Federal appeals court overturns stay of execution of mentally-ill Florida convict
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday vacated a stay of execution for convicted mass murderer John Errol Ferguson. The stay was issued last week by US District Court...
Federal judge grants stay of execution of mentally ill Florida prisoner
A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Saturday granted a stay of execution for death row inmate John Errol Ferguson in order to hear arguments on his habeus corpus petition...
Peru court frees alleged death squad members detained for 6 years without trial
A Peruvian court on Tuesday ruled that two alleged members of the Colina Group must be released without charge after six years in custody. Douglas Arteaga Pascual and Angel Pino Diaz were never convicted during the 72...
Despite Kentucky death penalty ruling, Supreme Court justices offer hope
Sarah Tofte : "On April 16, in Baze v. Rees, the US Supreme Court issued its highly anticipated ruling on the constitutionality of Kentucky's use of lethal injection as a method of execution. Although on the surface...
Eleventh Circuit lifts stay of execution for Florida death row inmate
The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued a per curiam opinion on Thursday overturning a district court order to stay the execution of Florida death row inmate Mark Dean Schwab . The...
Florida death row inmate asks state high court to rehear lethal injection decision
Florida death row inmate Ian Deco Lightbourne on Monday asked the state supreme court to reconsider its decision last week that Florida's revised lethal injection protocols do not constitute cruel and unusual punishment in violation of...
Florida Supreme Court upholds state lethal injection procedure
The Florida Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision Thursday upholding the state's lethal injection procedures and rejecting the assertion that the state's protocol constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment." The US Supreme Court currently has on...
A Florida Fifth Judicial Circuit judge ruled Monday that the December 2006 execution of Angel Diaz was not "botched," as previously alleged by a medical examiner. According to autopsy reports,...
A warrant signed Wednesday by Florida Governor Charlie Crist ended the state's temporary suspension on executions. The ban was instituted last December by then-Governor Jeb Bush after the botched execution of Angel Diaz ,...
Nebraska high court stays electrocution to weigh constitutional concerns
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday staying the execution of Carey Dean Moore while the court determines whether death by electrocution is cruel and unusual punishment. In a 4-3 decision, the...
