Death Sentence : Lawyer Herald

Saudi Arabia overturned Palestinian poet's death sentence; 8 years in prison, 800 lashes over 16 sessions

A Saudi Arabian court has overturned the death sentence of a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy....

Feb 04, 2016 04:26 AM EST

The execution of Michael Lambrix has been delayed after the US Supreme Court found flaws on how Flor...

Feb 03, 2016 07:47 PM EST

Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upheld a death sentence against the head of the country’s largest Isl...

Jan 11, 2016 04:08 AM EST

A convicted Virginia serial killer's legal efforts to avoid execution on Thursday were rejected by t...

Oct 02, 2015 03:05 AM EDT

The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday, marking the first time ...

Sep 30, 2015 03:37 AM EDT

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Monday denied a request to halt the execution planned for ...

Sep 29, 2015 03:31 AM EDT

Egypt executed an Islamist on Saturday for a murder committed during riots in mid-2013, the first de...

Mar 07, 2015 07:12 AM EST

The captain of a South Korean ferry that capsized in April killing 304 passengers was jailed for 36 ...

Nov 11, 2014 03:19 AM EST

A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted an Islamist party leader on Sunday of atrocities during the ...

Nov 02, 2014 05:36 AM EST

Ronell Wilson, a New York City street gang member, was convicted and sentenced to death for the seco...

Jul 25, 2013 02:28 PM EDT