Agra: The Supreme Court (SC) has set aside the death penalty awarded to an Agra man who was earlier convicted for the murder of his brother, sister-in-law and four children in a property dispute ...

awarded death penalty by a trial court under IPC section 302 (murder). Two years later, the Allahabad high court rejected his plea against the lower court's conviction. He, thereafter, moved SC ...

Two states are set to see pauses on executions end as Arizona, Louisiana and South Carolina gave execution dates to three men ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court has rejected a death row inmate’s request for information on the most recent execution, which was carried out last week.

While ensuring swift justice remains a priority, the ruling underscores that speed cannot come at the cost of fairness and procedural safeguards, especially in cases involving the death penalty.

The South Carolina Supreme Court has set a March 7 date for the latest execution in the state’s suddenly busy death chamber.

Mr Zafar’s letter came just two days after four SC justices urged the CJP to hold off on appointments until challenges to the 26th Amendment were resolved. Mr Zafar, who represents PTI in the ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — On Friday, a Johnston County judge found that race played a significant role in the death penalty trial of Hasson Bacote, influencing the makeup of the jury along with ...

Hasson Bacote was among a group of 15 death row inmates whose sentences were commuted to life without parole last year by Gov. Roy Cooper in one of his final acts in office. That means the ruling ...

JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump’s executive order penalizing South Africa released on Friday has hit a raw nerve in the African nation. The order primarily aimed at land seizures comes ...

As of Feb. 6, 2025, there were 174 people on death row in Texas, seven of whom are women, including Melissa Lucio who was convicted in 2008 of beating to death her 2-year-old daughter. In 2022 ...