His Lawyers Advised Him To Plead Guilty In Exchange For Nothing. Now He’s Facing Execution.
It was two days before Christmas in 2006 and 34-year-old Brian Dorsey was in trouble: Two drug dealers were at his apartment, demanding money.
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Texas Plans To Execute Ramiro Gonzales, Despite Reversal From Doctor Who Helped Send Him To Death Row
In 2006, Ramiro Gonzales was sentenced to death in Texas as punishment for kidnapping, raping and killing Bridget Townsend when they were both 18 years old.
Man Facing Execution Next Month Is Hospitalized With Heart Problem
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri death row prisoner who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a “medical emergency,” a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
Conservative plan calls for Trump to kill everyone on federal death row in second term
A conservative plan for Donald Trump’s potential second term calls for the swift execution of everyone on federal death row, continuing the historic federal execution spree that took place during the Trump administration.
Oklahoma Begins 2024 Executions With Death Of Michael Dewayne Smith
Oklahoma returned to its state-sanctioned killing spree with the execution Thursday of a 41-year-old Black man, Michael Dewayne Smith.
Judge In Nation’s Execution Capital Recommends Overturning Death Sentence
A judge in Harris County, Texas, the execution capital of the country, recommended earlier this month overturning a man’s death sentence, finding that he received ineffective legal assistance at trial.
Alabama Kills Kenneth Smith In First-Ever Nitrogen Gas Execution
Alabama carried out the first-ever execution by nitrogen gas Thursday, killing 58-year-old Kenneth Smith just over a year after he survived a failed lethal injection.
An Oklahoma death row case is going to the Supreme Court - even though the state agrees he shouldn’t be killed
After 25 years on death row, nine scheduled executions and three “last meals”, Oklahoma inmate Richard Glossip will finally have his wrongful conviction claim heard by the US Supreme Court.
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