James Broadnax's execution date is scheduled for April 30 in the state of Texas.

A 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week has been spared death after his governor intervened. Burton was sentenced to death for the 1991 murder of a customer, Doug Battle, during a ...

The governor of Alabama has granted clemency to a man on death row for three decades, a rare move that spares the accomplice ...

ATLANTA (CN) — Georgia argued before its Supreme Court Wednesday against an order prohibiting it from seeking executions for nine death row inmates based on an agreement with the capital defense bar.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charles "Sonny" Burton is seen in an undated photo provided by his attorneys. - Provided by Federal Defenders Office The governor ...