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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.
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.
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Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
Wood has been on Texas Death Row for nearly four decades even though no DNA evidence linked him to the murders of six women and girls in El Paso in 1987. “I’m accused of killing six people ...
Federal appeals court reverses conviction of Texas woman on death row after 27 years
The federal appeals court said the prosecution failed to disclose that a key trial witness was a paid informant.
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate's 1998 murder conviction
After the woman spent 27 years on death row for killing an 80-year-old man, the court found that prosecutors failed to reveal ...
Dallas Morning News4d
What to know about the death penalty and death row in Texas
As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...
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Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
Texas leads the country in executions and is among the top three in imposing death sentences. The state’s use of capital punishment has waned, however, and the number of people on death row has ...