Death Penalty
- Abortion doc convicted of first-degree murder strikes deal for life term
May 14, 2013, 05:05 pm CDT
- Jury finds abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell guilty of first-degree murder in deaths of 3 infants
May 13, 2013, 02:59 pm CDT
- Lawyer with little experience can’t withdraw at 11th hour from death-penalty defense, judge says
May 9, 2013, 01:00 pm CDT
- Jury reaches guilty verdict in Jodi Arias first-degree murder trial
May 8, 2013, 03:57 pm CDT
- Accused shooter in Colo. movie theater massacre seeks insanity plea
May 8, 2013, 11:38 am CDT
- Convicted courthouse shooter accurately predicts his death sentence
May 8, 2013, 07:36 am CDT
- Execution is stayed for Miss. inmate in case raising questions about hair and DNA evidence
May 7, 2013, 02:20 pm CDT
- Convicted in courthouse slaying, defendant verbally attacks judge and prosecutor in sentencing phase
May 6, 2013, 05:59 pm CDT
- Lawyer who started on pro bono capital appeal as summer associate hopes to take it to top US court
May 3, 2013, 12:10 pm CDT
- Maryland gov signs bill abolishing death penalty; fate of 5 men on death row is uncertain
May 2, 2013, 12:35 pm CDT
- Man convicted in courthouse slaying shouts that his daughter, not the victim, should be dead
May 1, 2013, 01:21 pm CDT
- Sex-assault defendant is convicted of capital murder in mid-trial shooting spree
Apr 30, 2013, 03:45 pm CDT
- Unabomber lawyer Judy Clarke is appointed to represent Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Apr 30, 2013, 03:29 pm CDT
- Top death-penalty defense lawyer says ‘our job is to provide them with a reason to live’
Apr 29, 2013, 09:22 am CDT
- Top federal defender is representing accused Boston Marathon bomber
Apr 24, 2013, 05:53 pm CDT
- Spectator sells seat to watch high-profile murder trial for $200, is scolded by judge
Apr 24, 2013, 02:48 pm CDT
- Courthouse slaying trial has judge and defendant’s ex-lawyer as first witnesses
Apr 22, 2013, 05:27 pm CDT
- Military judge postpones 9/11 cases due to ‘nearly catastrophic server crash’ in Pentagon system
Apr 17, 2013, 12:50 pm CDT
- After Pentagon computer security issues, defense lawyers ordered not to email or draft docs online
Apr 11, 2013, 03:00 pm CDT
- PDs argue Arizona’s death penalty law is unconstitutional because it is indiscriminate
Apr 9, 2013, 06:15 am CDT
- Capital murder trial begins for man accused of slaying bystander in shooting outside courthouse
Apr 2, 2013, 05:44 pm CDT
- Prosecutors will seek death penalty against suspect in Colorado movie shootings
Apr 1, 2013, 11:09 am CDT
- $838K murder defense bill in Arias case pits public right to know against attorney-client privilege
Mar 28, 2013, 04:38 pm CDT
- Maryland lawmakers abolish death penalty
Mar 15, 2013, 02:22 pm CDT
- Hearsay: Do you have an unusual hobby?
Mar 1, 2013, 04:50 am CDT
- 25-year-old tape’s revelation prompts prosecutors to offer mid-trial plea deal
Feb 19, 2013, 04:01 pm CDT
- Did Charles Manson commit more ‘Helter Skelter’ murders? Lawyer’s tape suggests he may have
Feb 11, 2013, 05:45 pm CDT
- Death row inmate gets a reprieve over execution drug’s provenance
Feb 8, 2013, 01:02 pm CDT
- Is CIA listening to talk between lawyers and clients in Guantanamo death-penalty case?
Feb 5, 2013, 03:30 pm CDT
- Case of murder-kidnapping of 12-year-old tossed on speedy-trial grounds; state high court affirms
Feb 4, 2013, 04:00 pm CDT
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