Tallapoosa County hands down first death sentence in 29 years in horrifying murder spree
D.A. Mike Segrest sought death for Derrick Hightower. The last death sentence handed down in the circuit was by his father, retired Judge Dale Segrest, in 1995.
New Orleans attack: Search continues for potential Bourbon Street accomplices as state AG vows death penalty
Authorities say the suspect in the New Orleans truck attack considered killing his friends and family prior to the attack, ...
Families who lost loved ones to violence find relief, doubt in California’s death penalty
Wife of murder victim Jon Johnson, Karen Johnson, hugs jury member Fred Young on May 12, 2010, outside the Sacramento ...
Trump says he will direct Justice Department to ‘vigorously pursue the death penalty’
President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will direct the Department of Justice to “vigorously pursue the death penalty ...
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty two decades after last execution
Zimbabwe has officially abolished the death penalty after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will ...
What happened in 11 Oklahoma County death penalty cases under new DA
Eleven death penalty cases were pending in Oklahoma County District Court when the new district attorney took office. Where ...
Trump vows to direct DOJ to pursue death penalty in wake of Biden clemencies
President-elect Trump vowed Tuesday to direct his Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue the death penalty in the wake of ...
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa has approved a law that abolishes the death penalty in the southern African state ...
Michigan was 1st state to outlaw death penalty
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of Michigan's only prisoner on death row federally. The state has long outlawed the ...
Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging
Zimbabwe has abolished the death penalty, a widely expected move in a country that last carried out the punishment nearly two decades ago.
Zimbabwe Abolishes The Death Penalty
Zimbabwe officially abolished the death penalty Tuesday after President Emmerson Mnangagwa signed into law an act that will ...
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper commutes 15 death sentences, but 121 still on death row
Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that he reviewed 89 clemency petitions from death row inmates and granted 15 of them.