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FORT MYERS, Fla. – Nearly three years after a judge in southwest Florida handed down a death sentence for a man convicted of killing an 11-year-old girl and her babysitter in 1990, the Supreme Court on Friday denied the killer’s appeal, sending him to ...

The unanimous decision marks the second time this month that California's high court reversed a death sentence. The justices, however, upheld the underlying murder conviction of Jeffery Lee Hronis. California’s Supreme Court on Monday reversed a 26-year ...

Amidst arguments over the morality of the death penalty and mistakes made in deciding who deserves punishment, some situations remind us why capital punishment retains support. Case in point: murder charges against Pete Van Winkle and Tracy Hampton for ...

While 68% see the death penalty as morally justified for those committing murder, 59% say it doesn't deter serious crimes – and there are wide partisan gaps on both questions.