June 12, 1997 -- Defense penalty-phase closing argument, delivered by attorney Richard Burr: The immensity of the loss and suffering is so big and so staggering that most of us can only think about ...

In late August, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the denial of postconviction relief and habeas petition of Tina Lasonya Brown. Ms. Brown was one of three people who kidnapped and killed ...

The Supreme Court held Tuesday that state appellate courts may conduct a Clemons reweighing of aggravating and mitigating circumstances, and may do so in collateral proceedings as appropriate and ...

A Russian court has ruled that a soldier who killed his wife should not go to prison, the mitigating circumstance being his participation in the war against Ukraine. Source: Telegram-based news outlet ...

In this age of zero-tolerance policies, the Chicago Public School’s system is “one of the harshest in the land,” attorney Steven Drizin writes in Zero Tolerance, a new collection of essays on the ...

Prosecutor General Richard "Dong" Fadullon said Thursday the early surrender of contractor Sarah Discaya can be considered a ...

Pennsylvania is one of 32 states which allows for a death sentence. The only crime for which you can be sentenced to death under Pennsylvania state law is first degree murder. There are actually only ...

Over the years many veterans have found themselves in a situation in which they owe the VA for an “overpayment” of GI Bill benefits. The number of veterans experiencing indebtedness to the VA has ...

Bob Baffert caught a break. He was judged on what could be documented rather than what might turn up later. The Hall of Fame trainer was spared a suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission ...

It was common cause that the Applicant had committed misconduct by submitting falsified information to an outside public entity (New York City Housing Development Corporation), including a forged ...

There are many barriers that must be overcome if South Africa is to control its greenhouse-gas emissions. After his party's victory in South Africa's 2009 elections, one of President Jacob Zuma's ...