Death penalty to resume in Mississippi this week
Death penalty opponents will address the planned resumption of executions in Mississippi this week. A press conference is scheduled for tomorrow on the south steps of the Mississippi…
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Harrison County man denied appeal of capital murder conviction, death sentence
A man convicted and sentenced to death in the brutal beating of a Pass Christian man has been denied in his appeal in those findings. The state Supreme Court on Thursday handed down the decision to deny the appeal of…
Judge says Mississippi death row inmate may give up appeals
NEW ALBANY, Miss. (AP) – A judge has ruled that a man on Mississippi’s death row who says he killed his wife can give up all future appeals and request an execution date. Union County Circuit Judge Kent Smith issued…
Trump administration carries out 13th and final execution
The 48-year-old Higgs was convicted in the killings of three women in a Maryland wildlife refuge. He was the third inmate to receive a lethal injection this week at the federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana.
US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
Lisa Montgomery was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana.
MLK's son asks Alabama to stop inmate's upcoming execution
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — The son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as family members of a condemned Alabama inmate, are asking the governor to to stop the execution of the…
Texas inmate faces execution for killing wife in 2005
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate with a history of violence against women faces execution for fatally shooting his wife, who had feared she would never get out of her marriage…
Death sentence upheld
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the death sentence of a man convicted of strangling his ex-girlfriend and dumping her body in the woods. A majority of justices Thursday rejected an appeal by Timothy Evans. He was convicted in 2013…
Death Penalty Challenge
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision Thursday, rules "Charles Ray Crawford" can question the use of midazolam the drug used in executions, in state court. Lawyers for Crawford say the sedative won't make an inmate unconscious,…
Veil Of Secrecy
A legal veil of secrecy could drop over much of the execution process in Mississippi under a bill agreed on by house and senate negotiators. Both bodies passed senate Bill 2237 Tuesday, sending it to Gov. Phil Bryant for his…
Death Penalty for Man Found Guilty in 2013 Murder
A 30 year old man found guilty of capital murder in Harrison County was sentenced to death today.
Boston Bomber Sentenced to Death
Today convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death.
Man Sentenced To Death
The Mississippi Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty for a man convicted of capital murder by a Harrison County Jury.