death penalty
Example Sentences
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Boelter also faces state charges in connection with the shooting but Minnesota does not have the death penalty.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Prosecutors have not yet said whether they’ll seek the death penalty in his case if he’s convicted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Fifty years after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty as constitutionally permissible after a brief ban, these figures are a reminder that executions still play a role in American life.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
Multiple Zizian trials are pending, with federal prosecutors seeking the death penalty in one case.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Bagwell's public complaints made it hard for courts to appoint other civil lawyers for last-stage appeals in a death penalty case, not that they were particularly inclined to do so.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
