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Lebanon upholds death sentence for killer of British woman
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Lebanese court has upheld the death sentence for an Uber driver convicted of killing a British woman who worked for the U.K. Embassy in Beirut five years ago, the embassy said Friday. According ...
Large crowd gathers to watch rare public execution in Iran condemned as ‘medieval’ by activists
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoIran reportedly executed a man over corruption and prostitution charges on Thursday as large crowds...
U.S. citizen sentenced to death in China for murder loses appeal
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA U.S. citizen sentenced to death by a Chinese court for "intentional homicide" of his former girlfriend lost his appeal on Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Following a trial held ...
Federal appeals court overturns 1991 death sentence in Fresno double murder
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA federal appeals court in a rare move overturned the death sentence of a man who was convicted of robbing and killing two people in Fresno in 1988, saying prosecutors knowingly presented false ...
I’ve seen evil inflicted on the innocent with no remorse. Vilest killers must be killed.
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRay Grogan is the Marion County prosecuting attorney. As usual, state legislators returned from...
Thousands of California inmates are sentenced to die in prison. Should some get to seek parole?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“I get to see remarkable human beings inside that have so much to offer society, and many of them...
Ghislaine Maxwell's conviction should stand, prosecutors say
ABC News via Yahoo News· 12 months agoProsecutors urged a federal appeals court to uphold the conviction of Ghislaine Maxwell, who was...
Supreme Court revives Texas death row inmate’s faulty DNA evidence claim
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSupreme Court revived a Texas death row inmate’s claim his murder conviction should be tossed out on...
Opinion: Leslie Van Houten could finally go free. Why does California leave that decision to the...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLeslie Van Houten has been in prison since 1971 for her role in the murders ordered by Charles...
Jedidiah Murphy and the evolving debate on mental illness and capital punishment
LA Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSome states have abolished the death penalty. California has a moratorium but holds the most people on death row. Texas, where Murphy is held, has carried out five executions so far this year.
