Attorneys for a woman who was convicted of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot that took the lives of her father and half-brother have outlined why their client should get a new trial.

Among the people Schmidt has petitioned for is Frank Swopes, who was convicted in 1993 of murder, among other charges. Schmidt has requested Swopes be released three years early. He is currently ...

The suspect in the deadly Christmas Eve shooting in Oxford was out on parole after his 7th weapons offense, the sheriff said.