#Deathpenalty

The execution came after a divided Supreme Court lifted a stay over his intellectual‑disability claims, clearing the way for Texas' 600th lethal injection since 1982.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Xi’s anti-corruption crackdown sentences former Chinese defense ministers to death

Erfan Shakourzadeh, 29, was hanged after being convicted for allegedly collaborating with the CIA and Israel's Mossad intelligence service, Iran's judiciary said.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Haitian illegal immigrant who fatally beat Florida store clerk with hammer will face death penalty

Ho confronted four of the victims — Sung Rae Cho, Olivia Kim, Yo Sung Kim, and Young Yoo — at the mall. He told them that he didn’t have their rent, but did have a pistol, the affidavit said.…

A South Carolina inmate convicted of killing a state trooper more than 25 years ago cannot be executed due to a mental illness that has him believing he is immortal, a judge ruled.

From Nypost RSS Feed: Killer FedEx driver who murdered little Athena Strand sentenced to die by lethal injection after horror trial

“This will be a physically, emotionally and mentally demanding operation, and may extend for several weeks,” the local police chief warned.

The Trump administration says it will expand federal execution methods and speed up death penalty cases after Biden paused executions and commuted most death row sentences