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'Tantamount to suicide': Convicted killer wants death penalty for murder of son's mother but jury gives him life
"I’m not going to stand up there and say he wants the death penalty," his defense attorney said. The post ‘Tantamount to ...
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 ...
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Pender County man accused of killing sister could face death penalty
HAMPSTEAD, NC (WWAY) — A Pender County man accused of killing his sister could be eligible for capital punishment. Matthew ...
Scott Panetti, 67, at the Center of a Landmark Death Penalty Case, Dies
Diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, he spent 30 years on death row. In 2007, the Supreme Court raised the bar for executing ...
Prosecution appeals removal of death penalty ahead of Billy Wagner trial
An appeals court will hear arguments on why the prosecution says the death penalty should not have been taken off the table ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Richard Glossip to Face New Trial for Murder without Death Penalty Threat
Richard Glossip, who has spent nearly 30 years on death row, will face a new trial for first-degree murder, but no longer ...
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 ...
Alabama to execute a long-serving death row inmate for the 1988 beating death of a woman he dated
Gregory Hunt was convicted of killing Karen Lane, a woman he had been dating for about a month, according to court records.
Iranian regime muzzles media with grim death penalty warning
Revolutionary Guard issues statement warning that any 'exchange of information', including news reports, seen as benefiting ...