Missouri is one of two states where, if a jury is deadlocked on whether to sentence someone to death, the judge can issue the death penalty. The bill also establishes an automatic record-clearing ...

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Republican lawmakers on a Senate committee advanced a pair of bills that would give inmates a new option to choose for their method of execution, death by firing squad. Rep. Kevin Payne (R-Peoria) ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WINK) — Nearly two decades after a case that exposed tragic flaws in the nation’s emergency response system and devastated Southwest Florida, a death warrant has finally been signed ...