Richey prepares to return to Scotland after 21 years on death row
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A Briton who spent more than 21 years on death row in America is due to return to Scotland after he was freed by a US court.
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The decision means that the only person on New Yorkâs death row will now be re-sentenced to life without parole.
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The Attorney General says the cases of 28 parents convicted of killing their children will be re-examined.
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Former Scotland Yard counter-terrorism head to be rapped for role in aftermath of De Menezes shooting
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Action on a jury&#39;s recommendation to kill Scott Peterson by lethal injection for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci, could be decades away in the state that has more than 600 people on death row.
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The youth minister who confessed to a 1994 killing is being widely forgiven by members of his former congregation, who say they admire his courage in finally surrendering to police.
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Martin Tankleff walked out of court a free man for the first time in the 17 years since he was convicted of murdering his parents. But his next step was less clear.
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Yvonne Roberts used to take comfort in knowing that the killer of her 3-year-old son was behind bars. That was before two recent state Supreme Court decisions let him out &#151; four decades early.
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The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to review for the second time the death penalty case of a convicted Texas killer whose sentence the justices had previously overturned.
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A British man who came close to being executed by the state of Ohio for killing a 2-year-old girl was set free under a plea deal on Monday, with plans to return to his home in Scotland, authorities said.
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A man who has been on Death Row for 20 years for the murder of a young girl is to be freed after a plea bargain.
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A Briton who has spent more than 20 years on death row in the US is to face a retrial.
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A woman whose body was found in a lake 21 years after she vanished had suffered a violent attack, a court hears.
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Move comes seven years after original inquest recorded open verdict on 21-year-old heroin addict found dead in bedsit.
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Scotland's top prosecutor will make a statement to parliament after the collapse of the World's End murder trial.
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An appeal hearing agrees to Kenny Richey's release from prison after the Scot spent 20 years on death row.
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The man convicted of murdering teacher Jane Longhurst is due to hear if his appeal has been successful.