Marana woman gets 2 years for horsewhipping stepson

A Marana woman arrested last year after her 14-year-old stepson accused her of using a horsewhip on him and handcuffing him to a chair was sentenced Friday to two years in jail and seven years’ probation by Pima County Superior Court Judge Howard Fell.

New judge means juggling of cases

Pima County's newest judge, Casey McGinley, took the bench for the first time last Monday.

Suspect in luring case used to be registered sex offender

A Tucson man who is accused of arranging a sexual tryst with an 11-year-old girl over Facebook used to be a registered sex offender.

Bus stop murder suspect has police, mental health history

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Former teacher asks for sentence to be changed again, and again, and again

Once a high profile defendant is sentenced, you usually don't hear about them again unless it has something to do with the appellate process.

Tucson man pleads guilty in deadly attack

A 19-year-old Tucson man will be spending the next 10 to 22 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder.

Marana man gets 6 months in jail, probation in son’s abuse case

A Marana man charged with handcuffing his eldest son to furniture was sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail and seven years probation.

Tucson man who shot girlfriend gets probation

A Tucson man who shot his girlfriend two years ago, partially paralyzing her, was placed on three years probation Tuesday in Pima County Superior Court.

Decision to dismiss murder case upheld

A little over a year ago, Pima County Superior Court Judge Howard Fell dismissed a murder case against Curtis Bunton after doctors decided he was mentally unfit for trial and probably never would be. The Arizona Court of Appeals upheld his decision yesterday.