They affirmed the convictions and the sentences. The court rejected the appeal based in part on Lorenzo’s own defense, stating that he "knowingly and intelligently waived the right to counsel" and that Lorenzo was competent to represent himself knowing the nature of the proceedings.

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah’s death row is dwindling. As of September 2025, four men remain, each having spent decades waiting for executions that may never come. The state hasn’t issued a new death sentence since 2008, and some say the death ...

Victor Jones, convicted in couple’s 1990 murder in Miami-Dade County, could be the third former student at notorious reform schools to be executed in Florida in little more than a year.

In front of the Idaho Supreme Court, Robin Row argued she received ineffective legal counsel in her original capital murder trial.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri ‘s status as one of the most active death penalty states is about to ...

An execution date has been set for a man convicted of committing a murder during a robbery more than 20 years ago.

The two defendants filed a petition on Tuesday, July 22, before the state Supreme Court that suggests a range of actions to limit Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh’s discretion in asking for capital punishment. “The arbitrary seeking of ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled an October execution by nitrogen gas for an inmate who has an ongoing lawsuit challenging the new method as unconstitutionally cruel. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday set an Oct. 23 execution date for Anthony ...

122 people are currently on death row in the state, including 120 men and two women. The most recent death sentence was handed down in August 2025 to Joel Beltran, who was convicted of killing a 14-month-old toddler in 2022.