3 d. ago Gunman who killed 23 in Texas Walmart attack can avoid death penalty with plea deal

El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya said that his decision in the prosecution of Patrick Crusius was driven by a majority of victims' relatives who wanted the case behind them.

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3 d. ago Los Angeles District Attorney's office will seek death penalty again

Los Angeles District Attorney's office will seek death penalty again  NBC Los Angeles

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3 d. ago Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman says prosecutors will start seeking the death penalty in some murder cases

Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman says prosecutors will start seeking the death penalty in some murder cases  CBS News

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3 d. ago Los Angeles district attorney wants to bring back death penalty

Los Angeles district attorney wants to bring back death penalty  Fox News

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8 d. ago Russian Gotbit founder strikes $23M plea deal with US prosecutors

Russian Gotbit founder strikes $23M plea deal with US prosecutors  Cointelegraph

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2 w. ago Maryland deputies shot at in 2022 incident share disappointment in plea deal for shooter

Maryland deputies shot at in 2022 incident share disappointment in plea deal for shooter  Herald-Mail Media

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3 w. ago Trump’s death penalty push faces resistance in some red states

Trump’s death penalty push faces resistance in some red states  Stateline

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3 w. ago Bryan Kohberger's defense claims he has autism in bid to avoid firing squad

Bryan Kohberger's autism diagnosis should take the death penalty off the table if he is convicted of the Idaho student murders, defense lawyer argues.

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3 w. ago Georgia House advances bill to ease death penalty law for intellectually disabled people

The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill to lessen the threshold for a person facing the death penalty to be deemed intellectually disabled, making them ineligible for execution.

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3 w. ago China’s Vow of ‘Leniency’ in Plea Deals Erodes Rights to Fair Trial

China has embraced a plea deal system, but lawyers and scholars fear that it is being abused to further erode individual rights — and for shakedowns.

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