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Kay Ivey schedules fourth execution this year
Anti-death penalty groups say David Lee Roberts’ mental health history warrant clemency.
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Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn’t be executed
In July, the high court granted Gutierrez a stay of execution 20 minutes before he was to receive a lethal injection.
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Prosecutors ask for new execution date for Texas man in shaken baby syndrome case
‘There is no justification for the Attorney General’s relentless effort to kill an innocent human being.’
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South Carolina prepares for its 6th execution in 9 months with a man serving 2 death sentences
‘Stephen Stanko is just plain evil. He has, in his core, down deep inside, something that makes him evil. He’s a bad man, he knows it, and he likes it.’
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Judge won’t halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concerns
‘If all you’ve got is ‘one dose ought to be enough,’ I don’t see it.’
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Supreme Court will hear Alabama appeal in bid to execute man found to be intellectually disabled
At issue is what happens in borderline cases, when scores on IQ tests are slightly above 70, which is widely accepted as a marker of intellectual disability.
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Tennessee man faces execution for killing his wife and her 2 sons, 3 years after surprise reprieve
Smith came within minutes of execution in 2022 before he was saved by a surprise reprieve from Republican Gov. Bill Lee.
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South Carolina death row inmate seeks to volunteer to die after friends are executed
‘No ethical attorney will withdraw an appeal that will result in their client’s execution.’
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A Texas man is set to be executed for fatally stabbing twin teenage girls in 1989
‘This is the type of case that the death penalty was intended for.’
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South Carolina prepares for its first execution in 13 years
Five other inmates are out of appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court has cleared the way to hold an execution every five weeks.