Maryland has agreed to pay the first death row inmate exonerated post-conviction by DNA an additional $83,000.
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Read More »April 27, 2022 Comments Off on Maryland board OKs additional $83K to exoneree in 1984 killing
Maryland has agreed to pay the first death row inmate exonerated post-conviction by DNA an additional $83,000.
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Read More »November 30, 2020 Comments Off on Sexual harassment persists in New York courts
Welcome to Monday, the 49th anniversary of the broadcast premiere of “Brian’s Song.” Here are some news items to get your week started. — Sexual harassment remains a problem in New York courts, survey says. — Former death-row inmate seeks ...
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Read More »November 18, 2019 Comments Off on Tenn. judge denies DNA testing sought 13 years after man’s execution
MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The daughter of a man executed 13 years ago for murder does not have standing to seek DNA testing of evidence in the case, a Memphis judge ruled Monday, but the judge also said the ruling wasn’t ...
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Read More »May 4, 2015 Comments Off on Lawyers settle some battles out of court
Attorneys making music heads news summary that includes victim-impact statements, Los Angeles tenants reach settlement and Virginia's death row.
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Read More »December 31, 2014 Comments Off on O’Malley’s decision final chapter in death penalty debate?
The remaining death row inmates will instead serve a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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Read More »November 21, 2014 Comments Off on Families of Md. death-row inmates’ victims sought
With only two months left before Republican Larry Hogan takes office, Gov. Martin O'Malley might take action to commute the sentences of four men who remain on Maryland's death row.
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Read More »October 28, 2014 Comments Off on Court considers challenge to solitary for Va. death-row inmates
The fundamental nature of Virginia's death row will be altered if a judge's decision striking down automatic solitary confinement of condemned inmates is allowed to stand, an attorney for the state told a federal appeals court Tuesday.
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Read More »November 7, 2013 Comments Off on New trial ordered for death-row inmate in Florida
September 9, 2013 Comments Off on Federal court rejects death row appeal based on IQ
BOISE, Idaho — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected Idaho death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto Jr.’s claim that he is too mentally disabled to be executed. A three-judge panel ruled Monday that the Idaho Supreme Court correctly ...
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Read More »September 8, 2013 Comments Off on Ariz. woman formerly on death row released pending new trial in son’s killing
PHOENIX — An Arizona woman who spent more than two decades on death row was released on bond Friday after a judge ruled there’s no direct evidence linking her to the death of her young son, other than a purported ...
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