Execution date set for Arizona inmate who says his death sentence is "long overdue"
Arizona has set an execution date for a convicted killer on death row, marking the state's return to the death penalty after more than a decade of issues.
Man faces possible death sentence after being found guilty of setting father’s fiancée on fire
Jurors are scheduled to begin hearing evidence next week as they decide whether Robbie Robinson Jr., 25, should be put to death or spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parol
Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years
The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 execution date Tuesday for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago and recently said his death sentence was “long overdue.” It would be the state’s first application of the death penalty in more than two years.
Arizona to execute first death row inmate in two years almost two decades after killer pleaded guilty
The court issued an execution warrant for Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted in 2007 in the 2002 shooting death of Ted Price, his girlfriend’s ex-husband, near the Phoenix suburb of Mesa
Warrant for execution issued for Arizona death row inmate
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DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the ...
No, a Feb. 5 DOJ memo does not authorize the death penalty solely for being an undocumented immigrant
A memo directs DOJ staff to pursue the death penalty for undocumented immigrants who have been charged with capital crimes, ...
Judge takes away death penalty option for Ky. mother accused of killing toddler
Bell County Circuit Court Judge Keith Nagle signed an order striking the death penalty and changing the first count of Erica ...
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
Since Texas reinstated capital punishment and adopted lethal injection as its means of execution in 1977, the state has put ...
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Does the death penalty deter crime?
The debate on whether the death penalty deters and lowers rates of crime is a long-simmering one, with both sides variously ...
Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
Alabama lawmakers on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow child rapists to be sentenced to death as some Republicans ...
CT weighs barring companies from selling products for use in death penalty
I am grateful to Connecticut for banning the death penalty, but it is deeply troubling to me that Connecticut companies are ...
'Jail shouldn't be a death sentence': Deaths at St. Louis jail take center stage in mayoral race
Spencer has criticized the transition from the Workhouse closure as the City Justice Center faces severe staffing shortage.
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Texas legislators seek more protections for death penalty defendants in wake of Trump executive order
Trump’s new directive that aims to increase death sentences clashes with some Texas lawmakers’ efforts to add guardrails to ...
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Unemployment changes, death penalty for child rape pass the House
Bills changing unemployment requirements, imposing the death penalty and requiring parental consent for vaccines passed the ...