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Jury convicts man of murder in Newport News bar fight, gives him 16 years

A 28-year-old Newport News was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of a man during a bar fight last summer, then immediately sentenced to 16 years behind bars.

Jury convicts man of murder in Newport News bar fight, gives him 16 years

Newport News man spent decades trying to clear his name of murder — and got a second chance. Now he's headed back to prison. – Daily Press

After being paroled in 2018 on a decades old murder charge, Nathaniel Pierce is now back in custody courtesy of a cocaine-fueled car crash in January 2020, and two felony counts of assaulting police officers in the ensuing arrest.

Lawmakers pick 7 judges, lawyers to fill judicial vacancies in Hampton Roads

The Virginia General Assembly last week filled seven judicial vacancies in Hampton Roads out of about 30 such appointments statewide.

Editorial: An alternative court path

What is the purpose of the criminal justice system in Virginia? It is to punish people for crimes or to rehabilitate offenders so that they may play a constructive role