Nitish Katara murder case: Supreme Court dismisses Delhi government's plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Delhi Government's petition seeking death sentences for the accused in the Nitish Katara murder case. "The Supreme Court has...
View ArticleWhen Supreme Court sentenced a dead man to jail
NEW DELHI: Dead are believed to face trial for their deeds in God's court. But, the Supreme Court on Monday found that it had sentenced a man to seven years imprisonment finding him guilty of rape...
View ArticleIn long-shot bid, Blagojevich appeals to Supreme Court
As promised, former Gov. Rod Blagojevich has taken the fight for his freedom to the U.S. Supreme Court. But that doesn’t mean the nation’s top court is interested in hearing from the imprisoned...
View ArticleKiller facing execution in Texas after court voids reprieve
A Texas inmate appeared headed toward execution Wednesday night for the fire deaths of three young girls after a state appeals court voided a lower court judge's order that gave him a reprieve earlier...
View ArticleWhy Texas county known for death sentences has given none in 2015
As the state prepares to execute its 13th person this year on Wednesday, the case of Harris County, where 124 offenders have been executed, reflects shift among juries and prosecutors in opting for...
View ArticleTexas Digest: Tenn. firm wins LCRA’s Wharton County reservoir contract
LOWER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY Tennessee company wins $174 million contract for Texas reservoir A Tennessee company has won a $174 million contract to build the Lane City Reservoir in Southeast Texas....
View ArticleConvicted triple killer from Austin loses at Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal from a condemned triple killer in Austin who contends his previous...
View ArticleMedia Advisory: Raphael Deon Holiday scheduled for execution (Texas Attorney...
(Source: Texas Attorney General) Media Advisory: Raphael Deon Holiday scheduled for execution Tuesday, November 17, 2015 - Austin, Texas Pursuant to an order entered by the 278th District Court in...
View ArticleTexas court halts man's execution for starting fire that killed 3; state...
A Texas inmate won at least a temporary reprieve blocking his scheduled Wednesday evening execution for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East...
View ArticleTexas judge halts execution of man convicted of killing three children
By Jon Herskovitz AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a 36-year-old man, hours before he was due to be put to death by lethal injection for killing his daughter...
View ArticleNews of the day from across the nation, Nov. 19
The National Institutes of Health quietly ended the federal government’s long and controversial history of using chimpanzees for biomedical research. Director Francis Collins said Wednesday that 50...
View ArticleAs his execution nears, Texas inmate says attorneys have abandoned him
A Texas death row inmate scheduled for execution Wednesday claims his court-appointed attorneys gave up on the case, refusing to mount last-ditch efforts to save his life. Raphael Holiday, 36, a cook...
View ArticleTexas man set to die for fire that killed 3 children
Click photo to enlarge Condemned Texas inmate Raphael Holiday is photographed Oct. 28, 2015, during an interview outside death row at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit near...
View ArticleTexas court voids reprieve; inmate’s execution set for tonight
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) – A Texas inmate appeared headed toward execution Wednesday night for the fire deaths of three young girls after a state appeals court voided a lower court judge’s order that...
View ArticleTexas man spared from execution temporarily; state appeals
Click photo to enlarge Condemned Texas inmate Raphael Holiday is photographed Oct. 28, 2015, during an interview outside death row at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Polunsky Unit near...
View ArticleTexas judge halts execution; state appealing
The scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East Texas home is on hold at least temporarily....
View ArticleThe Latest: Texas judge halts execution; state appealing
The latest on the scheduled Wednesday execution of Texas inmate Raphael Holiday (all times local): 4 p.m. The scheduled execution of a Texas...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court won't stop Texas execution
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the scheduled execution of a Texas inmate condemned for setting a fire that killed his 18-month-old daughter and her two young half-sisters at an East Texas...
View ArticleGeorgia executes man over 1994 slaying of woman he met at nightclub
Marcus Ray Johnson, 50, put to death after losing a series of appeals that argued doubts remained over his conviction...
View ArticleGeorgia executes man for 1994 murder of woman he met at bar
ATLANTA - Georgia on Thursday executed a 50-year-old man convicted of the 1994 murder of a woman he met at a bar, making him the 27th person put to death in the United States this year. Marcus Ray...
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