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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2013

Grand Jury Indicts Boston Bombing Suspect

A federal grand jury today indicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on 30 charges of killing four people and using homemade bombs during the Boston Marathon bombing and manhunt.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2013

D.A. Rejects Aurora Shooting Suspect's Plea

Prosecutors in the Aurora theater shooting case say they are "extremely unlikely" to accept an offer from suspect James Holmes to plead guilty unless they hear more details from him.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2013

Colo. Theater Shooter Wants Life To Avoid Death Penalty

The attorneys for James Holmes have offered a guilty plea in the Aurora, Colo., theater shooting in exchange for prosecutors sparing their client's life.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 15, 2013

Maryland Poised To Ban Death Penalty

Maryland's House of Delegates voted Friday to repeal the state's death penalty and sent the bill to Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat who initially sponsored it.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2012

Former Fla. Cop Dies By Lethal Injection

The former Florida officer who robbed and killed nine people in 1986 after he was fired has been executed by lethal injection.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2012

Calif. Retains Death Penalty, Softens Three Strikes

California voters sent a mixed message to public safety Tuesday by retaining the death penalty, softening three-strikes sentencing for violent felonies, and increasing penalties for human trafficking.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2012

Ballot Measures 2012: Death Penalty, Legal Marijuana, Bargaining Rights

Today, voters in three states will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana and in California will consider reshaping sentencing for violent offenders.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2012

Calif. Voters To Decide On Death Penalty

An initiative that would abolish the death penalty in favor of life without parole has qualified for the November ballot in California.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 6, 2012

Conn. Poised To Repeal Death Penalty

Connecticut is poised to become the 17th state in the nation to repeal the death penalty after the initiative cleared the state senate on Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 23, 2011

Oregon Bans Death Penalty

Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber imposed a moratorium on all executions in the state, saying the death penalty is arbitrary, expensive, and "fails to meet basic standards of justice."

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