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 ...
The Last Face Death Row Inmates See
The Rev. Jeff Hood has made a career of fighting to save men the state wants to kill — and it doesn't matter if they're ...
A Second South Carolina Death Row Inmate Chooses Execution by Firing Squad
South Carolina death row inmate has asked to die by firing squad just five weeks after the state carried out its first ...
'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 ...
Florida Republicans open door to firing squads, lethal gas as they push death penalty expansion
A bill could make firing squads and lethal gas options in Florida executions as a shortage of pentobarbital, used for lethal ...
Florida death row inmate’s lawyers argue he shouldn’t be executed because he’s ‘morbidly obese’
The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.
Gunman who killed 23 at El Paso Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty
The gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack at an El Paso Walmart in 2019 in one of the the deadliest mass shootings ...
US prosecutors weigh death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lord Caro Quintero
The U.S. government said on Wednesday it may seek the death penalty for alleged Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, ...
Los Angeles district attorney wants to bring back death penalty
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman's office announced Tuesday that under limited circumstances, prosecutors could ...
Mexican drug lord charged with killing DEA agent could face death penalty
Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling ...
LA district attorney allows prosecutors to seek death penalty again
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman is allowing prosecutors to seek the death penalty again, reversing a ban put in ...