Articles for Execution

Jharkhand HC Reduces Interest Rate, Compensation By MACT To Family Of Deceased 50-Year-Old, Cites Excessive Award Under Conventional Head
10 hours, 55 minutes ago

Jharkhand HC Reduces Interest Rate, Compensation By MACT To Family Of Deceased 50-Year-Old, Cites Excessive Award Under Conventional Head

Live Law  

The Jharkhand High Court has slashed the interest rate on compensation awarded to the family of a 50-year-old barber who was struck by a mini-bus, ruling that the 12% annual interest granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dumka, was excessive. Justice Subhash Chand, presiding over the case, reduced the interest rate to 7.5%, stating, “The impugned Award passed by …

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Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying
2 days, 18 hours ago

Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is again stopped from testifying

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — A second attempt by Texas lawmakers to bring a man on death row to the state Capitol over doubts that he killed his 2-year-old daughter failed again Friday, dimming the likelihood of Robert Roberson testifying publicly after a last-minute subpoena halted his execution. A bipartisan group of lawmakers, civil rights advocates and medical experts have expressed doubts …

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Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again
3 days, 12 hours ago

Testimony of Texas man whose execution was halted in shaken baby case is challenged again

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ attorney general sought again on Thursday to stop a man on death row from testifying to lawmakers who have raised doubts about his guilt and successfully paused his execution at the last minute in October. Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said his office asked a court for an order blocking the subpoena, which he said …

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Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024
3 days, 20 hours ago

Oklahoma man dies by lethal injection in the nation's final execution of 2024

India Today  

OKLAHOMA CITY: An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl in a cannibalistic fantasy died by lethal injection Thursday in the nation’s 25th and final execution of the year. Strapped to a gurney inside the death chamber, Underwood apologized to Jamie’s family and to his own family “for all the terrible things I did.” “The decision to execute me on …

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Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year
4 days, 3 hours ago

Oklahoma to carry out 25th and final execution in U.S. this year

Raw Story  

An Oklahoma man who killed a 10-year-old girl is to be put to death on Thursday in the 25th and final execution in the United States this year. Kevin Ray Underwood, who turns 45 on Thursday, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at 10:00 am Central Time at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester. Underwood, a grocery store clerk, …

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'Let's get this over with': The final words of Joseph Corcoran, Indiana's first executed prisoner in 15 years
4 days, 3 hours ago

'Let's get this over with': The final words of Joseph Corcoran, Indiana's first executed prisoner in 15 years

Daily Mail  

An Indiana prisoner who was convicted of killing four people, including his brother and his sister's fiance, became the first prisoner to be executed in Indiana in 15 years. Death row execution:Joseph Corcoran, 49, was executed at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana According to the Indiana Department of Correction, Corcoran's last meal was Ben and Jerry's ice …

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‘Let’s get this over with’: Final words and last meal of executed Indiana inmate revealed
4 days, 18 hours ago

‘Let’s get this over with’: Final words and last meal of executed Indiana inmate revealed

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran …

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High Court Issues Directions To Punjab Authorities For Allowing Timely Execution Of NHAI 'National Importance' Projects In State
4 days, 23 hours ago

High Court Issues Directions To Punjab Authorities For Allowing Timely Execution Of NHAI 'National Importance' Projects In State

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has issued a slew of directions to the Punjab Government authorities in a plea filed by NHAI alleging that the state authorities are not passing land acquisition compensation and also failed to provide police assistance in compliance of High Court's directions. It opined that the prompt delivery of encumbrance-free possession of the acquired lands …

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US state of Indiana executes Joseph Corcoran after 27 year legal battle
5 days, 15 hours ago

US state of Indiana executes Joseph Corcoran after 27 year legal battle

Al Jazeera  

Joseph Corcoran had paranoid schizophrenia when he killed four people, including his brother, in 1997, his lawyers say. Joseph Corcoran, 49, was executed by lethal injection and pronounced dead early Wednesday morning at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, officials said. Corcoran’s “longstanding and documented mental illness continues to torment him as it did at the time of the …

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Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row
5 days, 15 hours ago

Mary Jane Veloso: Filipina spared from execution in Indonesia returns home after 14 years on death row

CNN  

Jakarta, Indonesia AP — A Filipina woman who had been on death row in Indonesia, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, arrived home early Wednesday after longstanding requests from her home country. Aaron Favila/AP “Hopefully the president can grant clemency to Mary Jane,” Veloso’s mother told reporters. “I will return to my country, and I am …

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Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years
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5 days, 15 hours ago

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years

NPR  

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years toggle caption Erin Hooley/AP MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An Indiana man convicted in the 1997 killings of his brother and three other men was set to receive a lethal injection by early Wednesday in the state's first execution in 15 years, without any independent witness present …

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Indiana is set to execute its first inmate in 15 years
6 days, 19 hours ago

Indiana is set to execute its first inmate in 15 years

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For the first time …

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Syria's former execution grounds: Residents reveal the horror of Tadamon massacre
1 week, 2 days ago

Syria's former execution grounds: Residents reveal the horror of Tadamon massacre

Firstpost  

Tadamon became infamous after a video emerged in 2022 showing a man in military fatigues leading unarmed, blindfolded men towards a large ditch, telling them to run and shooting them at point-blank range as they neared the edge or after they fell in A man checks a tunnel found under a mosque in Tadamon district, which is littered with bones …

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Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024
1 week, 2 days ago

Oklahoma panel rejects man’s plea for mercy, paves the way for final US execution of 2024

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma panel on Friday rejected a plea for clemency for a man convicted of torturing and killing a 10-year-old girl as part of a cannibalistic fantasy, paving the way for him to become the 25th and final person executed in the U.S. this year. Three members of Oklahoma’s Pardon and Parole Board voted unanimously against clemency …

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Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree
1 week, 3 days ago

Biden Could Block Another Trump Execution Spree

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his final six months as president, Donald Trump’s administration carried out an unprecedented execution spree, killing 13 people. With the stroke of a pen, Biden could commute every federal death sentence to life in prison and block the incoming Trump administration from carrying out its stated mass killing agenda. At the same time, Justice Department lawyers …

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Section 33-C(2) I.D. Act Is Similar To Execution Provision, Liability To Pay Should Be Pre-Decided : Punjab & Haryana HC
1 week, 3 days ago

Section 33-C(2) I.D. Act Is Similar To Execution Provision, Liability To Pay Should Be Pre-Decided : Punjab & Haryana HC

Live Law  

A single bench of Punjab & Haryana High Court comprising of Justice Jagmohan Bansal held that the employee cannot approach Labour Court under the Section 33-C of the I.D. Further the case of Bombay Chemical Industries v. Labour Commr., was relied upon by the court wherein the Supreme Court held that when a workman's employment status is disputed and lacks …

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Need To Embrace Technology To Ensure Proof Of Execution Of Will If Author Is Unavailable: Karnataka High Court
1 week, 4 days ago

Need To Embrace Technology To Ensure Proof Of Execution Of Will If Author Is Unavailable: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has suggested for use of technology in documenting Wills by suitably amending the process of registration and facilitating video recording of the statement of the testator and attesting witnesses. Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde said, “There is a need to embrace the technology to ensure that there is an unambiguous, credible, and clinching record relating to proof …

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Flat sale completed: What is the date of transfer for tax purposes? Is it the date of agreement or receipt of money?
1 week, 4 days ago

Flat sale completed: What is the date of transfer for tax purposes? Is it the date of agreement or receipt of money?

Live Mint  

I have sold my residential flat this month. Property Sale Completed: Key Tax Implications for ₹ 70 Lakh Gains Explained Since the ownership of the property stands transferred on the execution of the sale deed on which the transfer happened. Please note that after the removal of the indexation provision for practically all the purposes from the current year, you …

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Rising Rajasthan Summit: MoUs worth Rs 35 lakh cr later, all eyes on execution
1 week, 4 days ago

Rising Rajasthan Summit: MoUs worth Rs 35 lakh cr later, all eyes on execution

India Today  

It is often argued that investor conclaves in Rajasthan have rarely brought in investment that would otherwise not have come to the state. The Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit, held in Jaipur on December 9-11, may prove to be hardly different when calculations are done post-event. The Rising Rajasthan Global Investment Summit indeed had some credible faces in attendance, who …

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A massive manhunt and McDonald’s arrest: The seven days since United Healthcare CEO’s shocking execution
1 week, 4 days ago

A massive manhunt and McDonald’s arrest: The seven days since United Healthcare CEO’s shocking execution

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Day 1: Wednesday, December 4 open image in …

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State Must Not Defeat Purpose Of Death Sentence By Showing Laxity In Implementation: Supreme Court
1 week, 5 days ago

State Must Not Defeat Purpose Of Death Sentence By Showing Laxity In Implementation: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court while upholding the commutation of death sentences of two convicts highlighted several instances of administrative and judicial delays in the processing of mercy petitions and issuance of death warrants, which ultimately led to the commutation of sentence. A bench of Justices Abhay Oka, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, and Augustine George Masih observed a delay of over three years by …

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Truth Behind Viral Video Of 'Assad Cousin Suleiman Hilal Being Executed Publicly'
1 week, 5 days ago

Truth Behind Viral Video Of 'Assad Cousin Suleiman Hilal Being Executed Publicly'

ABP News  

Fact: The claim is false. Claim: The video depicts the execution of ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s cousin Suleiman Hilal al-Assad in public following the fall of his regime. An X user shared the video with the caption, “Bashar Assad’s cousin Sulaiman Hilal Assad was hanged in Latakia’s public square.” Fact Check NewsMeter found the claim to be false. A …

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Executing Court Cannot Go Behind Award To Modify Or Declare It Void: Madhya Pradesh High Court
1 week, 6 days ago

Executing Court Cannot Go Behind Award To Modify Or Declare It Void: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court bench of Justices Vivek Rusia and Binod Kumar Dwivedi has held that executing court cannot go behind the award or decree to modify or declare it void. Brief Facts This appeal has been filed against an order passed by the Executing Court by which while dismissing the petition, the court also set aside the award. …

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Article 21 | Death Penalty Must Be Commuted If Inordinate Delay In Execution Is Caused By Circumstances Beyond Convict's Control: Supreme Court
1 week, 6 days ago

Article 21 | Death Penalty Must Be Commuted If Inordinate Delay In Execution Is Caused By Circumstances Beyond Convict's Control: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday held that inordinate delay in execution of death sentence have a dehumanizing effect on convicts and when such delays are caused by factors beyond the prisoners' control, the death sentence must be commuted to life imprisonment. Right to Challenge Delay Convicts facing undue, unexplained, and inordinate delays in the execution of death sentences may approach …

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