Articles related to "Capital Cases"

A study shows that some U.S. states could end up abolishing the death penalty. Teetering on bankruptcy these states may find they cannot afford the costs of capital cases

Kansas Charley goes on trial with a defense attorney with no prior murder case experience. The prosecution attorney is a slick character backed by the cattle barons.

Witness to Innocence and other death penalty opponents asked Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell to issue a moratorium on the death penalty.

More moral and legal aspects of the death penalty continue to surface worldwide. For abolition, institution, or some murky middle ground, there is no common view. Why?

The Babylonian king Hammurabi develops one of the earliest written law codes in ancient Mesopotamia. The codex gives insights into Babylonian culture and ancient law.