski has signed an extradition order asking New Mexico to return a man accused of raping and killing a Brigham Young University student in Oregon.

The case against a Springville man accused of felony DUI just two years after finishing a prison sentence for killing a woman in a drunken wreck will proceed. A judge ruled Wednesday that the arresting officer was justified in pulling him over.

The former golf pro at the Nephi city public golf course has pleaded no contest to charges stemming from allegations that he pocketed course revenue.

A man accused of beating his 20-month-old son to death last year pleaded not guilty Tuesday in 4th District Court, and prosecutors must now decide whether to seek the death penalty in the case.

The 13 years since Kiplyn Davis disappeared have produced five perjury convictions, countless leads and enough witness testimony to fill a phone book, but no murder convictions. Now, prosecutors will get their chance to put two suspects behind bars for the girl's death.

Nearly 13 years after Kiplyn Davis disappeared, two suspects will stand trial for her murder.

Witness testimony came to an end, and the attorneys' closing arguments are all that stands between the defendants in the Kiplyn Davis murder case and a judge's decision on whether to send them to trial.

A murder trial set to begin Monday was canceled after the prosecutor in the case became a potential witness.

Rumors and theories swirled around Spanish Fork after Kiplyn Davis disappeared. From the moment the investigation began, police had a lot of leads to run down, but they quickly came up with four suspects.