The decision marked the 13th time he has ruled against the defense’s attempt to remove the death penalty from the case.

An Army combat veteran whose Gulf War experience triggered severe mental problems is scheduled to be executed Thursday in ...

Smith, who was asked to choose between lethal injection and the electric chair, declined to pick, his attorney Kelley Henry, ...

Then-new Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a moratorium on executions and ordered death row dismantled. Years later, inmates say they ...

Suge Knight agreed to a seven-figure settlement with Terry Carter's family over a 2015 fatal hit-and-run, ending a legal fight before retrial.

Hutchinson was convicted of killing his girlfriend, Renee Flaherty, and her three children: 9-year-old Geoffrey, 7-year-old ...

Eight defendants charged in multiple crimes with more than 120 combined counts for the deaths and injuries of dozens of victims appeared in court this week.

A bill in the Oklahoma House that would add the death penalty or life for any person convicted of certain crimes against ...

A hearing was held Thursday, April 17 in Caddo District Court for a death row inmate who is trying to appeal his sentence.

A judge temporarily paused Idaho from carrying out any executions until the state improves access so that the media can see ...

The re-sentencing trial for the two 'Xbox murderers' which will determine if they will be sentenced to death continues in Volusia County Wednesday. FOX 35's Chris Lindsay has the latest from the ...

Suge Knight agreed to a $1.5 million settlement on the eve of a retrial over claims he negligently killed a Compton dad.