Why governor of Virginia is being urged to stop upcoming execution
William Morva is scheduled to be executed Thursday for killing a hospital security guard and sheriff's deputy after escaping from custody
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Fla. high court scrutinizes prosecutor over death penalty
The case involves whether the Republican governor violated the state constitution by taking 24 murder cases out of the hands of Orlando-area State Attorney Aramis Ayala
Ala. executes inmate convicted in '94 triple murder
Melson's attorneys attempted to delay the execution due to a sedative used in a December execution where the inmate coughed and heaved for 13 minutes
State with most 2016 executions executes first inmate of 2017
At one point, murderer J.W. Ledford’s lawyers asked for firing squad as execution method, but request was denied
Judge denies inmate request on execution records
Judge says release of execution logs would be "detrimental to the best interests of the public"
Why inmate's lawyers are urging execution by firing squad
J.W. Ledford Jr.'s lawyers say that he should be executed by firing squad
Controversy surrounds Arkansas' 4th execution in 8 days
Kenneth Williams' lawyer called it "horrifying" but governor's office downplaying movements some saw as signs of distress; critics calling for probe
Arkansas carries out double execution
Jack Jones, Marcel Williams received lethal injections about three hours apart on same gurney in nation's first double execution since 2000
Arkansas rushes to begin double executions amid legal hurdles
In a chaotic day of legal wrangling, state and federal courts lifted two primary obstacles Arkansas faced in carrying out its first executions since 2005
Arkansas judge barred from death penalty cases after protest
Judge Wendell Griffen may face removal from the bench after participating in a demonstration against the death penalty
Arkansas inmates up for double executions seek new court ruling
U.S. district judge granted inmates stays of execution on Saturday, but rejected arguments claiming constitutional rights are violated
Judge blocks use of lethal injection drug use
The order comes as one of the prisoners scheduled to die Monday night was issued an emergency stay of execution
Arkansas rushes to execute 7 death row inmates
The state's supply of midazolam expires on April 30 and the company will not sell it for executions anymore
Prosecutor sues governor who took death cases from her
A Florida prosecutor fired a double-barreled response to Gov. Rick Scott’s efforts to take almost two-dozen criminal cases away from her
State moves closer to allowing executions by nitrogen gas
Alabama currently gives death row inmates the choice between the electric chair and lethal injection
Arkansas' race to execute 8 inmates in 10 days in April
The unprecedented timetable is made necessary because one of the three ingredients in the lethal injection will soon expire, state officials say
Prosecutor pulled from cop-killing case over death penalty decision
Fla. Gov. Rick Scott first asked Aramis Ayala to recuse herself after she announced her office would not seek the death penalty in any case, including against accused cop-killer Markeith Loyd
Arkansas plans 8 executions to take place over 10 days in April
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an effort to block executions scheduled next month for eight death row inmates
Suspect in slaying of Ohio girl enters plea
A registered sex offender who could face the death penalty for the slaying of a 14-year-old Cleveland girl has pleaded not guilty
Mississippi considers firing squad, gas chamber as execution methods
Lawmakers are advancing a proposal to add them as execution methods in case a court blocks use of lethal injection drugs
Missouri man executed for 1998 murder of mother, 2 children
Mark Christeson was convicted of raping and murdering Susan Brouk and her two children after the children recognized the then-18-year-old and his 17-year-old cousin
Bishops plea: No death penalty for accused priest killer
Steven James Murray faces charges including murder in the April slaying of the Rev. Rene Robert, a priest in St. Augustine, Florida, whose body was found in the Georgia woods
Mo. inmate faces execution for killing family in 1998
Mark Christeson was convicted of raping a woman before stabbing her and her young son, throwing them in a pond to drown, and suffocating her young daughter
Ohio's new lethal injection process ruled unconstitutional in court
Three executions, including one scheduled next month, are now delayed
Virginia executes man convicted of killing entire family in 2006
Ricky Gray, 39, was convicted of killing a Richmond couple and their two young daughters on New Year's Day in 2006
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