If a defendant is ruled Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI), a court must find a defendant unable to distinguish right from wrong due to their mental state at the time of a crime.
Defense counsel for Lindsay Clancy and prosecutors in her case discussed outstanding trial preparations during a hearing on Thursday. More
May 28, 2026
The Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments as attorneys for Carly Gregg seek to overturn her life sentence. More
May 27, 2026
Lawyers for Carly Gregg, who was convicted of killing her mom and shooting her stepdad, presented their case to overturn her life sentence. More
May 27, 2026
Matthew Hertgen was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of his brother while experiencing psychotic delusions. More
May 26, 2026
Prosecutors said that Thomas Gilbert Jr. killed his father because he was upset that his weekly allowance was being cut. More
May 23, 2026
Antonio Moore is charged with murder in the death of Rita Locharich, who was stabbed in the back at a Barnes & Noble while shopping. More
May 20, 2026
Timothy Burke is accused of murdering Karen Koep and her husband Davido—his landlords—and dumping their bodies in a culvert. More
May 18, 2026
Timothy Burke has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in the killings of Davido and Karen Koep, who owned the home where he lived. More
May 14, 2026
Bionca Ellis was sentenced to life without parole after stabbing 3-year-old Julian Wood to death outside of an Ohio supermarket. More
April 28, 2026
Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to stand trial this summer on charges she killed her three young children before jumping out of a window. More
April 26, 2026
Shawn Stines had asked for Judge Christopher Cohron to be removed after a video showed Cohron with the victim at a conference. More
April 21, 2026
Decarlos Brown Jr. is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte commuter train. More
April 8, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney made the offer in a renewed motion asking the judge to split the trial into two phases. More
April 3, 2026
Carly Gregg was sentenced to life in prison after a jury found her guilty of murdering her mother and attempting to kill her stepfather. More
April 2, 2026
Judge Christopher Cohron previously denied a request from Shawn 'Mickey' Stines that he recuse himself from the murder trial. More
April 1, 2026
Judge William Sullivan denied the defense's request to split Lindsay Clancy's upcoming murder trial into two phases. More
March 31, 2026
Matthew Hertgen was arrested after his younger brother, Joseph, was found beaten and stabbed with his right eyeball missing. More
March 18, 2026
Ruth Miller will be sent to a mental hospital after a judge found her not guilty by reason of insanity in her son's murder. More
March 13, 2026
Ruth Miller was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of her 4-year-old son, whose body was found in a lake. More
March 3, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney wants her murder trial to be split into two phases. Clancy is charged with murdering her three young children. More
March 2, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney wants her trial split into two portions for the jury, while prosecutors have opposed the request. More
March 2, 2026
Ruth Miller elected to face a judge in a bench trial, rather than a jury, as she faces charges for her son's murder. More
March 1, 2026
Robert Keller, accused of murder, removed his eyeballs and bit off a portion of his tongue after his arrest. More
February 26, 2026
Shawn Stines' attorneys want a hearing to determine if the former sheriff has a serious mental illness that would preclude the death penalty. More
February 10, 2026
A lawsuit filed by murder suspect Lindsay Clancy accuses her doctors of malpractice for prescribing her inappropriate medications. More
January 26, 2026
In a lawsuit, Lindsay Clancy's husband accused her mental health providers of overmedicating her and ignoring obvious warning signs. More
January 22, 2026
Sydney Powell's defense attorneys join Court TV More
January 6, 2026
Ex-sheriff Shawn Stines' defense team filed a motion on Dec. 29 requesting Judge Christopher Cohron recuse himself from the case. More
December 31, 2025
From murder conspiracies to accused killer spouses, Court TV is bringing viewers inside the courtroom for the most high-profile trials across the country. More
December 27, 2025
Morgan Geyser, who was arrested after escaping her Wisconsin group home, will not contest the court's effort to revoke her release. More
December 23, 2025
