Tasmanian Attorney-General Guy Barnett says the state will introduce legislation to stop the use of "good character" references by serious offenders to lessen sentences. A campaigner for victims of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With just over four months before trial is scheduled to begin for the four officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil ...

Prosecutors moved to bar former Tulsa Police Officer Shannon Kepler’s defense from discussing “impermissible character evidence” about the teenager he is charged with killing and about Kepler’s ...

A law preventing judges considering good character in sentencing is too indiscriminate and invites potential harms, legal experts warn.

Legal figures are pushing back against sweeping changes to New South Wales sentencing laws, warning proposed reforms to ...

New South Wales is set to become the first jurisdiction in the country to end the use of good character references in the sentencing of convicted criminals. The government will introduce a bill this ...

With just over four months before trial is scheduled to begin for the four officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights, a federal judge is now set to rule on whether certain evidence ...