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Florida Supreme Court Keeps James Duckett’s Execution on Hold After Inconclusive DNA Test

The ruling signals judicial caution over inconclusive DNA in a 1987 child murder case.

Arizona High Court Sets May 20 Execution for Leroy McGill

Texas Death Row Case Upended by Co-Defendant’s Sworn Confession Ahead of April 30 Execution

Alabama Sets March 12 Nitrogen Execution for 75-Year-Old Who Didn’t Fire Fatal Shot

Alabama Sets March Nitrogen Execution Window for Accomplice in 1991 AutoZone Killing

Miami-Dade Jury Resentences Harrel Braddy to Life in 1998 Everglades Murder

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

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

Mississippi Executes 79-Year-Old Vietnam Veteran for 1976 Murder

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

Alabama Executes Gregory Hunt by Nitrogen Gas for 1988 Murder

Florida Executes Anthony Wainwright for 1994 Kidnapping, Rape and Murder

Tennessee Executes Oscar Smith Under Revised Lethal Injection Protocol

Judge Orders Competency Review for Death Row Inmate Seeking to Represent Himself

South Carolina Prepares for Second Firing Squad Execution of 2025

Texas Court Vacates Brittany Holberg’s Death Row Conviction After 27 Years

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad for First Time in 15 Years

South Carolina Prepares for First Firing Squad Execution in 15 Years

Indiana Supreme Court Clears Way for First State Execution in 15 Years