A former correctional officer offered a rare first-hand account of the execution of a death row inmate he participated in more than a half a century ago and his thoughts at the time. Now a ...

In an executive order titled "Restoring the Death Penalty ... the death penalty to crimes involving murder. The executive order instructs the attorney general to "take all necessary and lawful ...

it was widely expected that Roy would be handed the death penalty. But according to the local sessions court judge, the crime did not fall in the “rarest of rare” category. The victim’s ...

has demanded death penalty for Roy, who worked as a civic volunteer and frequented the hospital. Counsel representing the CBI and the victim's parents have said this was a "rarest of rare cases ...

the death penalty is really fading from the minds of many voters to the point that some may conclude it’s simply not necessary,” Maher said. Ten executions are currently scheduled nationally ...

While the CBI called for the death penalty in this 'rarest of rare' case, the court declined, deeming it not sufficiently rare. Roy maintains he was framed and coerced into confessing.

The court resisted calls for the death penalty, deeming the case not the 'rarest of rare'. Roy was also fined and compensation was awarded to the victim's family. Read Less KOLKATA: A sessions ...

Judge Das stated that the crime did not fall under the "rarest of the rare" category, which justified the decision to not impose the death penalty on the convict. The judge denied the CBI's plea ...

The CBI, which was probing the case, said it comes under the "rarest of rare" category and the maximum punishment, which is the death penalty, should be awarded to Roy to "maintain people's faith ...