Bizarre reason why death row inmate's final meal request caused ban across whole US state
State Senator John Whitmire said Brewer was trying to 'make a mockery' of the system with his ridiculous final meal order. "He never gave his victim an opportunity for a last meal," added Senator Whitmire, who instigated the ban.
Five Death Row Inmates Live Out Final Hours as Executions Loom Around US
Five death row inmates in the U.S. are expected to be executed in the coming days, potentially bringing the total for the year to 18. The upcoming executions are scheduled for Friday, Tuesday and Thursday in South Carolina, Texas, Missouri, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Texas death row inmate with autism receives widespread support to stop execution
Robert Roberson, a Texas death row inmate with autism, gains support to halt his execution scheduled for October 17 amid new evidence.
South Carolina executes first death row inmate in 13 years
A man convicted of a 1997 murder died by lethal injection Friday in the southeastern US state of South Carolina, the state's first death row inmate executed in 13 years. Prior to Owens, the last death row inmate executed in South Carolina was 36-year-old Jeffrey Motts on May 6,
Lawmakers, author John Grisham push clemency for East Texas man on death row
More than 80 state lawmakers, including Democrats and Republicans, have asked the governor to extend clemency to Robert Roberson.
South Carolina man on death row pushes for clemency in final hours
A South Carolina man, Freddy Owens, 46, is asking the Supreme Court to halt his execution after a witness admitted to falsely accusing him. Owens was sentenced to death for the 1997 murder of convenience store clerk Irene Graves in Greenville.
Mother of SC death row inmate asks for clemency after court again denies request to stop execution
The mother of Freddie Owens urged Gov. Henry McMaster to spare her son’s life in a statement released hours ahead of his scheduled execution. Owens, 46, is set to die at 6 p.m. Friday, 25 years after he was convicted of killing gas station clerk Irene Graves during a string of robberies on
US Man Faces Death In First Of Five Executions Over Next Week
A man convicted of the murder of a store clerk is to be put to death by lethal injection in South Carolina on Friday, one of five executions scheduled to be carried out in the United States over the next week.
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Bipartisan Texas legislators join calls for clemency for Robert Roberson
The condemned Texas man was convicted of killing his daughter in 2003 based on an outdated ‘shaken baby syndrome’ diagnostic ...
Lawyers file clemency petition for Texas man on death row for killing daughter in 2002
Lawyers and supporters are making a frantic, final push to save the life of Robert Roberson with a month left before his ...
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Robert Roberson went to death row for a Shaken Baby Syndrome case built on skimpy forensics and bad judgment calls. An Oct.
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Rare show of Texas bipartisanship urges clemency for death row inmate scheduled to die on Oct. 17
Robert Roberson was convicted in 2002 of shaking his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki, to death at his home in Palestine, Texas. Shaken baby syndrome is a controversial child abuse theory that has since ...
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Author John Grisham Comes Out In Defence Of Death Row Prisoner “Texas Is About To Execute An Innocent Man”
Grisham, whose legal thrillers have been adapted into popular Hollywood films, spoke out about a man who has spent more than ...
Texas lawmakers show bipartisan support to try to stop a man’s execution
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers is urging Gov. Greg Abbott and the state’s Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt an ...
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Growing calls for clemency in Texas death row 'shaken baby' case
One person is dead, and two other people have serious injuries after a two-car crash on Priest Drive near Loop 202 in Tempe ...
The US is about to execute 5 men in 6 days. A look at the state of the death penalty
The United States is an outlier among developed nations when it comes to the ultimate punishment. One state has executed by ...