Florida Man Is First To Die Under New Lethal Injection Protocol
Mark James Asay was convicted of killing two people in 1987. He was the first white person to be executed in Florida for killing a black person.
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Virginia Executes Prisoner Despite International Calls For Clemency
William Morva, who was convicted for a 2006 double murder, died by lethal injection on Thursday night. His lawyers and the European Union said he suffered from severe mental illness.
Florida Governor Schedules An Execution After Year And A Half Hiatus
Executions have been on hold in Florida since the Supreme Court deemed parts of the state's sentencing procedure unconstitutional in January 2016. Mark Asay is scheduled to be executed on Aug. 24.
Death Penalty Dispute Makes Its Way To Florida Supreme Court
Orlando's chief prosecutor said she wouldn't seek the death penalty, so the governor reassigned her murder cases. She sued to get them back. On Wednesday, the dispute went to the state's high court.
Arkansas Executes 4th Inmate In 8 Days
Kenneth Williams was the final inmate executed as the state sped up its schedule to beat the expiration date of its lethal-injection drugs.
Justices Split Over Defendants' Right To Mental Health Expert Witnesses
Justice Anthony Kennedy appears likely to cast the deciding vote in a Supreme Court case involving a death row inmate's right to help from a mental health expert who is independent of the prosecution.
Amnesty Says 2016 Saw Fewer Executions But More Death Sentences
Amnesty estimates China killed more people than all the other countries put together. The U.S. fell off the list of the top five countries to carry out the death penalty for the first time since 2006.
States Find Other Execution Methods After Difficulties With Lethal Injection
Nationwide, the number and pace of executions are down, but states are looking at alternative, previous methods after restrictions have increased making the drugs for lethal injection hard to obtain.
Florida Governor Pulls Murder Cases From Prosecutor Who Shuns Death Penalty
Gov. Rick Scott is reassigning 21 first-degree murder cases from State Attorney Aramis Ayala, who says seeking capital punishment is not in the best interest of justice.
Arkansas Readies For 8 Executions, Despite Outcry Over Pace, Method
The state hasn't carried out an execution in more than a decade, but its supply of the sedative midazolam expires at the end of April. So it plans to execute eight men over 11 days.