Harris County DA formally rules out death penalty for Lee Gilley as Italy weighs extradition

The Harris County District Attorney's Office says its decision is irrevocably binding as Italian authorities consider whether ...

US has 3 executions in 24 hours amid death penalty uptick

Texas and Georgia are each planning to execute inmates within an hour of each other on Wednesday. Alabama is set to carry out ...

District attorney pledges to not seek death penalty against Lee Gilley at request of Italian court

An Italian court demanded prosecutors pledge to not seek the death penalty against Gilley, who was charged two years ago with ...

Santería evidence kept out of triple murderer's Miami death-penalty trial

Days after the Nov. 10, 2012, murders, Alberto Sierra participated in a Santería ceremony, court records indicate.

Woman Avoids Death Penalty After Abandoning Newborn in a Dumpster Saying Babies are Too Expensive

An Alabama woman will avoid the death penalty after taking a plea deal at the eleventh hour before going to trial for killing ...

Death penalty trial begins with dispute over motive in slaying near Arts District

A defense attorney acknowledged his client committed a fatal shooting, but said it was done in self-defense. Prosecutors said ...

'Lottery of human life.' Time to end Florida’s death penalty | Letters

Sept. 13 ‘Lottery of human life’ Times reporter Dan Sullivan’s article highlighting how two strikingly similar domestic ...
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WV Senate Health chairman wants death penalty reinstated for some sex crimes on kids

Fayette, a member of Senate leadership, says he’ll push legislation to reinstate the death penalty in. Under his plan, capital punishment would be an option in cases where a person was found guilty of ...