Florida death row inmate’s lawyers argue he shouldn’t be executed because he’s ‘morbidly obese’
The morbidly obese killer’s defense team argued his planned lethal injection would violate the Eighth Amendment, which protects against forms of cruel and unusual punishment.
Florida Justices weigh execution of ‘Morbidly Obese’ death row inmate
Pointing to his obesity and other medical conditions, lawyers for Death Row inmate Michael Tanzi are trying to halt his ...
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Man on death row chooses gruelling execution method which has only been used on four inmates in the past 50 years
Mikal Mahdi murdered an off-duty police officer by shooting him eight times and dousing him in diesel before setting him ...
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Death row inmate in Charlotte County heads back to court
Dwight Eaglin headed back to the Charlotte County Courthouse Friday for a hearing to determine legal motions in his ...
Florida death row inmate says his morbid obesity would 'complicate' lethal injection, wants leniency
A Florida death row inmate who was convicted of kidnapping and killing a woman in 2000 is asking the court to show him ...
A second person on South Carolina’s death row has chosen to be executed by firing squad
Mikal Mahdi, who killed a South Carolina police officer during a multi-state crime spree, has chosen to die by firing squad.
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Firing squads? Lethal gas? It’s what this Florida bill could bring to the table
A Florida bill making its way through the Legislature this month could change how the state implements the death penalty.
Louisiana becomes second state, after Alabama, to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas
It was the fifth time nitrogen gas was used in the U.S. after four executions by the same method — all in Alabama.
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Court overturns injunction in case of death row inmate
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned the injunction that blocked the execution of death row inmate, Jessie Hoffman. Hoffman was sentenced to death after ...