Sep 15 Nick Reiner will not face death penalty over his parents' killings By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press In a statement, his public defender said prosecutors had made the right decision and highlighted Reiner's mental illness and struggles with self-medication. Continue reading
Aug 13 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama put men to death as U.S. states schedule 3 executions on same day By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The last time three executions were carried out on the same day was on Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death. Continue reading
Aug 12 Defense in Charlie Kirk's killing argue against death penalty, said shooter hit 'intended target' By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Whether the shooting endangered the crowd is a key issue: Prosecutors cited the risk that other people could have been harmed as an aggravating factor under state law that makes Kirk's killing a capital crime. Continue reading
Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 14 Florida to execute 3 of its oldest death row inmates by the end of the month By David Fischer, Associated Press Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last. Continue reading
Jun 16 Republican Gov. Mike DeWine wants Ohio to abolish the death penalty By Julie Carr Smyth, Patrick Aftoora Orsagos, Associated Press Gov. Mike DeWine says he believes Ohio should abolish the death penalty. He said data shows the death penalty is not serving as a deterrent to violent crime, as the law he helped write had intended. Continue reading
Jun 12 Lawyers for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk try to block prosecutors from seeking death penalty By Hannah Schoenbaum, Matthew Brown, Associated Press Attorneys for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk asked a judge Friday to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty as punishment for comments they made in the media about a bullet fragment recovered from Kirk’s body. Continue reading
Jun 12 Supreme Court nixes Alabama request for nitrogen execution, which lower court ruled unconstitutional By Kim Chandler, Associated Press An Alabama man facing the death penalty by nitrogen gas was spared Thursday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to set aside a lower-court ruling that found the method is unconstitutionally cruel, issuing a brief order that came well after… Continue reading
Jun 10 Feds won't seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker By Gene Johnson, Associated Press U.S. prosecutors said Wednesday they will not seek the death penalty as part of a plea agreement with the man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House along with her husband, as well as the attempted… Continue reading
Jun 10 What to know about execution methods in the U.S. after judge blocks Alabama from using nitrogen gas By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press Alabama's plans to execute a death row inmate using nitrogen gas appeared to be thwarted Tuesday by a federal judge permanently blocking the state from using that method, declaring it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Continue reading