Defense attorneys describe the hour-long attempt to execute Tony Carruthers, a death row inmate from Memphis convicted in a ...
Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 16-state letter to the U.S. Department of Justice in support of a rule aimed at speeding up death row appeals.The lett ...
Note to readers •The Salt Lake Tribune is making this story about the Utah Legislature free to all. Donate to support our nonprofit newsroom. In Utah, death row inmates have been sitting in prison ...
A fierce legal battle is unfolding before the Florida Supreme Court over whether to halt the upcoming execution of death row ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would speed up Utah's death penalty process is advancing in the state legislature. On Thursday, the House Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice Committee heard House Bill 495 ...
Attorneys for Florida death row inmate James Aren Duckett filed an emergency motion with the Florida Supreme Court late Wednesday, seeking to halt his execution scheduled for March 31. The 11th-hour ...
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new mugshot shows Tanner Horner less than a day after he was sentenced to death for killing 7‑year‑old Athena Strand. He has now ...
Among death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals, an execution warrant can be issued after a request from the Arizona ...
Ohio is one of America’s most important death penalty “swing states.” Although the ultimate punishment is legal there, no one has been executed in the state since 2018, when Robert Van Hook was put to ...