Defense attorney Jason John Keller of Tempe was charged Wednesday by the Arizona Attorney General's Office with one count of conspiracy to commit promoting prison contraband, three counts of promoting prison contraband and three counts of assisting a criminal street gang.

BOSTON — The defense team representing the Boston Marathon bombing suspect got a major boost Monday with the addition of Judy Clarke, a San Diego lawyer who has managed to get life sentences instead of the death penalty for several high-profile clients, including the Unabomber and the gunman in the rampage that injured former Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

Defense attorneys withdrew their requests Monday to disqualify the Maricopa County Attorney's Office from prosecuting 14 criminal cases but plan to make the requests again in the future.

August 16, 2004

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Fans of Michael Jackson erupted in cheers Monday as the pop star emerged from a double-decker tour bus and went into court for a showdown with the prosecutor who has pursued him for years on child molestation charges.

Complaining that Jodi Arias' sensational murder case has become a modern-day "witch trial," her lawyers tried to quit in the middle of the death-penalty phase Monday, then said they will call only one witness: Arias.

November 2, 2004

PHOENIX - A Phoenix man who impersonated a divorce lawyer has been convicted of 23 counts of theft and one count of fraud.

Conservative author and political novice Andrew Thomas easily whipped his Democratic opponent in the race for Maricopa County Attorney.

December 16, 2004

Tempe offered nothing in a four-week trial to refute claims of workplace discrimination by public works employees, their attorney said Wednesday in closing arguments.

A judge is considering whether to dismiss an indictment of first-degree murder against ex-Arizona State University tailback Loren Wade.

October 26, 2004

October 26, 2004

September 3, 2004

Attorneys for Bishop Thomas O'Brien, former head of the Roman Cathoic Diocese in Phoenix, denied prosecutors' allegations Tuesday that they were acting in bad faith and "playing games" in the hit-and-run case.

LOS ANGELES - A paparazzo suing Keanu Reeves told jurors Tuesday that he could not remember giving conflicting accounts of an incident involving the actor that he claims left him seriously injured.

March 23, 2005

WASHINGTON - Senate Democrats are pressing their campaign to have White House political guru Karl Rove, under oath and under the glare of television lights, fielding questions before a congressional committee on the dismissal of eight federal prosecutors.

The future of public safety in the Valley will be molded — in large part — by whomever is elected the first new Maricopa County attorney in 16 years.

June 21, 2004

January 20, 2005