Lawyers

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  Florida Death Row Inmate Says His 'Morbid Obesity' Should Excuse Him From Death Penalty

  A Florida death row inmate wants to halt his execution because his severe obesity and chronic health issues would make lethal injection cruel.

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  South Carolina Death Row Inmate With Days to Live Loses Last-Minute Bid to Avoid Firing Squad

  A man convicted of murdering a South Carolina police officer will face execution by firing squad after the state's highest court denied his final appeal.

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  California Gang Lord Granted New Trial Decades After Receiving Death Sentence for Murder Spree: Police

  Decades after receiving a death sentence for multiple murders, a California gang leader will get a new trial due to a juror's improper dismissal.

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  Last Meal for Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Who Asked for Death Penalty During His Confession Revealed

  An Oklahoma death row inmate's last meal was revealed, and included pizza and soda.

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  Last Words of Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Executed For 'Senseless' Home Invasion Killing Revealed

  The last words of an Oklahoma death row inmate who was executed Thursday for a home invasion that left one dead were just revealed.

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  Notorious Florida Gang Leader Dodges Death Penalty After Judge's Texts Reveal Efforts to Influence Case

  Drug gang boss Corey Smith, 52, learned his life would be spared Sunday following the release of a series of problematic texts between law enforcement

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  Son of Death Row Inmate Who Once Chose to Die By Firing Squad Pleads With Governor to Spare Him 8 Days Away From Execution

  'He's not some sort of monster,' Lyndall Moore said of his father

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  Last Meal of Alabama Death Row Inmate Who Gave Up Appeal, Welcomed His Own Execution Revealed

  Derrick Dearman, 36, who openly welcomed death after he was convicted of the sextuple slayings of his then-girlfriend's family, died by lethal injection

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  Tattooed Killer Wade Wilson Wants to Keep Jail Calls With His Female Fans Private

  Wilson and supporter Jesse Tehonica are listed as plaintiffs in the case against the Lee County Sheriff's Office and the State Attorney's Office.

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  Florida Killer Loran Cole's last meal before his execution

  Cole was sentenced to death for the 1994 slaying of 18-year-old Florida State University student John Edwards. He was also ordered to life in prison for the rape, kidnapping and robbery of John's 21-year-old sister, Pam Edwards.

• Saudi Arabia overturned Palestinian poet's death sentence; 8 years in prison, 800 lashes over 16 sessions

  A Saudi Arabian court has overturned the death sentence of a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy. The court, instead, sentenced Fayadh to eight years in prison and 800 lashes, a statement from his lawyer said.

• Michael Lambrix Case: Attorneys of Florida inmate argue for execution delay

  The execution of Michael Lambrix has been delayed after the US Supreme Court found flaws on how Florida is sentencing people to death.

• U.S. Supreme Court Rules Florida’s Death Penalty System Unconstitutional

  The Supreme Court has ruled Florida's death penalty system unconstitutional. 390 inmates on Florida's death row is expecting to appeal for resentencing.

• Death sentence against Nizami will heal the wounds of those affected by the war in Bangladesh

  Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against the head of the country’s largest Islamist party for war crimes during the country’s 1971 fight for independence from Pakistan. Bangladesh said that the death sentence is necessary to heal the wounds of those affected by the war.

• U.S. courts reject Virginia killer's bids to avoid execution

  A convicted Virginia serial killer's legal efforts to avoid execution on Thursday were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal appeals court.

• Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years

  The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday, marking the first time in 70 years the state has carried out a death sentence on a woman, a prison official said.

• Oklahoma court denies motion to halt execution of Glossip

  The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday denied a request to halt the execution planned for later this week of Richard Glossip, whose lawyers said they had uncovered new evidence that points to his innocence.

• Egypt carries out first execution of Mursi supporter

  Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first death sentence carried out against a supporter of the banned Muslim Brotherhood under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

• South Korea court sentences captain of doomed ferry to 36 years

  The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers was jailed for 36 years on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of negligence, but was acquitted of homicide for which prosecutors had sought the death penalty.

• Bangladesh Islamist leader sentenced to death for war crimes

  A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted an Islamist party leader on Sunday of atrocities during the country's war of independence from Pakistan more than four decades ago and sentenced him to death

• Cop Killer Sentenced to Death: Ronell Wilson Convicted For Second Time of Slaying Two Undercover Officers

  Ronell Wilson, a New York City street gang member, was convicted and sentenced to death for the second time on Wednesday for the execution-style killings of two undercover detectives in 2003. Wilson's original death sentence had been overturned in a long-drawn case that also involved an illicit affair with a prison guard, which resulted in fathering her child.