Two men accused of homicide in Pennsylvania are asking the state Supreme Court to limit a prosecutor's use of the death ...

Although Nigeria is a signatory to ICCPR, which provides guidance on the application of the death penalty, it has yet to abolish ...

A group of Philadelphia attorneys specializing in capital murder cases is asking the state Supreme Court to restrict ...

The governor said Indiana no longer has any usable lethal injection drugs. Instead of purchasing more — and risking ...

Arkansas prosecutors will be able to seek the death penalty in some rape cases involving children when a new statute goes ...

Teresa Youngblut's attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government could seek capital punishment in the case. The government opposed that ...

Earlier this month, her attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government ...

Florida schedules the execution of Kayle Bates for the 1982 murder of Janet White, marking the state's increase in capital ...

Indiana is scheduled to execute Roy Lee Ward for raping and murdering 15-year-old Stacy Payne in 2001. Ward waited for ...

The Bombay High Court acquitted all 12 individuals convicted in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts. AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi ...