‘Intellectually Disabled’ Man to be Executed in Georgia
Summary: Warren Lee Hill, who has an IQ of 70, is set to be executed Tuesday night in Georgia. CNN…
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Judge Rules California Death Penalty Unconstitutional
On Wednesday, a federal judge in California ruled that the death penalty in the state is unconstitutional, according to CNN.…
Supreme Court Agrees To Define Mental Retardation In Capitol Punishment Cases
Freddie Hall and his attorney aren’t satisfied with what Florida’s Supreme court has to say about mental disability. Freddie has…
Hasan’s Standby Lawyer Objects Hasan is Trying to Get the Death Penalty
How to be a lawyer for the deathbound? Nidal Hasan has elected to represent himself in a trial for the…
Texas Reaches 500 Executions after Reviving Death Penalty
After reviving the death penalty in 1982, Texas reached the milestone of 500 executions with the execution of Kimberly McCarthy,…
Arias Trial Jury Foreman Recalls the Emotional Turmoil of Working on the Case
The trial has been a media favorite: despite initially saying that home invaders killed her ex-boyfriend, Jodi Arias later admitted…
Arias Jurors Speculate on Deadlock for Death Penalty
The jury for the trial of Jodi Arias continues to deliberate as to whether she is eligible for the death…
Arias Eligible for the Death Penalty
The twisty trial of Jody Arias, the woman who was found guilty of viciously murdering her boyfriend in the shower,…
Boston Bomber Assigned Same Lawyer Who Defended Unabomber and Olympics Bomber
With a case like Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving brother of the two who set off bombs at the end of…
Prosecutors Seeking Death Penalty in Aurora Movie Theater Shooting
It was announced on Monday that prosecutors will be seeking the death penalty against James Holmes, the man accused of…
Fort Hood Shooter Wants Death Penalty Removed from Court Martial
Major Nidal Hasan, the U.S. Army major accused of gunning down and killing 13 people and wounding 32 at Fort…
Death Sentences of Murderers Commuted Under Racial Justice Act
Not because their crimes were any less heinous, but because their juries had minority under-representation, three convicted murderers had their…