More than two weeks after the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office appealed a decision to overturn his 1982 murder conviction, William Franklin appeared in court. During his court appearance on ...

The Franklin Court Printing Office in Philadelphia highlights Benjamin Franklin’s early career. Benjamin Franklin was a boy of just 12 when his father steered him into an apprenticeship with his older ...

Franklin spent 44 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, Judge Tracy Brandeis-Roman of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas vacated his conviction and granted ...