South Dakota inmate on death row loses 2 appeals in 1 day

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A convicted killer in South Dakota who is scheduled to be executed early next month for the fatal stabbing of a young doughnut shop worker lost two appeals on Friday. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a request by Charles Russell Rhines, 63, to meet with mental health... Read More

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Charles Russell Rhines

October 17, 2019

Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk

ATLANTA (AP) — A man convicted of shooting two Georgia convenience store clerks — killing one and seriously injuring the other — in separate robberies is scheduled to be executed later this month. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, is scheduled to be put to death Oct. 30 at the state prison in Jackson, state Attorney General... Read More

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Ray Jefferson Cromartie

October 16, 2019

Death penalty trial begins for NC inmate in prison attack

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A death penalty trial has begun for the first of four North Carolina inmates accused of using scissors and hammers from a prison workshop to kill four workers and hurt eight others during a failed escape attempt. The Virginian-Pilot reports that armed police surrounded inmate Mikel Brady as video of the... Read More

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Mikel Brady

October 15, 2019

Executed man’s daughter asks court to order DNA testing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A woman whose father was executed for murder in Tennessee 13 years ago asked a judge on Monday to order the testing of DNA evidence in the case. The hearing in Memphis focused largely on whether April Alley can legally bring a petition for DNA testing on behalf of her father’s... Read More

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Sedley Alley

October 9, 2019

Lawyers want Nevada to ban executions of mentally ill

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The American Bar Association wants the Nevada Supreme Court to rule that people suffering from severe mental illness should be ineligible for the death penalty. The national group of lawyers and legal scholars made the argument in joining an appeal challenging the death sentence of a man it says was mentally... Read More

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Execution, Nevada

October 2, 2019

Missouri executes killer despite concern about painful death

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri inmate was executed Tuesday for killing a man in 1996 in a string of violence that included several other crimes, despite concerns that the prisoner’s rare medical condition would cause a gruesome lethal injection. Russell Bucklew was put to death at the state prison in Bonne Terre. It was... Read More

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Russell Bucklew

October 1, 2019

Missouri inmate with rare medical condition faces execution

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of a condemned Missouri inmate rests with Gov. Mike Parson, who must decide if the risk posed by Russell Bucklew’s unusual medical condition is grave enough to halt his execution. Bucklew, 51, is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening for killing a man during a 1996 crime... Read More

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Russell Bucklew

September 26, 2019

Texas inmate executed for stabbing deaths of 2 stepsons

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who claimed he was intellectually disabled was executed Wednesday for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during a 2007 attack in which his wife also died. Robert Sparks received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the slayings of 9-year-old Harold Sublet and 10-year-old Raekwon Agnew... Read More

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Robert Sparks

September 25, 2019

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing 2 stepsons

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate who says he’s intellectually disabled is set to be executed Wednesday evening for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during an attack more than 12 years ago in their North Texas home that also killed his wife. Robert Sparks, 45, is facing lethal injection for the September 2007 slayings... Read More

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Robert Sparks

September 23, 2019

Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prison officials are unconstitutionally limiting public access to executions in Virginia by blocking witnesses from seeing certain steps in the process, four news organizations allege in a federal lawsuit filed Monday. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond alleges that the department is violating the First Amendment by using... Read More

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September 18, 2019

US court: Media should be able to hear Arizona executions

PHOENIX (AP) — Journalists are entitled to hear and not just see the entire process of executing condemned inmates in Arizona, a U.S. appeals court said Tuesday in a ruling that criticized Arizona’s “checkered past with executions.” In the case stemming from what a lawyer called a botched execution, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of... Read More

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September 12, 2019

Court won’t block death penalty trials despite moratorium

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Supreme Court refused Wednesday to block death penalty cases from proceeding during Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on executions. The justices rejected defense attorneys’ arguments that jurors can’t realistically gauge the seriousness of imposing a death sentence if they think it’s never actually going to be carried out. Newsom halted... Read More

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September 11, 2019

Texas executes man who killed woman during spate of crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas death row inmate was executed Tuesday for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her North Texas home nearly a decade ago during an eight-day spate of crimes that included thefts and another killing. Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the... Read More

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Mark Anthony Soliz

September 10, 2019

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing woman in 2010

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas inmate was set to be executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a 61-year-old grandmother at her North Texas home nearly a decade ago during an eight-day spate of crimes that included thefts and another killing. Mark Anthony Soliz, 37, faced lethal injection for the June 2010 slaying of Nancy... Read More

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Mark Anthony Soliz

South Dakota inmate on death row loses 2 appeals in 1 day

Georgia set to execute man convicted of killing store clerk

Death penalty trial begins for NC inmate in prison attack

Executed man’s daughter asks court to order DNA testing

Lawyers want Nevada to ban executions of mentally ill

Missouri executes killer despite concern about painful death

Missouri inmate with rare medical condition faces execution

Texas inmate executed for stabbing deaths of 2 stepsons

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing 2 stepsons

Lawsuit calls for full public view of executions in Virginia

US court: Media should be able to hear Arizona executions

Court won’t block death penalty trials despite moratorium

Texas executes man who killed woman during spate of crimes

Texas inmate set to be executed for killing woman in 2010

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