Death row
Jury finds ex-gang leader guilty of murder in Tupac case
Davis told the judge "he plans to appeal this matter." Several people in the gallery wiped away tears and hugged a prosecutor as the court adjourned.
Tupac Shakur murder trial begins for alleged mastermind of 1996 drive-by shooting
Judge orders pop singer D4vd to stand trial for murder, dismemberment of 14-year-old girl
Iran to execute first woman prisoner linked to January protests as regime executions surge
Texas Jewish death row inmate who argued judge was antisemitic wins new trial
Randy Halprin, 44, was originally set to be executed on Oct. 10, 2019 but won a stay after he alleged that the judge who presided over his 2003 murder trial was biased against Jews.
Jewish orgs. slam Arizona using Zyklon B gas chamber on death row inmates
"We're basically saying what the Nazis did was OK," said Phoenix Holocaust Association vice president Janice Friebaum.
American support for death penalty still strong despite decline in use
The new Pew survey indicates that 90% of Americans who support the use of the death penalty on convicted murderers think it is morally justified.
Arizona wants to use Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
Hydrogen cyanide gas, named by the Third Reich as Zyklon B, was used by the Nazis to kill over a million people in the Holocaust. The state of Arizona now wants to use it in executions.
Saudis vowed to stop executing minors but some death sentences remain
The decree was never carried on state media nor published in the official gazette as would be normal practice.
First US federal execution in 17 years carried out on white supremacist
Daniel Lewis Lee was convicted of murdering a family of Jewish descent in 1996.
Jewish inmate claims judge was antisemitic, wins stay of execution
In May, Halprin said in an appeal that the judge who sentenced him in 2003, Vickers Cunningham, referred to him using anti-Semitic slurs, including “f****n’ Jew” and “g*****n k**e.”
Jewish death row inmate appeals to Supreme Court
“Texas made an antisemitic judge the sole arbiter of whether a Jewish defendant facing the death penalty would get a fair trial before a fair tribunal,” said his attorney, Tivon Schardl.