ATLANTA—A man accused of killing eight people at Atlanta area massage businesses who has already pleaded guilty in four of those killings appeared briefly in court Monday, but he did not enter a plea in the other four slayings. Robert Aaron Long, 22, is accused of shooting four people to death at a massage business…
California Supreme Court Rejects Bid to Overhaul Death Penalty
August 27, 2021
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The California Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the state’s current death penalty law, dismissing an attempt to make it harder to impose a sentence. Under the current system, jurors do not need to unanimously agree on specific aggravating factors used to justify handing an individual a death sentence. The court upheld the longstanding practice in…
China Court Upholds Canadian’s Death Penalty as Huawei CFO Battles Extradition
August 10, 2021
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A Chinese court on Tuesday upheld a death sentence against Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg, who is convicted of drug charges in China. Schellenberg has been detained in China since 2014. He was originally sentenced to 15 years in prison in late 2018, but shortly after the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou in Canada in…
Democrat Lawmakers Urge US Attorney General to Stop Seeking Death Penalty
As a part of their ongoing effort, Democrat lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday, urging him to lead the Department of Justice (DOJ) to abolish the death penalty. In early July, Garland paused federal executions while a review of its policies and procedures were conducted….
Texas Man Convicted of Killing Officer, Then Attacks Bailiff
SAN ANTONIO—A Texas man elbowed a bailiff who was attempting to handcuff him after the man was convicted of killing a San Antonio police detective. Jurors deliberated about 25 minutes Monday before convicting Otis McKane, 40, of capital murder in the November 2016 fatal shooting of Detective Benjamin Marconi. Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty…
Justice Department Orders Pause to Federal Executions
The Justice Department announced on Thursday it is pausing federal executions while a review of its policies and procedures is pending. “The Department of Justice must ensure that everyone in the federal criminal justice system is not only afforded the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States, but is also treated…
Death Hearing Begins for Nebraska Woman Convicted of Murder
WILBER, Neb.—A three-judge panel began hearing evidence Wednesday to decide whether a woman should become the first female sentenced to death in Nebraska for her role in the killing and dismemberment of a woman she met through a dating app. Bailey Boswell was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder last year for…
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Restore Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Sentence
The Biden administration has asked the Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence against the Boston Marathon bomber even though President Joe Biden promised on the campaign trail last year to abolish capital punishment. The Supreme Court agreed March 22 to hear the government’s appeal. Oral arguments are expected in the court’s new term that…
Wife, Mother of Murder Victims Urge Support for Recall of District Attorney
May 27, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The widow of a sheriff’s sergeant who was shot to death while responding to a call of a burglar and the mother of a murder victim who was dumped off a cliff in Azusa Canyon called on the public May 26 to support a recall effort for Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon….
Orange County DA Says He’s Mulling Death Penalty for Suspected Shooter
April 6, 2021
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The chief suspect in a mass Orange, Calif. shooting could face the death penalty if convicted, and Orange County’s district attorney said he’s pursuing the option. “With respect to the situation in Orange, I’m the only person in this county that makes the ultimate decision about whether we’re going to charge somebody with death,” Todd Spitzer said during…
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