Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman wants us to believe that his decision to resume seeking the death penalty ...

Capital punishment will be sought only in “exceedingly rare cases” after detailed review and consultation with crime victims.

A growing rift between Los Angeles County’s public defenders and the District Attorney’s Office exploded into public view ...

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman is allowing county prosecutors to seek the death penalty again, reversing a ban ...

The death penalty will only be pursued in "exceedingly rare cases" and the "most egregious" in Los Angeles County, according ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits for eight months.

Six others are named in the indictment, which alleges that Henley runs a vast, “mafia-like” organization that has committed crimes including murder, trafficking and COVID fraud.

President Trump has designated cartels as terrorist groups and called for the death penalty against fentanyl dealers. His ...

Hochman's predecessor had recommended the brothers be resentenced to 50 years to life, which would make them immediately eligible for parole District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters his ...

District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters his decision hinged on whether the brothers’ had exhibited “insight and complete responsibility” into lies told during their original trial ...

LOS ANGELES — The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez because the brothers have repeatedly lied about why they ...