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Woman charged in Vermont border agent’s death seeks 6-month delay in death penalty decision
A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont wants to delay the government’s decision on whether to ...
Feds pursuing death penalty in fatal Vermont Border Patrol shooting, attorneys claim
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously singled out the case as an example where federal prosectors could seek capital charges.
Attorneys for Teresa Youngblut ask for extension as possible death penalty looms
The defense is asking the judge to extend the timeframe for evidence submission to ensure that Youngblut has a meaningful ...
On This Day, June 29: U.S. Supreme Court finds death penalty unconstitutional
On June 29, 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that capital punishment, as then administered by individual states, was ...
Could the death penalty happen in Minnesota, despite 114-year-old ban?
The high-profile assassination of a top Minnesota lawmaker and her husband​ could bring about a form of punishment long ...
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Del. General Assembly passes first leg of amendment to ban death penalty
The Delaware General Assembly has passed the first leg of a constitutional amendment to permanently abolish the death penalty ...
Mississippi executes the longest-serving man on the state’s death row for 1976 killing
Mississippi has executed the longest-serving man on its death row nearly 50 years after he was convicted of murder.
Supreme Court Sides With Death Row Prisoner Seeking DNA Testing
For nearly 15 years, a man on death row in Texas has sought DNA testing to try and prove he did not kill an 85-year-old woman ...
Vietnam ends death penalty for 8 crimes, may spare real estate tycoon
Vietnam has lifted the death penalty for eight crimes in legal reforms that may spare the life of a real estate tycoon ...
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Dylann Roof killed my mom and cousins. But I still oppose the death penalty.
Dylann Roof wanted to start a race war, but I feel like there is already such a war going on, and it plays out in our ...