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U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Texas death row inmate pushing for DNA evidence tests
Ruben Gutierrez is challenging the constitutionality of a state law that restricts death row inmates from seeking tests that ...
Stoughton cop accused of killing Sandra Birchmore adds death penalty specialist to defense team
The federal case against a Stoughton cop accused of grooming, impregnating and then killing a Canton woman named Sandra ...
As Richard Jordan execution nears, here’s what methods MS allows for the death penalty
Mississippi is set to carry out its 20th execution by lethal injection as Richard Jordan, who's sat on death row for 48 years ...
Mississippi executes man on death row for nearly 50 years
The longest-serving death row inmate in Mississippi's history, Richard Jordan, was executed Wednesday evening at the ...
Harrisburg man facing death penalty in two killings tells judge he’ll represent himself at trial
A Harrisburg man potentially facing the death penalty just fired his public defender and told a judge he would represent ...
Vietnam to remove death penalty for embezzlement, sparing tycoon’s life
Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at ...
Civil-rights groups urge California governor to grant clemency to all on death row
More than 200 Civil rights groups urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to use his powers to commute California's more than 500 death ...