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N.H. Supreme Court Weighs Bid to Commute Michael Addison’s Death Sentence

The case tests whether repeal of capital punishment forecloses executing a person already sentenced to die.

Parole Board Casts Doubt on Releasing Jose Colon in 1983 Trooper Hanna Killing

Jury Selection Begins in Resentencing of Harrel Braddy Under Florida’s 8-4 Death Penalty Law

Records Show Plea Deal Left Suspect Free Before Raleigh Teacher’s Killing

North Carolina’s ‘Iryna’s Law’ Takes Effect, Tightening Bail and Adding Transit Death-Penalty Factor

Ronald Exantus Arrested in Florida for Failing to Register as a Felon

DeSantis Signs Warrant Setting Oct. 14 Execution for Samuel Smithers