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Louisiana Death Row Conviction Overturned as Man's Lawyers Cite Faulty Forensic Analysis
A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge ...
US Supreme Court declines review of Mississippi death row inmate's convictions in killings of 8
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a Mississippi death row inmate’s convictions for the slayings of eight people, ...
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Clemency hearings scheduled for Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie
Indiana death row inmate Benjamin Ritchie's clemency hearings are set for the coming weeks as his legal team fights to delay ...
Several DAs Consider Charges Against Former Death Row Inmates With Commuted Sentences: Report
NBC News reported on Sunday that several district attorneys are considering, or have considered, state charges against some of the 37 men whose sentences Biden commuted.
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Amnesty: Malaysia’s custodial deaths and detention abuses raise rights concerns despite death penalty rollback, calls for stronger IPCC
Allegations of custodial deaths and police misconduct remain among Malaysia’s most pressing human rights issues, Amnesty ...
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U.S. Supreme Court denies appeal for Mississippi death row inmate
Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to hear an appeal from a Mississippi death row inmate. Willie Cory Godbolt had ...
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A Female Patient Could Face the Death Penalty for Stabbing to Death a ‘Dedicated’ Paramedic in His Ambulance
A Kansas City firefighter-paramedic has died after a patient allegedly stabbed him in an “unfathomable” attack during a ...
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Louisiana judge nullifies death row inmate’s murder conviction that was based on junk science
A Louisiana judge this week set aside the first-degree murder conviction and death sentence of Jimmie Chris Duncan, whose ...
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Jury In Andre Grier Death Penalty Case To Hear Jail Call Evidence
Prosecutors said they plan to play up to 20 "jail calls" in the October trial of Andre Grier, who is facing a possible death penalty. Prosecutor Cameron Williams said detectives listened to hundreds ...
Firing squads in NC? Lawmakers to consider new options for death penalty
A legislative committee on Tuesday is scheduled to debate a bill that would allow people sentenced to death in North Carolina to choose between three options for their execution: lethal injection, ...
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State Seeks To Introduce Jail Calls In Andre Grier Death Penalty Case
Prosecutors said they plan to play up to 20 "jail calls" in the October trial of Andre Grier, who is facing a possible death penalty. Prosecutor Cameron Williams said detectives listened to hundreds ...
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Willie Cory Godbolt remains on death row after Supreme Court denies appeal
The conviction of a Lincoln County man who killed eight people in 2017 will stand.The U.S. Supreme Court on April 28 denied a ...