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Oscar Franklin Smith, Tennessee death row inmate, declines to select execution method
Oscar Franklin Smith, a Tennessee death row inmate scheduled to die on May 22, declined to select a method meaning it ...
Several DAs Consider Charges Against Former Death Row Inmates With Commuted Sentences: Report
NBC News reported on Sunday that several district attorneys are considering, or have considered, state charges against some ...
Louisiana death row conviction overturned as man’s lawyers cite faulty forensic analysis
A man who has served nearly three decades on death row in Louisiana has had his conviction overturned by a judge.
After Biden commuted federal death row sentences, DAs are weighing state charges
A White House executive order called on the U.S. attorney general to determine whether former federal death row inmates “can ...
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In Louisiana, a Judge Just Vacated a Controversial Death Row Case
Chris Duncan’s longtime claims of innocence were boosted by the discrediting of bite mark analysis, and by recent reforms now ...
Judge rules death penalty will remain as possible punishment despite Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis
A judge ruled Bryan Kohberger, who is autistic, according to his lawyers, could still be put to death if he is convicted of ...
The Death Row Records Gospel Album —Yes, You Read That Right — Is Here
Death Row Records is in the gospel business. Today, the legendary label released Altar Call, a 21-track project featuring ...
Idaho stabbings suspect can face death penalty despite autism, judge rules
Prosecutors may still seek the death penalty if Bryan Kohberger is convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students, ...
Judge rules on Kohberger motion to remove death penalty over autism diagnosis
This was one of the latest — and likely final — attempts by Kohberger’s attorneys to remove the death penalty as an option.