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‘Tantamount to suicide’: Convicted killer wants death penalty for murder of son’s mother but jury gives him life
On Thursday, Arkeem Marshall, 33, was convicted of capital murder for the September 2023 shooting death of TiMira Pullom, 28.
Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won’t face the death penalty
Oklahoma prosecutors say they will retry longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip a third time for his role in the 1997 ...
Appellate court grants stay, halting start of Tarrant County death penalty trial
Valerian O’Steen is accused of killing Marissa Grimes, whose body was found in a crawl space underneath his house in Fort ...
Death penalty case | Punishment decided in Oscar Rosales' trial
Oscar Rosales was sentenced to death for the murder of Harris County Precinct 5 Deputy Constable Charles Galloway in 2022.
Prosecution appeals removal of death penalty ahead of Billy Wagner trial
An appeals court will hear arguments on why the prosecution says the death penalty should not have been taken off the table ...
Oklahoma AG not seeking death penalty for Richard Glossip, plans to uphold murder charge
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office is not seeking the death penalty for former death row inmate ...
Man formerly on death row can’t serve 2 life terms at the same time, Tennessee Supreme Court rules
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that a Memphis judge did not have the authority to give a man formerly on death row ...
Wisconsin man's case raised the competency standard for execution. He died at 67 on death row.
Scott Panetti had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoid delusions, depression and insomnia. His case made it to the U.S ...