…on Instagram!Rapper writes unusual letter to judge“I don’t have an issue with the death penalty and I have asked my lawyers to respect my wishes when we go to court,” Adams wrote.He added that he wanted the judge to impose the punishment

…to preserve evidence connected to the failed execution attempt. According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Pike is the first person to survive a lethal injection in the modern era. Howard's attorneys also argued before the Supreme Court that his execution should be halted because he was intellectually disabled.…

…cases. This is where Justice Momodu deserves recognition — not because he imposed the death penalty as a matter of personal preference, but because his judgment demonstrated an important principle of constitutional democracy: a judge must apply the law, even when the consequences are severe. Indeed, the judge made it c…

…In the United States, only 18 women have been executed since 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Centre. AFP

…law in confronting criminality and insecurity. The DSS chief also shares his views on death penalty, the place of deterrence in the fight against violent crime and the broader measures required to restore security, order and public confidence in Nigeria. Excerpts Thank you for having us. I have to say that this will be…

…maintains strict laws against drug trafficking, with severe penalties, including the death penalty, imposed on individuals convicted of smuggling or dealing in illicit drugs. Saudi Arabia executes Nigerian convicted of cocaine smuggling

…have allowed Mohammed and two of his co-defendants to plead guilty while avoiding the death penalty. The plea agreements had previously been accepted by the official overseeing the Pentagon's Guantánamo military commissions but were later revoked by then-Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin following criticism from Republica…

…and bandits whose activities result in the loss of human lives should face the death penalty, saying such punishment could serve as a deterrent to other criminal elements. “When that is done, the other bad guys will know it is no longer business as usual,” Osifo said. He urged the DSS to sustain the tempo of arrests an…

…occurred earlier in the year when a judge dismissed two federal counts that carried the death penalty. Reacting to the plea and the ongoing public fascination with the case, United States Attorney Jamie McDonald emphasized the gravity of the offense during a news briefing:"There can be no celebrity in assassination." C…

…1989, according to Iran Human Rights, an NGO based in Norway, and Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM), which is headquartered in Paris. On Tuesday, Amnesty denounced what it said was the “escalation” in executions after Iran announced the hanging of two men found guilty of taking part in anti-government protests…

…Attorney Nathan Hochman said prosecutors are still considering whether to seek the death penalty. Burke is scheduled to be arraigned on August 31. Prosecutors concluded their case on Monday by reconstructing the final hours of Rivas Hernandez's life, alleging that her phone stopped transmitting shortly after she arrive…

…and federal defenders said it was the maximum sentence he could be issued short of the death penalty. During his plea hearing, Boelter admitted he spent months identifying and stalking his targets before driving to their homes in the middle of the night disguised as a police officer with the intent to k!ll them. "Vance…

…of 14, and unlawful mutilation of human remains. He could face life imprisonment or the death penalty if convicted. Los Angeles chief prosecutor Nathan Hochman said the preliminary hearing, in which a judge will determine whether the case proceeds to trial, will last “three to five days.” “We believe we will more than…

…the fatal shooting of Kirk last September. Prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty. Robinson has not yet entered pleas. The hearing comes about ten months after Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative firebrand and co-founder of Turning Point USA, was fatally shot as he addressed a crowd of roughly 3,000…

…the Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Act 2013. Also in count five, which attracted the death penalty, the convict and others now at large were said to have, sometime in 2014 while at the Nyanya Motor Park, FCT Abuja, "participated in an act of terrorism which caused the death of over 70 (Seventy) persons by detonating…