Criminal Law

Are California death sentences going up because of a lack of executions
The question in the title of this post is inspired by this new article from the San Francisco Chronicle, which is headlined "State death sentences rise as U.S. total falls." Here are the basics: As the number of death sentences...

Kenya's leader commutes all death sentences
This new AP article, headlined "Kenyan leader reduces all death sentences to life," details an intriguing international death penalty development: Kenya's president says all prisoners on death row will immediately have their sentences commuted to life imprisonment...

Illinois abolishes death penalty
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has abolished the death penalty in that state, immediately commuting the sentences of all 15 inmates on death row there. Illinois now joins 15 other states that have done away with the death penalty...

"Death sentences, executions drop in 2008"
"Death sentences, executions drop in 2008": Bill Mears of CNN.com has this report. And The Associated Press provides a report headlined "Report: US executions, death sentences on decline...

Assessing reasons for California's steep drop in death sentences in 2011
The Los Angeles Times has this new piece noting the signficant drop in California in the number of new death sentences handed down in 2011. The piece is headlined "Annual total of death sentences in California falls to 10: The...

Jessie Dotson Gets Six Death Sentences for Memphis Mass Murder, One for Each Life He Took
A Tennessee Jury Sentences Jessie Dotson to Six Death Sentences

Military Veterans Benefits
How to obtain full range of benefits for veterans and dependnets

Wrongful Death
alleging death was caused by the conduct of negligent defendant.

Taser Death
allegedly directly causing or leading to complications resulting in death.

Steelworker's Death
Prost Builders Inc. and Pro Building Solutions Inc. agree to $335,000 settlement after employee falls to his death.

Falling Tree
City of Anaheim pays $700,000 wrongful death settlement after tree crushes a man to death while in his van.

Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit
Jury Awards $82.5M in Workplace Death Lawsuit

$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit
$11,000,000 Verdict Awarded in Nursing Home Wrongful Death Suit