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Michigan Governor Says ‘Unfortunate’ That Convicted Alabama Murderer, Rapist Getting Death Penalty
Whitmer said that the impending execution of Demetrius Frazier is “out of her hands,” just hours before Alabama was scheduled to carry out the sentence. Frazier, a 52-year-old Detroit native, was set ...
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 ...
As Alabama execution looms, supporters of death row inmate turn to Michigan governor
Alabama’s plan to execute Demetrius Frazier on Thursday could be complicated if the governor of Michigan attempts to ...
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Alabama death row inmate’s lawyers drop effort to move him to Michigan
Robert Bentley and former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, which allowed for Frazier to be brought to Alabama’s Death Row, was illegal. But earlier this week, a lawyer for the Michigan Department of ...
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Mother of Michigan prisoner on death row in Alabama asking governor to bring him home
LANSING, Mich. — The mother of a man from Michigan on death row in Alabama delivered a letter and petition signatures to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday asking her to intervene. Demetrius Frazier ...