The sentencing phase is concluding for Tony Earls Jr., the man guilty of manslaughter in the 2022 shooting death of 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez.

Arlene Alvarez’s aunt, April Aguirre, protested being barred from the courtroom with duct tape after a surprise subpoena kept her out of the murder trial. Crime Stoppers director Andy Khan weighs in on the courtroom controversy.

It was a story that greatly impacted the Houston community, now the family is hoping for justice for their 9-year-old daughter, Arlene Alvarez, more than three and a half years later.

Sarah Hartsfield, accused of murdering her husband Joseph Hartsfield through insulin overdose, returns to court for a pre-trial hearing.

On the fourth day of former HPD narcotics officer Gerald Goines' murder trial, new revelations emerged about potentially crucial, yet missing, body camera footage from the deadly 2019 Harding Street raid.

As Houston braces for the trial of ex-narcotics officer Gerald Goines, who faces charges related to the deadly Harding Street raid, the question of jury sequestration takes center stage. Should jurors be isolated to avoid outside influences in this highly publicized case?

With previous indictments thrown out and re-indictments issued, attorneys KPRC 2 spoke with believe Goines' defense may argue that their client's actions were within his authority and not inherently dangerous. Will the prosecutors prove otherwise?

The highly anticipated murder trial of former Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines is set to begin. Prosecutors claim Goines lied to obtain a no-knock warrant, leading to the deadly raid. What are your thoughts on no-knock warrants? Share below!

A new legislation proposal hopes to address the backlog of court cases statewide by prioritizing murder and capital murder cases. If passed, the law would mandate judges to take up those cases first.

A judge ruled a second mistrial Wednesday after a jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the capital murder case against Antonio “A.J.” Armstrong Jr., who was accused of killing his parents in 2016.

Opening arguments in the AJ Armstrong re-trial started Tuesday morning in front of a packed courtroom.

RICHMOND, Texas – A man charged with shooting and killing an 8-year-old girl after a crash nearly three years ago got underway in a Fort Bend County courtroom. Prosecutors used their opening statement to remind the jury of the pain and anguish Payton caused by the senseless killing of the young girl. In the defense’s opening statement, attorney James Rivera told jurors the authorities’ position to pin this horrific crime on someone should not overshadow what the evidence showed. Thomas told jurors she thought Payton was female because he had dreadlocks at the time of the shooting. “As he sits here today, he’s an innocent man and he’s an innocent man in this case," Rivera said.