“A punch in the face”
The grieving family of a Pennsylvania police officer who was gunned down and executed in the line of duty is sharply criticizing the local prosecutor...
Philadelphia will not seek death penalty in Temple U. officer’s case. Colleagues and family are dismayed
Philadelphia’s top prosecutor will not seek the death penalty for a teenager accused of shooting a Temple University officer From MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press July...
Constitutional Court postpones death penalty ruling
Taipei, July 12 (CNA) — The Constitutional Court will not rule on a case on the constitutionality of the death penalty filed by 37 death...
Lawyers for Indiana death row inmate say mental illness should preclude execution • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Attorneys for Indiana death row inmate Joseph Corcoran appealed the state’s request for an execution date on Thursday, arguing that Corcoran was “undoubtedly seriously mentally...
DeBary camp killer sentenced to death
Julio Rivera shot and killed a childhood friend, Roberto Ovalle, in a DeBary storage unit in 2019. A convicted murderer who killed another person in...
Jury decides that Indio man should be sentenced to death
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Iraqi court sentences wife of murdered IS leader to death for crimes against Yazidi women
BAGHDAD – An Iraqi court on Wednesday handed down a death sentence to one of the wives of the late brutal Islamic State leader Abu...
Death penalty for child abuse in Tennessee is a mistake
Expanding the range of defendants in capital crimes to include cases of nonfatal rape of children significantly increases the likelihood of a wrongful conviction. Sarah...
Dozens demonstrate in Pakistan after Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy
Dozens of Pakistani civil society members have demonstrated in the southern port city of Karachi against the death sentence of a Christian for blasphemy, nearly...
Malaysian receives death penalty for murder of his adoptive parents
“And since the defendant has decided not to accept a reduction in sentence, the court hereby sentences him to death by hanging,” the judge said....
