Tag: Capital punishment
Lawyers Seek Ban on Death Penalty in Idaho Murders Case; Victim’s Mother Calls for...
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, have requested that the death penalty be removed as a possible punishment. They argue that international, federal, and...
Robert Roberson Death Penalty Case Updates: Law Enforcement and Prosecutors’ Shifting Stances
Robert Roberson, a death row inmate in Texas, was scheduled to be executed for the murder of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in 2002. However, the Texas Supreme Court halted his execution late Thursday...
Texas Supreme Court Halts Execution in Controversial Shaken Baby Syndrome Case
The Texas Supreme Court recently made a decision to pause the execution of Robert Roberson, a man who had been found guilty of murdering his daughter. This case has sparked a lot of debate...
Man Sentenced to Execution for Daughter’s Death in Controversial Shaken Baby Case
Advocates were desperately trying to save the life of Robert Roberson, a Texas man facing execution for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis, in a controversial shaken baby case. The Texas Board...
Texas Man Executed for 1997 Killing of Female Jogger Despite Claims of Intellectual Disability
Arthur Lee Burton, a 54-year-old Texas man, was executed for the 1997 killing of Nancy Adleman, a 48-year-old mother of three who was jogging near her Houston home more than 27 years ago. Burton...
Ohio Man Spared Death Penalty After Pleading Guilty to Killing 3 Sons
An Ohio man named Chad Doerman avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to three counts of aggravated murder for killing his three young sons. The tragic incident took place on June 15, 2023,...