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Texas woman’s execution halted; DA won’t appeal
HUNTSVILLE, Texas — The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas […]
Report: Few states have bulk of executions
WASHINGTON — Just four states carried out more than three-fourths of the executions in the United States this year, while another 23 states have not put an inmate to death […]
Texas inmate prepares for 3rd trip to death house
LIVINGSTON, Texas — What Cleve Foster remembers most about his recent brushes with death is the steel door, the last one condemned Texas inmates typically walk through before their execution. […]
Arizona man executed for 1987 murders
FLORENCE, Ariz. — Arizona on Wednesday executed a death-row inmate for two gruesome slayings committed 25 years ago. Daniel Wayne Cook was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death […]
Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down execution law
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s execution law Friday, calling it unconstitutional. In a split decision, the high court sided with 10 death row […]
Va. lawyers: Executions are illegal practice of medicine
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia executioners who inject condemned inmates with lethal doses of drugs are illegally practicing medicine, pharmacy and anesthesiology without licenses, two Alexandria lawyers claim in a complaint […]
Appeals court overturns stay of execution in Delaware
DOVER, Del. — A federal appeals court has overturned a judge‘s decision that had put a scheduled Friday execution in Delaware on hold. Thursday’s decision by the Third U.S. Circuit […]
Public defenders try to stop Del. execution
DOVER, Del. — Federal public defenders trying to halt the execution of convicted Delaware killer Shannon Johnson claimed in court papers Thursday that there is overwhelming evidence that he is […]
Judge stays Del. execution of convicted killer
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge on Wednesday halted the execution of convicted killer Shannon Johnson, saying he wants to hear oral arguments over claims that Johnson is mentally incompetent […]
Delaware killer asks judge not to delay execution
WILMINGTON, Del. — The attorney for a Delaware death row inmate facing execution this week asked a federal judge on Monday to reject an attempt by the convicted killer’s estranged […]
Delaware death row inmate faces execution on April 20
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware death row inmate who has waived his right to further appeals of his conviction and death sentence was given an April 20 execution date on […]
Judge weighs clemency agreement for Del. killer
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Superior Court judge is holding a hearing to put final approval to Gov. Jack Markell’s decision to commute the death sentence of a man who was […]
