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State dealt early blow in death penalty case. Key witness nixes plea, refuses to testify
The case involves the 2013 shooting deathof Luis Miguel Perez in the outdoor hallway of his rented motel apartment in North ...
Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row before he was freed, has died.
Paul “Greg” House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, has died.
Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law. It is illegal in every U.S.
Lawyers for 'morbidly obese' Florida death row inmate argue his weight could cause botched lethal injection
Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could ...
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 ...
Florida death row inmate’s lawyers argue he shouldn’t be executed because he’s ‘morbidly obese’
The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.
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 ...
Florida Justices weigh execution of ‘Morbidly Obese’ death row inmate
Pointing to his obesity and other medical conditions, lawyers for Death Row inmate Michael Tanzi are trying to halt his ...
Gunman who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings ...
Slain toddler's siblings detail abuse on witness stand in Nicholas Canfield murder trial
Nicholas Canfield may face the death penalty for the sexual battery and death of Jaliyah Ramos, 2. Monday, her two siblings and mother testified.
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 ...
Senate passes bill that would expand death penalty in Texas
SB 990 would raise the age threshold for capital murder eligibility from under 10 years old to 15 years old. It now heads to ...