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Death Penalty Removed in Rodney Hinton Jr. Case Over Deputy’s Death

The judge accepted findings that his mental illness qualifies under Ohio’s bar on capital punishment.

Robert Roberson Nears Execution as Lawyers Ask Fifth Circuit to Approve New Appeal

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

Florida Executes Thomas Lee Gudinas in State’s Seventh Execution of 2025

Alabama Executes Gregory Hunt by Nitrogen Gas for 1988 Murder

Tennessee Executes Oscar Smith Under Revised Lethal Injection Protocol