A Russian court has ruled that a soldier who killed his wife should not go to prison, the mitigating circumstance being his participation in the war against Ukraine. Source: Telegram-based news outlet ...

In late August, the Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the denial of postconviction relief and habeas petition of Tina Lasonya Brown. Ms. Brown was one of three people who kidnapped and killed ...

In this age of zero-tolerance policies, the Chicago Public School’s system is “one of the harshest in the land,” attorney Steven Drizin writes in Zero Tolerance, a new collection of essays on the ...

WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday against a convicted killer who argued that he might have avoided death row if allowed to tell jurors about the difficult circumstances of his ...

Brian Nichols' life sentence without parole has provoked angry reactions from many people. They argue that, given the heinousness of his crimes, if anyone deserves the death penalty Nichols does. But ...

The Arizona Supreme Court has affirmed the death penalty for Christopher John Spreitz. Spreitz was convicted of first-degree murder, sexual assault and kidnapping in connection with the death of Ruby ...

Bob Baffert caught a break. He was judged on what could be documented rather than what might turn up later. The Hall of Fame trainer was spared a suspension by the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission ...

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the conviction and sentence of a Gadsden man in the horrific 2013 slaying of his 21-month-old daughter. Stephon Lindsay was charged with capital murder in ...

Considerations that are of a broader nature, such as circumstances intrinsic to armed conflicts in general, have been repeatedly rejected as mitigating factors.As explained by the Appeals Chamber of ...

The recent decision by Italy’s Court of Cassation (Corte di Cassazione) in case number 27115/2024 has sparked numerous reactions due to its consideration of the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential ...

Our neighbor admitted to committing murder but argued that he did not know what he was doing because he was under the influence of drugs. Can he argue that he should not be held liable or that his ...