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Longtime death row inmate shouldn't be executed because he has dementia, lawyers argue
Attorneys for Ralph Leroy Menzies, who's been on death row for 37 years, sought to convince a Utah state judge that the ...
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Texas court asked to overturn death sentence of Harris County inmate on death row for nearly 50 years
The now 68-year-old inmate has been declared incompetent since 1987 when his initial execution was halted due to severe ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sets execution of death row inmate for 1988 Walker County slaying
In 1990 a jury found Gregory Hunt guilty and by a vote of 11 to 1 recommended he be put to death for the Aug. 2, 1988, murder ...
Deciding whether death row inmate Ralph Menzies is competent to be executed now left to judge
A Utah judge is now considering whether Ralph Menzies is competent enough to be executed after being found guilty in the 1986 ...
Noem seeks death penalty for Mexicans charged in Monday's maritime smuggling deaths
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday night that she will ask federal prosecutors to seek the death ...
Kristi Noem Seeks Death Penalty After Boat Capsizes Near US Border
Homeland Secretary speaks out after at least three are killed, including a 14-year-old boy, in alleged human trafficking ...
Federal court denies appeal from convicted Kentucky murderer on death row
The man claimed ineffective assistance of counsel, jury tampering and jury bias during his trial, but a federal court ruled ...
U.S. to seek death penalty in inmate's murder
The U.S. government on Wednesday announced it will seek the death penalty for an Oklahoma inmate charged with killing one ...
Anthawn Ragan, facing death penalty for 2013 murder, to take the stand during sentencing
In April, a jury found Anthawn Ragan guilty of premeditated first-degree murder​ in the shooting death of Luis Perez at a ...