of the state's former governor could face the death penalty. Nunn, 57, is accused of shooting Amanda Ross, 29. Her body was found in front of her home in Lexington on Sept. 11. Hours

WASHINGTON (Nov. 11) - The suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, but is unlikely to be executed in a military justice system that has

ORLANDO, Fla. Dec. 18) -- A Florida judge has denied a request to take the death penalty off the table for a mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter. Circuit

COLUMBUS, Ohio -The U.S. Supreme Court has reinstated the death penalty against an Ohio man who killed and mutilated a man he met in a gay bar in 1985, rejecting a claim

BRUNSWICK, Ga. -A prosecutor says he will seek the death penalty for a 22-year-old man charged with killing his father and seven others inside the family's mobile home

MONTPELIER, Vt. -Federal prosecutors announced Tuesday they'll seek the death penalty for a convicted sex offender charged with luring his 12-year-old niece to his home

KAMPALA, Uganda -Proposed legislation would impose the death penalty for some gay Ugandans, and their family and friends could face up to seven years in jail if they fail

he would again seek the death penalty for Gill. "The killer took Ralph Lape's life, and now with this decision the killer is trying to take Ralph Lape's reputation," Swingle

ST.PETERSBURG, Russia -Russia's Constitutional Court effectively outlawed the death penalty Thursday, saying a moratorium on capital punishment should remain in force until

WASHINGTON -Though the suspect in the shooting rampage at Fort Hood could face the death penalty, he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been

National Poll of Police Chiefs Ranks the Death Penalty Last Among Crime-Fighting Priorities and Least Efficient Use of Taxpayers' Money WASHINGTON, Oct. 20

. Louisiana, the case of Brandy Holmes, a 29-year-old woman with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome currently on death row in Louisiana. She and a codefendant were convicted of a 2003 murder

. Louisiana, the case of Brandy Holmes, a 29-year-old woman with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome currently on death row in Louisiana. She and a codefendant were convicted of a 2003 murder

been executed to speak out against the death penalty. Double Tragedies, a report being released today at a special session on the first day of the annual convention

been executed to speak out against the death penalty. Double Tragedies, a report being released today at a special session on the first day of the annual convention