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Tag: Capital punishment
Supreme Court won’t reimpose death sentence for Utah man convicted of murdering a woman in 1985
WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Utah state…
Court sets March 19 date for first execution in Arizona in over 2 years
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 execution date Tuesday for a man…
South Carolina sets next execution date as inmate questions lethal injection doses
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the…
Oklahoma board denies clemency for man on death row, clears path for March execution
OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma board rejected clemency on Wednesday for a man sentenced to die…
Indonesia prepares to send home an ailing French national on death row
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities on Tuesday were set to return an ailing French national who…
Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth…
Man charged with stabbing Vegas showgirls and tourists pleads guilty but mentally ill to murder
LAS VEGAS — A man accused in a series of stabbings on the Las Vegas Strip…
Indian police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of a trainee doctor that led to protests
NEW DELHI — An Indian court on Saturday found a police volunteer guilty for the rape…
Congo executes 102 ‘urban bandits’ with 70 more set to be killed, officials say
KINSHASA, Congo — Some 102 men were executed by the Congolese government in the past week,…