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Prosecutor: Man facing death penalty in deputy's killing did not give statement to police
Rodney Hinton Jr. is charged with aggravated murder in the May 2 killing of Hamilton County Sheriff's Deputy Larry Henderson.
Robert Roberson's lawyers challenge Attorney General Ken Paxton's push to set execution date for death row inmate
Attorneys for death row inmate Robert Roberson have filed a formal objection to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's request ...
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Accused Murderer of Morrow County Deputy Pleads Not Guilty, Bond Set at $9 Million as Death Penalty Looms
Brian Michael Wilson pleaded not guilty to the fatal shooting of Deputy Daniel Sherrer, facing 14 counts including aggravated ...
Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...
Wisconsin man's case raised the competency standard for execution. He died at 67 on death row.
Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...
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Witness to an execution: Liz Bruenig on the human cost of the death penalty
The journalist recently wrote of her experience being present for an execution and her own family's ties to tragedy in ...
Death row inmate had a shot at life, but Gulfport prosecutor says he blew it
Neither I ..nor the jury or anyone else put Richard Gerald Jordan where he is today,” former Gulfport prosecutor and attorney, Joe Sam Owen, said. “He did it himself. He wants life without parole. He ...
10 articles on factors SC death row inmates consider before execution choice
A man with two death sentences chose lethal injection after attorneys referenced a problematic firing squad case. Lawyers ...
Prison reform advocates speak out against upcoming execution of Mississippi’s longest-serving death row inmate
On Wednesday, a group of prison reform advocates gathered virtually to speak out against the death penalty in Mississippi.