So why did Edison get a sentence of 120 days behind bars? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports on the crime – and the punishments – in an encore of "Shootout at the Shaughnessys,'" now ...

A Chinese court has handed a death sentence to Fan Weiqiu for the mass killing of 35 people. The tragic event, which involved Fan driving into a crowd, took place last month and has since raised ...

President Biden is granting clemency to 37 of the 40 federal inmates facing death sentences, commuting their sentences to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The announcement is sure ...

Contrary to Hassan's stance, Ridwan Oke, a Lagos-based lawyer, defended the death sentence handed to Olowookere. Reacting to Governor Adeleke's move to pardon the young man, Oke posted on X: "Except ...

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Special Olympics Missouri (SOMO) announced that Springfield will host this year’s State Outdoor Games from October 17-19.

This ruling sheds light on political influences and judicial challenges within Bangladesh. The significant outcomes, such as the commutation of Barua's sentence and the acquittal of Lutfuzzaman Babar, ...

LEBANON, Mo. (KY3) - A judge sentenced a woman accused of shooting her ex-son-in-law and his new wife over a custody dispute at an exit off of I-44 in November of 2019. Beckie Stalder entered an ...

Serious Crimes Deserve Death Penalty The law includes various forms of alternative sentences, such as community service, electronic monitoring, and daily fines. For example, daily fines allow a ...

The verdict by the Murshidabad court came within 61 days of the crime, which many view as an instance of speedy justice. This is the second instance of a death sentence in West Bengal within eight ...

US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 others, including several convicted of multi ...