The federal government has resumed executions during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting unsuccessful challenges before the U.S. Supreme Court. One … [Read more...]
Prosecution theories unacceptable
A federal judge has overturned a California death penalty case because of flawed theories by a prosecutor, The New Yorker reports. One federal court … [Read more...]
Lawyer urges defendant to plead guilty in capital case
In the summer of 2011, defendant Robert McCoy met with his lawyer Larry English to discuss how to plead in a capital case, The New York Times … [Read more...]
Death penalty appeal to eliminate capital punishment
A well-known criminal lawyer wants the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the death penalty case of Abel Daniel Hidalgo because he says it could wipe out … [Read more...]