death penalty

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Facing a potential death penalty, the couple must have breathed a sigh of relief when, during the trial, police found the Grimsby baby.

From BBC

The hearing came a week after a federal judge set the September date for Mangione's trial and dropped firearms charges against him that carried a death penalty punishment.

From BBC

The federal case carries the same potential punishment after a US judge barred prosecutors in late January from seeking the death penalty against Mangione.

From Barron's

Israel has only twice used the death penalty against a convicted prisoner.

From BBC

Friday's decision "is solely to foreclose the death penalty as an available punishment to be considered by the jury," Judge Margaret Garnett wrote in her opinion.

From Barron's