The man charged with the murder of a Minnesota lawmaker switched his plea to guilty Thursday in an agreement with federal ...

The episode at the war court alarmed death penalty lawyers, who argued that the judge had a duty to suspend the proceedings ...

The case, a direct appeal to the state highest court, says the death penalty is unconstitutional because it is applied in a ...

A DOJ spokesperson said that the death penalty is completely off the table in the case against Vance Boelter, the suspect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decarlos Brown, who is charged with murder in the death of Iryna Zarutska, had his death penalty hearing delayed to October. 30 ...

Carl Boards is currently undergoing treatment after being ruled incompetent to stand trial for killing Ofc. Noah Shahnavaz in ...

The Supreme Court on Monday sided with a death row inmate in Florida who was blocked from challenging his sentence even ...

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (WECT) - A hearing to determine whether prosecutors will seek the death penalty against Nigel Max Edge has been postponed after multiple mental health experts concluded he is not ...

The man accused of killing three people in a mass shooting at an outdoor bar in Southport is scheduled for two court hearings next week. WECT reports that court records indicate Nigel Edge has an ...

An Alabama man challenged his death sentence after a murder conviction because of his varying results in a series of I.Q. tests.

The Kansas death chamber is a small room with one-way windows so witnesses and the executioner can see in but the inmate ...