Tag: Executions
Tennessee inmate asks court to declare he can’t be executed
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate's attorneys on Wednesday asked a court to declare that he cannot be executed because he is...
Firing squad bill headed to South Carolina governor’s desk
<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. — Legislation adding a firing squad to South Carolina's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs is headed to the desk...
Tennessee inmate asks court to declare he can’t be executed
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee death row inmate's attorneys on Wednesday asked a court to declare that he cannot be executed because he is...
Firing squad bill headed to South Carolina governor’s desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Legislation adding a firing squad to South Carolina's execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs is headed to the desk...
Nebraska death sentences continue despite no execution drugs
OMAHA, Neb. — Three times in the past four years, Nebraska prosecutors have sought death sentences, and each time they have been successful. Within...
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday executed a defrocked monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo, officials said.
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Nebraska death sentences continue despite no execution drugs
<p>OMAHA, Neb. — Three times in the past four years, Nebraska prosecutors have sought death sentences, and each time they have been successful. Within...
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday executed a defrocked monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo, officials said.</p>
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Appeals court won’t review denial of firing squad request
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its earlier ruling that rejected the request by a man on Georgia's death row...
Report: Mideast countries top 2020 global executioners list
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Apart from China and despite a worldwide drop in death sentences, countries in the Middle East remained among the...