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Utah Judge Schedules Sept. 5 Firing Squad Execution for Inmate With Dementia

A July 23 hearing will assess a petition for a new evaluation of Menzies’s dementia to determine his understanding of the execution.

Kohberger Pleads Guilty, Waives Appeals to Avoid Death Penalty in Idaho Student Killings

March 2026 Trial Scheduled for Ex-Attorney Accused of 2013 Client Murder

Oklahoma Executes Convicted Killer John Hanson Following Trump Order

Florida Executes Anthony Wainwright for 1994 Kidnapping, Rape and Murder

B.C. Court of Appeal orders Ivan Henry to escrow $232,000 and flags $1.8 million shortfall

Arizona Moves Forward with Second Execution of 2025 as AG Seeks Death Warrant for Richard Djerf

Kansas Prisoner Review Board Reverses Parole for Trooper’s Killer

Supreme Court Reviews Landmark Case on FBI Wrong-House Raid

Ontario Introduces Legislation to Overhaul Judicial Appointments and Expand Court Capacity

Historic Torture Trial of Former Gambian Soldier Begins in U.S.

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches for 2002 Murder Under Updated Protocols

Arizona Executes Aaron Gunches, Ending Two-Year Death Penalty Pause

Adnan Syed Resentenced to Probation in 1999 Murder Case

'Leaving Neverland' Director Plans Third Film on Michael Jackson Accusers' Trial

Tennessee Man Sentenced to 261 Years for Five Murders After Calling Himself a 'Serial Killer'

French State Ordered to Pay €75,000 to Yvan Colonna's Heirs Over Prison Failures

Outgoing Portland DA Seeks Sentence Reductions for Convicts Before Successor Takes Office

Post Office Horizon Scandal Investigation Expands with Trials Delayed Until 2027

Cold Case Breakthrough: Arrest Made in 1978 Massachusetts Double Murder