Notable Trials

*Please note that the while the crime itself might not necessarily take place in the city of Port Charles, the trial for said crime*
* Eddie Weeks (reckless driving causing injury, 1963; guilty)
* Jessie Brewer and Tom Baldwin (murder of John Prentice, 1968; not guilty)
* Audrey March Hardy (murder of Peggy Nelson, 1971; not guilty)
* Diana Taylor (murder of Phil Brewer, 1975; not guilty)
* Anna Devane (attempted murder of Olivia St. John, 1988; acquitted)
* Felicia Jones (attempted murder of Ryan Chamberlain, 1993; found guilty but later acquitted)
* Edward Quartermaine (murder of Bradley Ward, 1994; not guilty)
* Laura Spencer (murder of Damian Smith, 1996; not guilty)
* Monica Quartermaine (sexual harassment of Pierce Dorman, 1997; guilty, later exonerated)
* Tony Jones (kidnapping of Michael Corinthos III, 1998; acquitted)
* Stefan Cassadine (murder of Katherine Bell, 1998; not guilty)
* Tom Baker (blackmail of Emily Quartermaine, 1998; guilty)
* Luke Spencer (murder of Stefan Cassadine, 2000; acquitted)
* Jason Morgan and Brenda Barrett (murder of Luis Alcazar, 2003; not guilty)
* Alexis Davis (murder of Luis Alcazar, 2003; acquitted/self-defense)
* Nikolas Cassadine (murder of Helena Cassadine, 2004; not guilty)
* Sonny Corinthos (murder of A.J. Quartermaine, 2005; not guilty)
* Sam McCall (murder of Diego Alcazar, 2006; dismissed)
* Jason Morgan (murder of Lorenzo Alcazar, 2007; acquitted)
* Monica Quartermaine (reckless driving causing injury, 2008; sent to rehab)
* Johnny Zacchara (murder of Logan Hayes, 2008; not guilty)
* Matt Hunter and Patrick Drake (wrongful death of Brianna Hughes, 2009; charges dropped)
* Sonny Corinthos (murder of Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos, 2010; charges dropped)
* Sonny Corinthos (shooting of an occupied vehicle and attempted murder of Anthony Zacchara, and murder with special circumstances of multiple murders and gang murder of Cole Thornhart and Hope Manning-Thornhart, 2012; not guilty)
* Todd Manning, (kidnapping-switching Danny Morgan and Victor Lord III shortly after birth; 2013; dismissed)
* A.J. Quartermaine (murder of Connie Falconeri, 2013; not guilty)
* Julian Jerome (murder of Duke Lavery and Carlos Rivera, attempted murder of Alexis Davis, 2016; not guilty)
* Dr. David Bensch (sexual harassment of Kiki Jerome, 2018; guilty, fired from GH)
* Nelle Benson, (offscreen murder of her fiance, Zachary Grant, 2018; plead no contest, given the maximum sentence and remanded to Pentonville)
* Sam McCall (murder of Hank Archer, 2019; not guilty for first degree murder, guilty for involuntary manslaughter; sentenced to two years at Pentonville, released early on parole due to good behavior on Christmas Eve 2019)
* Brad Cooper, (kidnapping-switching Wiley Cooper-Jones and Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos shortly after birth; 2020; guilty, remanded to Pentonville Penitentiary)
* Nelle Benson, (kidnapping-switching Wiley Cooper-Jones and Wiley Quartermaine-Corinthos shortly after birth; 2020; acquitted due to lack of evidence)
* Marcus Taggert, (framing a guilty Cyrus Renault with manufactured evidence of his drug trafficking; 2021; not guilty plea and let out on bail)
* Alexis Davis, (assault after accidentally stabbing Dante Falconeri with a syringe of lidocaine while aiming for Franco; 2021; guilty plea, sentenced three years at Pentonville)
* Jason Morgan, (falsely accused of Franco's murder; 2021; bail denied and remanded to Pentonville to await trial; exonerated on Jun 4, 2021)
* Spencer Cassadine, (terrorizing & stalking Ava Jerome); released on bail on Oct 22, 2021; changed his plea to guilty on Dec 23, 2021; sentenced to 30 days in Spring Ridge Prison, 500 hours of community service and making restitution to Ava as a result; released from Spring Ridge on Mar 23, 2022)
* Trina Robinson, (Cyber sexual harassment & 2nd degree unlawful surveillance - falsely accused of filming Cameron Webber and Josslyn Jacks having sex, then releasing it to the public; released without bond pending a trial on Apr 1, 2022; exonerated & charges dropped due to witness testimony on August 16, 2022; which led to --
* Esme Prince, (Cyber sexual harassment & 2nd degree unlawful surveillance, framing of Trina Robinson, drugging of Trina Robinson and Oz Haggerty - filmed Cameron Webber and Josslyn Jacks having sex, then releasing it to the public, ; remanded to Spring Ridge Prison (January 17, 2023-present) for trial date; charges put on hold due to mental capacity)