Top court to decide death penalty for child rape
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The Supreme Court said on Friday it would decide whether the death penalty can be imposed for the crime of raping a child, expanding its review of how capital punishment is carried out in the United States.
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A federal jury decided Thursday that the sex offender convicted of kidnapping college student Dru Sjodin, killing her and leaving her body in Minnesota ravine is eligible for the death penalty.
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Libya's highest court is due to hear the final appeal of a group of foreign medical workers sentenced to death.
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Attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a teen sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his grandparents when he was 12, arguing that the sentence is cruel.
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A US jury recommends the death penalty for a woman who killed an expectant mother and cut out her baby.
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A Texas high school student convicted of a double murder waits on death row as the Supreme Court weighs the constitutionality of the juvenile death penalty.
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The Supreme Court, in a case being watched around the world, on Monday hears arguments about whether to ban the lethal three-drug cocktail used in most U.S. executions because it inflicts excruciating pain.
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The United Nations' highest court is ruling Monday whether Serbia is guilty of genocide for the killing, torture, rape and expulsion of Bosnian Muslims  -  the first time an entire nation is being held to judicial account for the ultimate crime
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The US Supreme Court heard arguments on the legality of the death penalty for criminals under age 18 in a case that has received international attention.
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A jury Tuesday recommended the death penalty for a former elementary school vice principal convicted of murdering his estranged wife, three children and mother-in-law.
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Libya's Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday on an appeal by six foreign medics sentenced to death for infecting hundreds of Libyan children with the HIV virus following a report of a deal for their release.
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The UN's highest court is to rule whether Serbia should be held accountable for wartime atrocities in Bosnia.
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The U.S. Supreme Court questioned on Wednesday whether world opinion against the death penalty for juveniles should influence its decision on the constitutionality of executing those who committed murder at age 16 or 17.
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An unusual verdict in the case of a former police officer accused of killing his pregnant lover opens up possible grounds for appeal if he's sentenced to death, some legal experts say.
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The High Court will review the penalty given to a doctor who wrongly accused a father of killing his children, the BBC learns.
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Libya&#39;s top legal body meets on Monday to decide whether to confirm or annul death sentences on six foreign medics convicted of infecting children with the virus that causes AIDS.
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The U.S. Supreme Court begins a new  term on Monday that will decide important cases on federal  sentencing rules, the death penalty for juveniles and the  medical use of marijuana.