Verdict Watch
Cases resolved in court — sentencings, guilty pleas, convictions, and acquittals.
Texas Babysitter Gets 45 Years for Breaking Toddler's Jaw, Leaving Child Covered in Bruises During Potty Training
Katrina Lanett Evans claimed she was 'in a rage' and did not know her own strength while beating the 2-year-old.
Verdict Trials'Watched Her Son Fall to the Ground': Man Who Murdered Teen During FaceTime Call With His Mom Is Sentenced
Jonathon Xavier Jones received life in prison with parole eligibility for the 2022 killing of 19-year-old Jadun M. Byrd, whose mother witnessed her son's death via video call.
Verdict HomicideBeau Lieurance Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Assault After Pointing Rifle at Mother in Arizona Home Dispute
The 28-year-old admitted in court he became 'fed up' during a fight over his claimed entitlement to part of the house, pulling the trigger though the weapon didn't fire.
Verdict HomicideWoman Hears Hours of 'Sawing Noises' in Bathroom Before Police Find Dismembered Roommate in San Francisco Home
Lisa Gonzales has been sentenced to 31 years in prison for the 2018 murder of Margaret Mamer, whom she killed over a rent dispute.
Verdict HomicideWoman Who Video-Called Fiancé's Mistress as He Lay Bleeding Gets 38 Years for Murder
Rosa Lagrone, 40, was convicted of first-degree murder after she shot Darnell Manns during a cheating argument and live-streamed his dying body to the other woman.
Verdict HomicideTennessee Man Gets Death for Killing Mother, Brother, and 11-Year-Old Half-Sister
Nathanial Pipkin told his lawyers not to contest the death penalty after a jury convicted him of three counts of first-degree murder in the 2021 shootings.
Verdict HomicideHawaii Man Convicted of Fatally Stabbing Girlfriend, Infant Son; Wrote 'I'm Sorry' in Blood on Walls
An Oahu jury found Kendall Ramsey guilty of first-degree murder for the 2020 killings of Kayla Holder and their 6-month-old son, a case marked by a blood-written apology.
Verdict HomicideDriver Who Shot Woman for Passing Him on Highway Pleads Guilty to Assault Charges
Christopher Corbi, 42, admitted guilt in the unprovoked road rage shooting of Kathryn Runner after she passed his slow-moving vehicle.
Verdict Homicide'Execution in Front of a 4-Year-Old Child': Man Sentenced for Killing Ex-Girlfriend as Toddler Son Watched
Jeffery Kendall, 39, will serve between 50 years and life for fatally shooting Brittany Ligdis while she hid with their son during a break-in.
Verdict Homicide'Tilted Like She's Dying': Teething Toddler Fatally Beaten by Father's Girlfriend Who Refused CPR as Child Turned Blue, Jury Finds
Cierra Coker convicted of first-degree murder in death of 19-month-old Sophia Davis; prosecution successfully rebutted defense claims the child died from natural causes.
Verdict HomicideWisconsin Man Sentenced to 20 Years After Killing Girl, 4, in Hit-and-Run While Driving Without License
Donald Crayton pleaded guilty to hit-and-run involving death, great bodily harm, and reckless homicide for striking his girlfriend and her daughter outside a Domino's Pizza.
Verdict Missing Persons'Heard His Son Continually Screaming Daddy!': Wisconsin Teen Who Orchestrated Armed Kidnapping of 7-Year-Old Pleads Guilty
Barry Alan Coleman, accused of masterminding the July 2025 gunpoint abduction of Jamal White in front of his father, faces up to 25 years in prison at sentencing next month.
Verdict HomicidePortland Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Good Samaritan Father Who Checked on Crying Woman in His Car
Arvoni Hayes admitted to shooting Aaron McInnis multiple times after the father-of-one tried to help a woman he believed might be in distress.
Verdict HomicideOklahoma Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend Basketball Star After Allegedly Recording Assault
Chace Cook pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the killing of 18-year-old Madeline Bills inside her family's pool house, one week before she was set to graduate.
Verdict TrialsTeen Found Guilty of Murder Plot in U.K. for Swedish Crime Group With Iran Links
Norwegian teenager convicted of orchestrating targeted killing on British soil for organized crime network with international connections, prosecutors say.
Verdict HomicideEx-Wall Street Banker Edward Smith Sentenced to 30 Years for Drugging, Raping Women
Former New York financier attempted to blame autism diagnosis as defense before federal court handed down one of the year's longest sentences for sexual assault convictions.
Verdict HomicideFlorida Mother Sentenced to Probation for Punching 10-Year-Old Girl in Face Over Daycare Bathroom Dispute
Latoya Gaines admitted to police that she was involved in an altercation at a Bay County facility where she allegedly struck the child with a closed fist, causing visible bruising.
Verdict HomicideBryan Kohberger Files Petition Challenging Conviction in Idaho Quadruple Murders
Defense attorneys for the former criminology PhD student convicted of killing four University of Idaho students have submitted legal filings seeking to overturn the verdict
Verdict HomicideIdaho Father Sentenced to 15 Years for Moving Newborn's Body After Infant's Suffocation Death
Brian Lemke admitted moving his 12-day-old son Benjamin's body and attempting to pass the infant's suffocation death off as SIDS.
Verdict HomicideFlorida Woman Sentenced to 20 Years for Killing Paramedic in Wrong-Way DUI Crash
Sunshine Perez pleaded guilty to DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of 23-year-old Ezekiel Urrutia on Florida's Turnpike.
Verdict HomicideNevada Parents Sentenced in Death of 3-Year-Old Zaela Walker After Father Threw Girl Against Wall for Wetting Herself
Ricky Beasley received 10 to 25 years in prison while Lakeia Walker was sentenced to probation in connection with the 2018 disappearance that prosecutors say involved hiding the child's body somewhere it has never been found.
Verdict HomicideOregon Father Sentenced to 45 Years for Torturing 7-Year-Old Son With Taser, 'Frankly Torture,' Judge Says
Brandon Rodgers forced his son to hold a push-up position during family dinners, shocking the boy with a Taser whenever he dropped, prosecutors said.
Verdict HomicideTexas Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Murder of Victim Who Was Greeting Him at Front Gate
Adis Hernandez-Rivas pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of Duniel Valladares Fernandez, whose death stemmed from a financial dispute.
Verdict Trials'You're Stabbing Me?': Woman Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Fatal Long Island Yacht Club Stabbing
Kacy Corso admitted to driving her then-boyfriend to the Stony Brook Yacht Club where Christopher Millwater, her ex-partner, was stabbed to death after prosecutors say he 'liked' one of her Facebook posts days earlier.