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Convicted Murderer Won't Get New Trial...

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:33 CDT

The medical examiner changed her opinion on the cause of a toddler's death, but the Supreme Court won't consider giving the man convicted in the child's death a new trial. The high court today refused, without comment, to hear an appeal from Neil Hampton Robbins, convicted in the death of...

Texas Court Suspends Death Penalty Challenge

Kevin Spak — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:38:15 CST

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has called a stop to a challenge to the constitutionality of the death penalty, after an emergency appeal by prosecutors. Defense attorneys for accused murderer John Edward Green had brought a pretrial challenge to Texas’ death penalty, arguing that it didn’t do enough to...

Ohio Judge Rejects 3-Drug Lethal Injections

Peter Fearon — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:53:35 CDT

An Ohio judge has ordered authorities to stop using a lethal three-drug cocktail for executions because it may cause excruciating pain. Instead, the judge ruled in favor of a single lethal dose of a barbiturate used in animal euthanasia, the New York Times reports. State officials are reviewing the decision—...