Supreme Court throws out death sentence, murder conviction of Okla. death row inmate
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who has been on death row for more than 25 years. The court found that Glossip's trial violated his constitutional rights. It reversed the Oklahoma state court's judgement and sent the case back for a new trial.
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.
Supreme Court orders new trial for death row inmate Glossip
Richard Glossip’s Supreme Court case became a focal point in the national debate over the death penalty, which critics say is unjust or unfairly applied.
Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate’s murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her being sentenced to death, a federal appellate court panel ruled Friday.
Texas court delays execution of man on death row for 32 years, days before he was set to die
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week over the killings of six girls and young women found buried in the desert near El Paso.
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
A federal appeals court has reversed the murder conviction of a 52-year-old Texas woman who has been on death row for close to three decades. In 1998, Brittany Marlowe Holberg was found guilty by an Amarillo jury of murdering 80-year-old A.
Stay granted for Texas death row inmate 2 days before scheduled execution
The state's Court of Criminal Appeals halted death row inmate David Leonard Wood's execution two days before it was set to happen.
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Here’s how people on death row meet their ends in each state
As South Carolina prepares to execute a man by firing squad on Friday, here are the ways each state conducts capital punishment, according to Death Penalty Information Center: Georgia, along with ...
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Editorial: The shameful return of executions to Louisiana
One need not even accept this newspaper’s position that the death penalty is immoral, as there is no recourse for an execution made in error, and impractical, with legal fees alone siphoning ...