The jury in the Karen Read trial heard drastically different closing arguments Friday before deliberations began.

Minnesota abolished the death penalty in 1911 and there are few examples of it being pursued for crimes in the state.

When contemplating the fate of veterans convicted of capital crime, it is important to bear in mind that combat-related brain ...

CHEYENNE — Lawmakers voted to defeat a bill to repeal Wyoming’s death penalty on Thursday evening, following a passionate debate on the Senate floor. Sen. Brian Boner, R-Douglas, sponsored ...

The man charged with killing a prominent Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another could face the death penalty, something that ...

Every time a major criminal case captures public attention, the death penalty debate resurfaces in full force. We hear familiar arguments such as: “Public opinion supports the death penalty,” “Victims ...

REDWOOD CITY — San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of gunning down seven Half Moon Bay mushroom farm workers in the county’s ...

[From: Society’s Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty, Laura E. Randa, ed., University Press of America, Inc., 1997.Reprinted with permission of the publisher.] As far ...

Following two state executions of death row inmates in less than six months, Gov. Mike Braun said June 3 that Indiana does not have any more of the drug used and he does not "intend to put another ...

Prosecutors in the Lil Durk murder-for-hire case have been instructed not to seek the death penalty. Skip to main content Skip to site footer. Trending: That Mexican OT's N-Word Debate; ...

San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing seven people and injuring another in a mass shooting in Half Moon Bay in January ...