Supreme Court upends all-white jury verdict, death sentence
The Supreme Court upended the conviction and death sentence of a black Georgia man Monday because prosecutors violated the Constitution by excluding African-Americans from the all-white jury that determined his fate.
Marathon bomber ‘sorry’ for attack after 2-year silence
Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke his silence on the death and devastation he caused two years ago with words that were not a political tirade or a justification.
Boston bomber will get chance to break silence at sentencing
Will he finally speak?
‘Justice’: Jury orders death for the Boston Marathon bomber
After slouching through his trial for months with a bored look on his face, the defendant was ordered to rise.
Brown pursues mental disability argument
Mississippi inmate Sherwood Brown is seeking to have his death sentence overturned because he is mentally disabled.
A DeSoto County judged ruled against Brown in 2013. Brown appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for Oct. 6 in Jackson.
Supreme Court denies Batiste’s challenge to death sentence
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined a request from Bobby Batiste that it take a second look at his appeal. The Supreme Court