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Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor defies labeling
Sonia Sotomayor is a groundbreaking nominee for the Supreme Court who defies easy pigeonholing.
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A man who shot the mother of their son nine times in front of the 7-year-old has been sentenced to life without parole.
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Trucker Faces Execution In 1991 Ohio Murder
A Bible taken from an Ohio victim who was shot and robbed during a multistate killing spree helped tie an Oregon trucker to the crime and send him back to a death penalty state.
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Obama has first audience with pope
President Barack Obama's concerted efforts to woo the Catholic Church - and its voters - get a lift Friday as he has his first face-to-face audience with Pope Benedict XVI.
Serial rapist is a danger to society - lawyer
Convicted serial rapist Tsediso Letsoenya was a dangerous criminal and a danger to society, it was contended in the Cape High Court on Monday.
Fayetteville man accused of killing two women could face death
Court documents show that prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against a man accused of robbing and killing two North Carolina women in 2007 if he's convicted.
A judge has affirmed Washington state's procedures for executing prisoners by lethal injection, turning aside complaints that condemned inmates could be partially conscious when fatal drugs flow into their veins.
Prosecutor seeks death penalty for Alabama mom
A prosecutor is asking for the death penalty for a Russellville woman convicted of capital murder in the arson death of her 6-year-old son.
Court Frees Florida Death Row Inmate
TALLAHASSEE The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the conviction and death sentence in a 1994 Broward County robbery-slaying, meaning the defendant will go free.
Man faces death penalty in killing
CHESNEE a ' A South Carolina prosecutor wasted no time telling the suspect in the killing of an 8-year-old that he was seeking the death penalty.
Man competent for trial in Ark. TV anchor death
A man accused of killing a television anchorwoman is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday, setting the stage of a possible death penalty case.
Conn. jury mulls death penalty in triple killing
A Connecticut jury is to begin deliberating Friday on whether a Trumbull man should get the death penalty for killing his former lover, her 9-year-old daughter and his former roommate in Bridgeport three years ago.
Death penalty trial begins in Blountville, man accused of killing girlfriend's toddler
Jury selection has gone into a second day for the first-degree murder trial of a Kingsport man in the death of his girlfriend's toddler.
Sarabjit's family petitions Pakistani president for mercy
Chandigarh, July 8 : The family members of Indian national Sarabjit Singh, who is in a Pakistan jail facing death sentence, and a city-based NGO Wednesday said they have sent a petition to President Asif Ali Zardari to convert his death penalty into a life term.
Alabama Mother Convicted In Death Of Her 6-Year Old Son
A jury has convicted a north Alabama woman of capital murder in the death of her 6-year-old son, who died in a house fire last year.
Death Penalty and Mental Illness: Families of Victims Speak Out
For the first time, families of murder victims have joined with families of persons with mental illness who have been executed to speak out against the death penalty.
Jury Deadlocks In SoCal Baby Torture Case
A judge has declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of an Escondido man convicted of torturing and murdering his girlfriend's 2-year-old boy after jurors deadlocked on his sentence.
Will bad facts doom a double jeopardy claim brought to SCOTUS in capital case?
This newarticle in the Washington Post , headlined "Va. Inmate's Lawyers Argue Double Jeopardy," raises the age-old question of whether bad facts often make for bad law.
Soldier could face death penalty o ...
SAVANNAH, Ga. - An Army sergeant accused of slaying his superior and another U.S. soldier in Iraq will face a court-martial and could be sentenced to death if convicted, the military said Tuesday.
India's top court favors death by hanging
India's top court has refused to replace hanging with lethal injection as the country's sole method of execution, saying there is no evidence it is less painful than other ways.