A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty in Hall County Superior Court in the June 2005 rape-slaying of a 4-year-old girl. Cornelio Zamites, a farm worker, was charged in an 18-count indictment that also included child molestation, false imprisonment and kidnapping in the strangulation of the child.

A New York judge had to rein in a courtroom packed with seething fraud victims during the hearing in which Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty to what may be Wall Street’s biggest ever scam.

A University of Tennessee student accused of hacking into Sarah Palin’s personal e-mail account has pleaded not guilty to three new charges in the case.

There are signs that Bernard Madoff may be ready to make a plea deal. Madoff’s defense lawyer says his client has waived the right to indictment and the U.S. Attorney’s office has filed court documents to that effect. Such action often precedes a guilty plea.

A local pet store owner was in court pleading her case after allegations she sold unhealthy puppies. Rebecca Loo is the owner of Loo’s Cuddly Critters. For the past few months, customers have complained to Animal Control about their animals getting sick. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the story.

A former Murphy Middle School student accused of attacking his teacher a decade ago pleads guilty. David L. Drayton has been sentenced to 20-years for Voluntary Manslaughter. This stems from his 1999 attack on Gail Hendrick.

An out-of-work truck driver has pleaded guilty to all charges in the killing of two people and wounding of six others in a Tennessee church.

A Burke County man is sentenced to ten years in prison for child abuse. In a negotiated plea, Shannon Russell Jackson pleaded guilty to Cruelty to Children.

The personal doctor to a pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son is scheduled to change his plea in a drug case against him Thursday. Dr. Phil Astin pleaded not guilty in June to a 175-count indictment charging him with conspiracy and improperly dispensing drugs.

The personal doctor to a pro wrestler who killed himself, his wife and their 7-year-old son is scheduled to change his plea in a drug case against him Thursday.

A South Carolina pawnshop owner accused by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg of recklessly selling a rifle to an ex-convict has pleaded guilty to a federal weapons charge.

A former South Carolina trooper caught on video kicking a suspect in the head has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge.

The house at the center of the dogfighting ring that led to the downfall of disgraced NFL star Michael Vick is back on the auction block.

Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick has pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in Virginia in a bid to make him eligible for early release from jail.

Former NFL star quarterback Michael Vick has pleaded guilty to a state dogfighting charge in Virginia in a bid to make him eligible for early release from jail.