Pittsburgh Gunman Who Killed 11 in Pittsburgh Synagogue Eligible For Federal Death Penalty
On Monday, the death penalty phase begins in court.
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DOJ Drafts Proposal to Expedite Death Penalty for Convicted Mass Shooters
People convicted of carrying out mass shootings would face an expedited path to the death penalty under legislated drafted by the Justice Department.
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty Against Border Patrol Agent Accused of Killing 4 Women
A Border Patrol agent described as a serial killer was indicted on capital murder charges Wednesday, and prosecutors said they would seek the death penalty.
Parker: The Supreme Court, Police Shootings and Black Lives Matter
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office. By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com Have the frenzied media coverage of incidents involving police shootings of African Americans and the protests of Black Lives Matter activists affected the…
Justice Department Seeks Death Penalty for Church Shooter Dylan Roof
The Justice Department is seeking the death penalty for Dylan Roof, the man accused of a carefully planned shooting that killed nine parishioners in a Charleston, South Carolina, church last year.
Supreme Court to Decide Three Thorny Capital Cases
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its 2015-2016 term with oral arguments in October on three tough cases on capital punishment from the minority of states which still maintain a de facto death penalty. In Kansas v. Carr, Gleason, the issues presented involve the trial judge’s instruction to the jury and…
Parker: Supreme Court to Decide Three Thorny Capital Cases
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its 2015-2016 term with oral arguments in October on three tough cases on capital punishment from the…
Guilty! Jury Will Now Consider the Death Penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in Boston Marathon Bombing
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com As expected, a federal court jury has found Dzhokhar Tsarnaev guilty in the Boston Marathon bombing, the Washington Post reports. The same jury will now decide whether he spends the remainder of his life in prison or is executed under a federal death penalty statute. Tsarnaev stood with his head bowed…