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OKLAHOMA CITY -- One Oklahoma lawmaker is renewing the effort to repeal the death penalty in our state. For state Senator Constance Johnson, (D) Oklahoma County, the debate over capital punishment is less about morals, and more about money.
A condemned inmate in Kentucky could receive two doses of a lethal three-drug cocktail or a pair of jolts of up to 2,400 volts of electricity under the state's execution protocol, which was released publicly for the first time.
The parents of a Benton woman slain in 1996 in Oklahoma City say they are relieved that the man convicted in her killing has lost his first appeal.
(AP) - A condemned inmate in Kentucky could receive two doses of a lethal three-drug cocktail or a pair of jolts of up to 2,400 volts of electricity under the state's execution protocol, which was released publicly for the first time. The state released the protocol in Frankfort on Tuesday weeks after the state's high court ruled 4-3 that Kentucky didn't properly adopt the protocol and ...
Prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for a 21-year-old Henderson man accused of killing his girlfriend’s baby. Rayshaun Coleman is charged with first-degree murder, child abuse and neglect. He pleaded not guilty to all charges Dec. 1 during his arraignment.
HALIFAX — Twenty-two-year-old Joshua Rouse will face the death penalty when he stands trial next year for the brutal murder of Sandy Denise Riedel.
Daniel McBride Staff Writer THIBODAUX — Louisiana Supreme Court Justice John Weimer visited the MAX Charter School on Monday, telling students about Louisiana’s legal system and answering their questions. But the justice began his visit with a story.
Jury deliberation is underway in the trial of one of the men who is accused of killing a Clearwater woman last year.
Dec. 15--A federal judge raised doubts Monday about the city's ability to prove huge financial losses from houses left vacant by Wells Fargo foreclosures, the latest development in a landmark civil suit alleging a pattern of racially based, discriminatory lending by the mortgage broker.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain wants all of Europe, including the eastern countries, to recognize his country's civil partnerships for same-sex couples.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail to report them to authorities. Even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to homosexuals.
STATS Writer Before his second season at SMU, coach June Jones had a goal of bringing his team back to his former home state.
TALLAHASSEE Showing a picture of her body in a ditch, prosecutors closed the case Tuesday against one of two men charged with killing 23-year-old Clearwater native Rachel Hoffman in a botched Tallahassee police drug sting last year.
SAN JUAN — Ruby Lee Medina’s mother said she already named her unborn grandson, who was due in March 2010. Instead, baby Noel was born last week during an apparent backroom abortion. The incident was punctuated by the unborn child's father...
Jeffrey Gardner introduced Democratic Sen. John Girgenti to the modern age of politics, designing and managing the Web site for Girgenti’s 2007 campaign.
More than one year after Caylee Anthony's remains were found, Cindy and George Anthony continue to maintain their daughter Casey's innocence. VIDEO REPORT: Anthonys' Talk In TV Interview RAW HEARING: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 CASEY CRYING: Video | Images COURT IMAGES: Casey | George, Cindy | In Court
