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Minnesota shooting suspect faces possible federal death penalty
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses -- two fatally -- is now in federal custody on murder ...
Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...
If Convicted, Could Vance Boelter Face The Death Penalty? Here’s What Could Happen
Minnesota may not have the death penalty, but that doesn’t mean Vance Boelter is safe from it if he's convicted in federal ...
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 289: The Hidden Cruelties of Lethal Injection and the Death Penalty
Corinna Lane, a former prosecutor, discusses the flaws in the US death penalty system, the pharmaceutical crisis that halted lethal injection, and the humanity of those on death row in her book ...
Arizona’s Largest County Frequently Pursues the Death Penalty. It Rarely Secures That Sentence.
In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The ...
Killing someone in a crowd could bring the death penalty under proposed Alabama bill
Rep. Matt Simpson's HB20 would add a 22nd factor to Alabama's capital murder law, targeting those who "knowingly create great ...
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Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won’t face the death penalty
Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 ...
Death penalty off table for arson suspect
CATLETTSBURG An arson-murder suspect in a case dating back to October 2020 is no longer facing the death penalty. Demetrius Butler, 55, learned Thursday in Boyd County Circuit Court that his case is ...
Wisconsin man's case raised the competency standard for execution. He died at 67 on death row.
Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...
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Justice Sir Dennis Adjei advocates abolition of mandatory death penalty in Ghana
Supreme Court nominee, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, has urged the abolition of the mandatory death penalty in Ghana, ...