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The Pittsburgh synagogue gunman should be eligible for the death penalty, prosecutor argues

A prosecutor has urged jurors to find the gunman behind the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history eligible for the death penalty

The Independent UK

Florida prosecutors are laying out their case against a plastic surgeon facing the death penalty

Florida prosecutors are laying out their death penalty case against a plastic surgeon accused of killing a lawyer during an acrimonious battle over medical billing

The Independent UK

Gunman in 2019 El Paso mass shooting receives 90 life sentences

Patrick Crusius pleaded guilty and was sentenced Friday in federal court. He still faces state charges, and the local district attorney says he intends to seek the death penalty.

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Shooter who killed 23 at Texas Walmart gets 90 consecutive life sentences and may still face death penalty

‘Patrick’s thinking is at odds with reality … resulting in delusional thinking,’ defence attorney says of 24-year-old gunman

The Independent UK

Maryland man who spent 32 years in prison wrongly convicted of 1981 murders gets $2.9m

Maryland Board of Public Works approves compensation for John Huffington

The Independent UK

Memphis prosecutors seek death penalty against man charged with kidnapping and killing teacher

Prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty against a man charged with kidnapping a Memphis, Tennessee, school teacher during an early-morning run and killing her

The Independent UK

Texas courts struggle to resolve criminal appeals that got lost in Harris County for decades

Overlooked in the churn of one of the country’s busiest courthouses, the forgotten appeals included two death penalty cases, and one from a man who’s already finished his 20-year sentence.

The Texas Tribune

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Tree of Life synagogue shooter is too delusional to get death penalty, defence argues

Prosecutors say shooter showed meticulous planning

The Independent UK

Public kept out of courtroom as judge weighs evidence in South Carolina police ambush case

A judge has shut a courtroom from the public and reporters as he heard pretrial motions in the death penalty case of a South Carolina man charged with killing two police officers in a 2018 ambush

The Independent UK

Man falsely accused by Donald Trump in Central Park Five case runs for local government

Yusef Salaam was one of five defendants found guilty in the 1989 Central Park rape case that had the likes of Donald Trump calling for the death penalty. Years after being exonerated for the heinous crime, Salaam will likely become the next councilman for a New York City neighborhood

Daily Mirror

Bryan Kohberger could face the firing squad for the Idaho murders. What would this mean?

A recent change in Idaho state law now means he could face the firing squad if convicted of the Idaho college murders

The Independent UK

Josh Cavallo slams "sickening" new anti-LGBT law that gives gay people death penalty

Josh Cavallo is the world's only openly gay man playing top-flight football and the Adelaide United star has now taken aim at Uganda for its Anti-Homosexuality Act

Daily Mirror

Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty against college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger

Accused killer appeared in court on Tuesday as his death penalty case heads to trial

The Independent UK

Father of Idaho murder victim reacts to prosecutors seeking death penalty in Bryan Kohberger case

Kaylee Goncalves’ father Steve Goncalves said he felt ‘relief’ as his family comes one step closer to getting justice

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Bryan Kohberger’s father called police on accused Idaho killer nine years before murders

When confronted by his father over the theft, Bryan Kohberger chillingly warned him ‘not to do anything stupid’, according to court records

The Independent UK

Thai court acquits 5 who were accused of blocking the queen's motorcade during 2020 protests

A court in Thailand has acquitted a student activist and four other people of impeding the motorcade of the country’s queen during pro-democracy demonstrations in 2020, an offense that could have seen them sentenced to 16 years in prison or even the death penalty

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger judge makes reference to Lori Vallow case as suit-clad Idaho murders suspect appears in court

Accused killer appeared in court in Moscow one day after prosecutors announced intentions to seek the death penalty

Daily Mirror

Dad accused of killing neighbour family after teen exposed himself learns death row fate

Prosecutors in Idaho, decided not to seek the death penalty for Majorjon Kaylor, accused of killing his neighbours' family after a teen allegedly exposed himself to his daughters

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The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger’s father called police on accused Idaho killer nine years before murders

When confronted by his father over the theft, Bryan Kohberger chillingly warned him ‘not to do anything stupid’, according to court records

The Independent UK

Father of Idaho murder victim reacts to prosecutors seeking death penalty in Bryan Kohberger case

Kaylee Goncalves’ father Steve Goncalves said he felt ‘relief’ as his family comes one step closer to getting justice

The Independent UK

Idaho murders live: Bryan Kohberger’s defense denies ‘fishing expedition’ as he appears in court

Latah County Judge John Judge warned media outlets agaisnt zooming in their cameras on Bryan Kohberger during court proceedings

The Independent UK

Idaho prosecutors seek death penalty against college murders suspect Bryan Kohberger

Accused killer to appear in court on Tuesday where Judge John Judge will hear arguments on several motions filed by his defence

The Independent UK

Verdict due for 5 protesters accused of blocking Thai queen's car. Law allows the death penalty

A court in Thailand is to deliver a verdict Wednesday in the case of five people accused of impeding the queen’s motorcade during a pro-democracy march in 2020

Al Jazeera

US lawyers in Tree of Life mass shooting weigh the death penalty

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Robert Bowers, accused of the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in US history.

The Independent UK

Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students

Prosecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year

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