Death penalty sought in Las Vegas shooting, crash
16 days ago
Las Vegas prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a self-described pimp charged in a shooting and fiery crash that killed three people on the Strip.
Jodi Arias says she prefers death penalty
17 days ago
If the jury determines the killing was cruel, heinous and depraved, then another phase will begin to determine whether she should get the death penalty.
Man sentenced to death in Texas courthouse killing
18 days ago
Makin said he doesn't believe in the death penalty but acknowledged, "If I had a gun in that parking lot that day (of the courthouse shooting), I probably would have done something with it.
APNewsBreak: Ark. AG seeks executions for 7 felons
22 days ago
"McDaniel's letters request execution dates for seven of the state's 37 death row inmates: Don Davis, Stacey Johnson, Jack Jones, Jason McGehee, Bruce Ward, Kenneth Williams and Marcel Williams.
For Boston bomb suspect, a seasoned defense team
25 days ago
Lawyers who have handled capital cases say the team's first priority will likely be to persuade prosecutors to take the death penalty off the table.
End death penalty | Letters to the Editor | Fort Worth, Arlington, Northeast...
73 days ago
End death penalty
2 executions in Georgia temporarily halted
94 days ago
But Georgia also has the strictest-in-the-nation standard for death row inmates seeking to avoid execution, requiring them to prove their mental disability beyond a reasonable doubt.
Zimbabwe prisons to review death sentences
94 days ago
A new proposed draft constitution endorsed by the country's two main political parties exempts women, men under 21 and those over 70 from the death penalty.
Colorado execution possible after appeal rejected
95 days ago
But in 2003, three inmates had their death sentences commuted to life in prison without parole after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, should impose capital punishment.
Taiwan executes 6 in 1st executions since 2011
154 days ago
Authorities have been stalling executions amid growing pressure by local and international human rights groups for Taiwan to abolish capital punishment.