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A recent article reported that the Louisiana Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a 2025 trial court ruling that Jimmie “Chris” Duncan was wrongly convicted of the 1993 murder of his girlfriend’s 23-month-old daughter, Haley Oliveaux, in 1993. You can read the full article here
A recent article has reported that the New Jersey Supreme Court cast a skeptical eye on fingerprint evidence. You can read the full article here
A recent article has reported that Florida executed two men on Tuesday: James Duckett shortly after 1 p.m., and Dominick Occhicone, Jr., shortly after 6 p.m. ( EDT), the first time the state has carried out a double execution in 60 years. You can read the full article here
A recent article has been published by the Death Penalty focus, regarding the civil rights petition to the CA Supreme Court arguing that California’s death penalty system is administered in a racially discriminatory manner. You can read the full article here
The Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty have published a statement on the execution of James Duckett. You can read the statement here
A recent article has reported that Florida has executed one of its oldest prisoners in the state’s 10th lethal injection this year. You can read the full article here
A recent article has reported that Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, has been granted a conditional pardon in light of evidence that she was a victim of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour. Ellis was executed in 1955, aged 28, after she shot and killed her partner, David Blakely, whom she met two years earlier while working in t he nightclub she managed. You can…
A recent article has reported that “ a court in eastern China has sentenced a former city official to death for taking more than 2.2bn yuan ($325m; £243m) in bribes over 30 years. Yang Youlin, who served in various positions in Nanjing city from 1993 to 2023, was also convicted of embezzlement, abuse of power and money laundering, with his ill-gotten gains amounting to one of the highest in recent…
A recent article has reported that Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called for Ohio to abolish the death penalty. You can read the full article here
A recent article has discussed the law about the legality of a second attempt to execute Tony Carruthers after the first attempt failed. The article details that: Executions are always cruel. But a second execution attempt would be the kind of cruelty that no decent society should countenance. Moreover, it would violate the constitutional prohibition of double jeopardy, which forbids trying or…