Catholic organizations had lobbied Pat Quinn to end the death penalty. The former governor was not previously aware of ...

Jurors heard Thursday about Walker’s prior homicide conviction as prosecutors seek the death penalty for the 14-year-old’s ...

Karmelo Anthony, 17, won’t face the death penalty for Austin Metcalf’s stabbing, leaving the victim’s father unsettled.

A coalition of California and national civil rights leaders called on Governor Gavin Newsom to commute the death sentences of ...

Jurors will decide whether Ronny Walker should receive the death penalty or life sentence following his first-degree murder conviction.

Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty, partly because Karmelo Anthony was 17 at the time of his alleged stabbing.

Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Starting July 1st, several new laws take effect that state lawmakers passed during the last legislative session.

Beaufort County police say the man opened fire on his ex-girlfriend’s car as she drove her 6-year-old child to school.

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — The State of Florida announced Friday it is seeking the death penalty for a registered sex offender ...

Despite decades of attempted legal interference and motions filed to prevent it, Mississippi's longest-serving death row ...

Jordan's execution came decades after he kidnapped and killed 35-year-old Edwina Marter, who was shot in the back of the head on Jan. 12, 1976.

With pleas failing in state and U.S. supreme courts, Thomas Lee Gudinas is set to be executed for the 1994 Orlando murder of ...