A federal legal doctrine requires all actions be vacated if a defendant dies before being sentenced or if any appeals remain.

The ruling comes in the the case of a man who was charged with carrying a gun without a license while hiking.

Miske was found guilty of 13 federal counts in July, two of which carried mandatory minimum life sentences.

Attorneys for former deputy Gregory Bergman suggested he acted in self defense. The family of Delmar Espejo, who was homeless and disabled, said that was impossible.

The Judicial Selection Commission is seeking applicants to succeed Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald, who must retire next year when he turns 70.

Maui Judge Peter Cahill's ruling will provide a rare glimpse into insurance business.

But the state Supreme Court said two men exonerated in the 1991 murder can move forward with wrongful conviction compensation claims.

A decision about whether insurers can pursue their own lawsuits could come by year's end.

Martin Kao, who formerly ran Navatek, is expected to be sentenced in October.

Civil Beat has been trying to get the investigative files on public officials convicted of bribery for more than a year.