Prominent Phoenix lawyer faces up to 8.5 years in prison

On Friday, a Maricopa Superior Court judge will sentence Edward Maldonado to prison for convictions on one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual abuse. The case has gained notoriety in the Phoenix legal and Latino communities because Maldonado was prominent in both, and because for more than a decade sexual assaults against […]

Alex Murdaugh’s lawyers ask judge to limit prosecutors’ questions on cross-examination if he takes the stand in his double murder trial

CNN — The judge in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial declined to issue a ruling Wednesday limiting prosecutors’ ability to question the disgraced South Carolina attorney about his alleged financial crimes if he chooses to testify in his defense. Defense attorney Jim Griffin asked Judge Clifton Newman to issue a ruling limiting the scope of […]