Death Penalty

Discrepancies in a key testimony, a recanted testimony and apprehension from two jurors had cast doubt on Ivan Cantu's conviction.
Thomas Creech, 73, has been convicted of five murders in multiple states. Idaho has not had an execution since 2012.
Thomas Creech was sentenced to death in 1983 for killing a fellow prisoner.
Lawmakers introduced a bill they described as an effort at "kickstarting the state's stalled capital-punishment system."
For around 15 minutes, nitrogen gas flowed to Kenneth Eugene Smith's mask. He writhed against his restraints.
Attorneys for Kenneth Eugene Smith are expected to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final bid to halt the scheduled execution.
Kenneth Smith has previously said that he is “terrified” by the prospect of being killed with nitrogen gas.
Richard Glossip, whose case will be heard in the fall, has survived nine execution dates.
In a filing Friday, prosecutors announced their intention to pursue the death penalty against Payton Gendron for carrying out a racist mass shooting.
A report highlights the continuous failures of the state's capital punishment system, which executed eight people this year despite a declining death row population.