Alabama seeks to join states that allow the death penalty for child rape
The Alabama House of Representatives voted 86-5 for the bill that would allow prosecutors to pursue the death penalty when an ...
Alabama death row inmate Demetrius Frazier’s final words revealed as he’s executed for 1991 murder
Demetrius Frazier became the fourth inmate in the US to be put to death by the method as he served his sentence for the 1991 ...
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Child rape death penalty bill moving through Alabama Legislature – but is it constitutional?
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne). It would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for defendants charged with rape or sodomy ...
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Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's 4th execution using nitrogen gas
Frazier remained in Michigan custody until 2011 when the then-governors of the two states agreed to move him to Alabama’s death row. Alabama became the first state to conduct nitrogen gas ...
Raping a child in Alabama punishable by death under bill that advances to Senate
HB49, sponsored by Rep. Matt Simpson, R-Daphne, stated that a person age 18 or older could face death or life imprisonment if ...
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Alabama convict criticizes Democrat politician in last words before being executed for killing woman
"I understand the pleas and concerns. Michigan is not a death penalty state." Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said in a post-execution statement that justice was done. "In Alabama, we enforce the law.
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Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas
Frazier remained in Michigan custody until 2011 when the then-governors of the two states agreed to move him to Alabama’s death row. Frazier suggested in his final statement that his confession ...