Death Row Inmate Wants Leniency for Morbid Obesity
A death row inmate in Florida is asking for mercy due to his “morbid” obesity. Michael Tanzi, 48, wants “leniency” for his ...
Florida Republicans open door to firing squads, lethal gas as they push death penalty expansion
A bill could make firing squads and lethal gas options in Florida executions as a shortage of pentobarbital, used for lethal ...
Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, charged with killing DEA agent, may face death penalty in U.S.
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling ...
Jury: Kendrick guilty of first-degree murder in Baserman's death, faces death penalty
The defense, then the prosecution took about an hour each Friday to summarize their case for not guilty and guilty of ...
Los Angeles district attorney revives death penalty, rolls back BLM-era policy
Nathan Hochman rescinded George Gascón’s “extreme and categorical policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the death ...
El Paso Walmart mass shooter may avoid death penalty, DA says. Plea hearing set for April
El Paso DA James Montoya says he won't seek the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019.
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Jury returns death penalty for Adel Ramos, who killed Sacramento cop Tara O’Sullivan
Adel Ramos, who admitted to the bloody ambush killing of Sacramento police rookie Tara O’Sullivan in 2019, was sentenced to ...
Jury chooses death penalty for man who killed 1-year-old daughter, threw her into ravine
A man who stabbed his 1-year-old daughter to death and threw her into a ravine should get the death penalty, a jury says. A ...
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Hochman Brings Death Penalty Back to L.A.
District Attorney Nathan Hochman addresses the public during a press conference announcing the return of capital punishment ...
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From death row to exile, Iranian-Kurdish rapper gives firsthand account of what he calls ‘severe torture’ in Iranian prison
Rapper Saman Yasin was imprisoned and says he was tortured for his involvement in anti-regime protests in Iran. Now, speaking ...
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564 People On Death Row In India, Highest Since The Turn Of The Century
In 90% of of all death penalty sentences in 2024, trial courts imposed sentences in the absence of adequate information about ...