WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court is leaving in place the sentence of a woman on death row in Alabama who helped her boyfriend kill his two young children. The high court on Monday rejected an appeal from lawyers for Heather Leavell-Keaton. As is typical, the court rejected the case without comment. Leavell-Keaton was convicted of murder in…
Supreme Court Rejects Case of Woman on Alabama Death Row
June 5, 2023
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New Trial Ordered for Man Who Spent 15 Years on Death Row in Death of 3-Year-Old Boy
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Letters From Death Row Offer Pen Pals a Leap of Faith Into the Unknown
The story is without a happy ending for most prisoners sitting on death row in the United States. But the fact remains that most of the 2,450 men and women awaiting execution committed brutal crimes. Some feel remorse, while others do not. The victims’ families demand closure, but the gears of justice grind slowly. The months drag…
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