HOUSTON—A Texas judge has stopped next week’s scheduled execution of a death row inmate who has long said he’s innocent so there can be more time to review his claims that he was convicted more than 20 years ago with false testimony and questionable evidence. Ivan Cantu had been condemned for the fatal shooting of…
Judge Stops Texas Execution After Questions Raised in Case
April 22, 2023
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Oklahoma Court Upholds Richard Glossip’s Murder Conviction
OKLAHOMA CITY—An Oklahoma appeals court on Thursday upheld the murder conviction of death row inmate Richard Glossip, paving the way for Glossip to be executed on May 18, despite the state attorney general’s concerns about some testimony and evidence. Glossip can still plead his case for clemency to the five-member Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board,…
Pence Calls for Federal Death Penalty Law for School Shooters
April 14, 2023
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Former Vice President Mike Pence told the National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) Leadership Forum that the solution to school shootings and increased violent crime isn’t the plan pushed by Democrats. “We don’t need gun control; we need crime control,” Pence told the group. “We need solutions to protect our…
Florida Set to Execute ‘Ninja Killer’ for 1989 Murders
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Louis Bernard Gaskin, known as the “ninja killer,” is set to be executed on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. Gaskin, 56, was scheduled to be executed at 6 p.m. by lethal injection for the deaths of Robert Sturmfels, 56, and Georgette Sturmfels, 55, on Dec….
Katie Hobbs Doesn’t Have to Carry out Execution of Murderer: Arizona Supreme Court
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs does not have to carry out the execution of a convicted murderer, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on March 22. Justices rejected a bid from Karen Price, whose brother was killed by Aaron Gunches in 2002. “The Arizona statute governing warrants of execution states that this Court’s role is to ‘issue…
Arizona Governor Criticized for Plans to Defy Execution Order
PHOENIX—Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is being criticized by a victim’s sister and a powerful county prosecutor for her plans to defy a court order to execute a prisoner next month for his conviction in a 2002 killing. The newly elected Democratic governor vowed nearly two weeks ago that she wouldn’t carry out the Arizona Supreme…
Man Who Killed 4 During Houston Drug Robbery Faces Execution
March 9, 2023
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HOUSTON—A Texas inmate faces execution on Thursday for the drug-related killings of four people more than 30 years ago. Arthur Brown Jr. was condemned for the June 1992 deaths in a Houston home during a drug robbery. Authorities said Brown was part of a ring that shuttled drugs from Texas to Alabama and had bought…
Execution Delayed for Death Row Inmate Who Cut Out His Eyes
HOUSTON—Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate, whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes—each a separate incident—because of severe mental illness, was delayed by a judge on Tuesday. Andre Thomas had been set to be executed on April 5, sentenced to death for fatally stabbing in March 2004 his estranged…
Man Faces Execution in Death of Estranged Wife, Her Daughter
HOUSTON—A Texas inmate is facing scheduled execution Tuesday evening for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago. Gary Green, 51, is set to receive a lethal injection for the September 2009 deaths of Lovetta Armstead, 32, and her daughter, Jazzmen Montgomery, at their home in…
Idaho Bill Would Bring Back Execution by Firing Squad
BOISE, Idaho—Idaho could bring back firing squads as a method of execution under legislation introduced by a panel of lawmakers Wednesday. The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions. Only Mississippi, Utah, Oklahoma, and South Carolina currently have laws allowing…
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