Death row convict Jimmie "Chris" Duncan, imprisoned for 32 years for alleged rape and murder of a two-year-old, now has been ...

Federal prosecutors say a judge should not delay their decision on whether to seek the death penalty against a woman who is ...

A Texas judge on Wednesday set a new execution date for Robert Roberson, a death row inmate who says he is innocent of murder ...

Prosecutors alleged that Roberson killed the child by violently shaking her — a diagnosis commonly referred to at the time as shaken baby syndrome.

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies have filed a petition for commutation to the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole, asking that his ...

US President Donald Trump announced plans for a deal with China that would impose the death penalty on fentanyl traffickers.

Tense and descriptive moments today in a Pinellas County courtroom as opening statements began in the sentencing phase for ...

Hundreds of DOJ alumni warn Senate against Trump's appellate judge nominee Louisiana cops sold fake robbery reports to immigrants for visas, feds say Shares of gun seller GrabAGun — backed by Donald ...

US President Donald Trump stated that the United States is negotiating a deal with China under which Beijing would impose the ...

Attorneys for the government wrote in a filing that the judiciary does not have authority to order the executive branch how to carry out its decision-making process.

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies, who is set to be executed Sept. 5, are seeking clemency from the state parole board, citing his mental health and comments from an initial judge.

The Supreme Court has commuted a man’s death penalty in a minor’s rape and murder case to life in prison without remission. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta observed the ...