The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...

The man accused of shooting two Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses -- two fatally -- is now in federal custody on murder ...

Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...

Gregory Hunt was convicted of killing Karen Lane, a woman he had been dating for about a month, according to court records.

A man with two death sentences chose lethal injection after attorneys referenced a problematic firing squad case. Lawyers ...

In nearly 350 death penalty cases Maricopa County prosecutors pursued over 20 years, just 13% ended in a death sentence. The ...

One year ago, Florida killer Wade Wilson, who shares his name with the alter ego of the Marvel character Deadpool, was ...

Second-degree murder convictions in Minnesota carry a penalty of three to 40 years in prison, while first-degree murder charges carry a sentence of up to life in prison.

Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 ...

Rep. Matt Simpson's HB20 would add a 22nd factor to Alabama's capital murder law, targeting those who "knowingly create great ...