The teen accused of stabbing track star Austin Metcalf to death will not face life behind bars or the death penalty, according to a Texas district attorney.

Mikal Mahdi’s life was marked by abuse. Today, as he awaits execution, the courts have the responsibility to acknowledge the ...

The teenager charged with murdering high school football star Austin Metcalf at a Texas track meet will not face the death penalty if he’s convicted at trial, according to the local District Attorney.

The high court found that a lower court improperly removed a juror who faced accusations that he held an anti-police bias.

The high court said a juror in the multiple-homicide case should not have been removed, even though fellow panelists said he ...

In a rare ruling with broad implications for jury deliberations and the death penalty in California, the California Supreme ...

Again, the death penalty was different for nobility ... important capital punishment decisions have been made by the Supreme Court. The following is a list of the more important ones along ...

Karmelo Anthony, 17, is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing Austin Metcalf during an altercation at an ...

While we understand that lewd conduct with a minor is a serious and devastating crime to commit, we do not think that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for that crime,” the ACLU of Idaho ...