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Jury Recommends Death Penalty in Jamiel Shaw Murder
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Jurors have recommended death for Pedro Espinoza, the gang member convicted of murdering high school football star Jamiel Shaw. Espinoza, 23, will be formally sentenced on Sept. 21. On May 9, the same jury convicted Espinoza of the...Tags: Justice System, High School Sports, Punishment, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Sports
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DA Asks Court to Order Execution of Two Death Row Inmates
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES – District Attorney Steve Cooley asked the Los Angeles Superior Court today to order the execution of two long-time Death Row inmates with a court-approved single-drug protocol currently used in other parts of the country. In motions filed by...Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Trials, Steve Cooley, Crime, Law and Justice
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Military, Bales' Attorneys Discuss Possible Sanity Hearing
CNNLEAVENWORTH, Kan. -- The lawyer for U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, charged with murdering 17 Afghan villagers, said Friday the defense team has been "misled greatly" by U.S. military prosecutors who have blocked access to information. John Henry...Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth, Justice System, Firearms, Lawyers, Kandahar Massacre (2012)
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DA: Death Penalty Sought For Grandma, Stepmom Who Ran Girl to Death
KTLA NewsETOWAH COUNTY, AL (KTLA) -- Alabama prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a grandmother who authorities say forced her granddaughter to run as punishment for eating chocolate, an official said Tuesday. Joyce Garrard, 46, is facing a capital...Tags: CNN (tv network), Health, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Man Charged in Chatsworth Double Murder, Eligible for Death Penalty
KTLA NewsENCINO (KTLA) -- A man suspected of killing a couple whose bodies were discovered in Chatsworth back in August has been charged in the murders. 43-year-old Brent Darrin Zubek was scheduled to be arraigned on all the charges on Wednesday in San Fernando...Tags: Prosecution, Murder, Punishment, Bank Robbery
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Home Invasion Killer Sentenced to Die for 'Unimaginable Horror'
KTLA NewsHARTFORD, CT -- Joshua Komisarjevsky was formally sentenced to death Friday for the home invasion attack that left Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, Hayley and Micahela, dead in their Cheshire home in the summer of 2007. On the day he was sentenced...Tags: Michaela Petit, Meriden, Sex Crimes, Arson, Punishment
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Prosecutors Seek Life, No Parole for Mother Accused of Microwaving Baby
KTLA NewsSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Prosecutors announced Friday that they would seek a sentence of life without parole for a mother accused of killing her baby by putting her in a microwave oven. Ka Yang, 30, faces murder and torture charges. Prosecutors...Tags: Chicago Hotels, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Manufacturing and Engineering, Prisons
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California Lethal Injections on Hold for Another Year
Los Angeles TimesSACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Attorneys for the state of California and death row prisoners have agreed to a timetable for reviewing new lethal injection procedures, effectively postponing any such executions for another year. State attorneys representing prison...Tags: Justice System, Prisons, Litigation, Trials, Lawyers
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Man Charged in Execution-Style Murder of Girlfriend, Unborn Child
KTLA NewsHAWTHORNE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Long Beach man has been charged in the execution-style murder of his pregnant girlfriend more than 10 years ago, which also resulted in the death of their unborn child. Crystal Dejuanna Taylor, of Hawthorne, and her unborn...Tags: Prosecution, Murder, Punishment, Crimes
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Casey Anthony's Parents "Have No Idea What Happened" To Caylee
CNNORLANDO, Fla. -- Cindy Anthony, the mother of Casey Anthony, tearfully watched a video of her daughter playing with her granddaughter, Caylee Anthony, as her daughter's murder trial resumed Friday. Casey Anthony, watching the same video from the...Tags: CNN (tv network), Injuries and Wounds, Punishment, Florida, Witnesses
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