Latest Death Penalty Posts
- 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
- Working for free: Lawyers incorporating pro bono into their lives talk about its rewards, challenges
Feb 1, 2013, 06:20 am CDT
- Convicted at murder retrial, pro se defendant says he wants lawyer for penalty phase
Jan 25, 2013, 03:08 pm CDT
- Judge tells pro se murder defendant he’ll get a lawyer if he can’t follow trial rules
Jan 23, 2013, 05:37 pm CDT
- Defense Attorneys Not Authorized to Try to Save Ex-Client from Execution, Federal Judge Says
Jan 11, 2013, 12:00 pm CDT
- Ex-Jurist Should Lose Law License for a Year Over Close Relationship with Prosecutor, Judge Says
Jan 9, 2013, 03:20 pm CDT
- Alabama Death Row Inmate Loses Appeal Because of Mistake by Troubled Lawyer
Jan 9, 2013, 06:30 am CDT
- AG Seeks Appellate Stay of Fed’l Order to Release Capital Murder Defendant Due to Va. Misconduct
Jan 2, 2013, 05:32 pm CDT
- January 31, 1945: Pvt. Eddie Slovik Executed
Jan 1, 2013, 01:30 am CDT
- Is Death Penalty ‘Marginalized and Meaningless’? Capital Sentences Remain Near Historic Low
Dec 18, 2012, 12:12 pm CDT
- Ohio Gov Avoids Obesity Execution Issue re 450-Pound Inmate, Grants Clemency on Another Basis
Dec 17, 2012, 05:55 pm CDT
- Victim’s Brother Shouts at Judge Who Overturns Three Death Sentences for Racial Bias
Dec 14, 2012, 07:39 am CDT
- Baby Sitter Wins New Trial in Infant’s Death After Experts Cite Advances in Science of Head Injury
Dec 7, 2012, 07:15 am CDT
- Accused Serial Killer Facing Potential Federal Death Sentence Found Dead in His Jail Cell
Dec 3, 2012, 03:58 pm CDT
- Pause and Reflect: ABA’s Good Works Are Precious Gifts That Help Fulfill Our Core Missions
Dec 1, 2012, 05:50 am CDT
- New Testimony from ‘I Did It. So What?’ Murderer, Who Tells Jury of Armed Robberies at Sentencing
Nov 15, 2012, 12:45 pm CDT
- Double Whammy for ‘I Did It. So What?’ Defendant: Jury Convicts, Voters Didn’t Repeal Death Penalty
Nov 7, 2012, 06:23 pm CDT
- Eager to Watch Football Game, Murder Defendant Tells Jury ‘I Did It, So What?’
Nov 6, 2012, 05:52 pm CDT
- November 1, 1950: Truman Escapes Assassination
Nov 1, 2012, 12:40 am CDT
- New Stay Granted for Inmate Claiming ‘Grandiose Delusion’ Bars His Execution
Oct 24, 2012, 07:17 am CDT
- 11th Circuit Lifts Execution Stay for Mass Murderer; ABA Prez Calls for Review of Insanity Claims
Oct 23, 2012, 12:40 pm CDT
- Federal Judge Stays Execution of Mass Murderer Who Thinks He Is Prince of God
Oct 22, 2012, 09:42 am CDT
- Lawyer Blasted by Ky. Judge Who Called Case ‘Ridiculous,’ Client a ‘Carcass’ Now Seeks His Removal
Oct 16, 2012, 04:58 pm CDT
- Expect Jail Time, Judge Tells Prospective Juror Who Googled Murder Defendant, Flouting Written Order
Oct 11, 2012, 01:28 pm CDT
- See the Video: Angry Judge Blasts ‘Backseat Driver’ Appellate Counsel in High-Profile Murder Case
Oct 9, 2012, 02:37 pm CDT
- Around the Blawgosphere: SCOTUSblog Hits 10-Year Mark; Building an Affordable Suit Wardrobe
Oct 5, 2012, 09:30 am CDT
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