A new Mississippi law allows the death penalty for sexual battery of a child under 12, but critics warn capital punishment ...

Oklahoma, Tennessee and Alabama carried out executions on the same day in a rare event, ending three very different death penalty cases.

DeWine deserves credit for admitting the death penalty he helped restore was a mistake. But admission without action is a ...

A Florida Republican from Donald Trump's home district could potentially face the death penalty under a law he had championed ...

A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed Tuesday, continuing the state’s aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican ...

ANDERSON — Attorneys for both sides in the capital murder case of Carl Roy Webb Boards III have until Aug. 26 to present arguments related to a motion by his attorneys to withdraw from the case.

The filing argues Utah law requires prosecutors to prove there was a “high probability” another person could have been killed ...

A Phoenix woman accused of forcing a sex worker into a suitcase and leaving her in the desert has pleaded guilty to ...

Tyler Robinson's defense argues prosecutors failed to prove the sole aggravating factor that could make Charlie Kirk's ...

Defense in Charlie Kirk Case Argues Shooter Should Not Face Death Penalty By Andrew Hay Aug 13 (Reuters) - The Utah man ⁠on ⁠trial for the murder of ⁠conservative activist Charlie Kirk should not face ...

After a statement condemning Iran's use of the death penalty, tensions rose between senior diplomats. Paris accused Tehran of ...