Georgia bill lowering threshold for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases heads to Gov. Kemp
A bill easing Georgia's strict requirements for a person facing the death penalty to be considered intellectually disabled ...
Paul House, who spent two decades on Tennessee’s death row before he was freed, has died.
Paul “Greg” House, who spent more than two decades on Tennessee's death row before he was finally freed, has died.
Lawyers for 'morbidly obese' Florida death row inmate argue his weight could cause botched lethal injection
Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could ...
A second South Carolina death row inmate chooses execution by firing squad
A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its ...
Georgia set to ease strict rules for proving intellectual disability in death penalty cases
A Georgia bill that would ease the state's tough death penalty law is on track to become law. It is illegal in every U.S.
Florida Justices weigh execution of ‘Morbidly Obese’ death row inmate
Pointing to his obesity and other medical conditions, lawyers for Death Row inmate Michael Tanzi are trying to halt his ...
State dealt early blow in death penalty case. Key witness nixes plea, refuses to testify
The case involves the 2013 shooting deathof Luis Miguel Perez in the outdoor hallway of his rented motel apartment in North ...
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Intellectually disabled could be shielded from Georgia’s death penalty, pending governor’s signature
Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are ...
South Carolina death row inmate invokes 'sovereign citizen' defense in bid to avoid execution
A last-ditch effort from attorneys of a death row inmate argue that his beliefs about being a "sovereign citizen" could be ...
'He will die in prison': DA no longer pursuing death penalty against Walmart mass shooter
District Attorney James Montoya explain his decision not to seek the death penalty in the Walmart mass shooting case. A plea ...
Death penalty debate intensifies as Tennessee set to resume executions with new drug
Four executions are scheduled this year with a new lethal injection protocol and the ethical and legal debate is intensifying ...
D.A. Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles
Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital ...