Arizona Man Executed for First-Degree Murder Following Conviction
In a significant development in the ongoing discussion around capital punishment, an Arizona man, Aaron Gunches, was executed on Wednesday for a first-degree murder conviction dating back to 2008.
Aaron Gunches Executed in Arizona’s First Execution in Two Years
Aaron Gunches, aged 53, was lethally injected with pentobarbital at the Arizona State Prison in Florence. He was pronounced dead at 10:33 am. Gunches was convicted in 2007 for the first-degree murder ...
DA: Victims’ families want Walmart case ‘done with as soon as possible’
El Paso District Attorney James Montoya said the decision to no longer seek the death penalty for confessed Walmart shooter ...
LA County DA Nathan Hochman reverses predecessor’s ban on death penalty
Capital punishment will be sought only in “exceedingly rare cases” after detailed review and consultation with crime victims.
Texas Prosecutors Will No Longer Pursue Death Penalty in El Paso Shooting
The gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019, was previously sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms after pleading ...
D.A. Hochman officially brings death penalty back to Los Angeles
Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital ...
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LA County DA: Death penalty will be sought only in exceedingly rare cases
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced today his office will seek the death penalty only in ...
Walmart gunman won’t face the death penalty, family says
The removal of the death penalty as an option could lead to a quick guilty plea and life sentence, as happened with federal ...
L.A. County D.A. to resume seeking death penalty in 'most egregious' cases
The announcement of Los Angeles County D.A. Nathan Hochman reverses the policy of his predecessor, George Gascón, who did not ...
Los Angeles district attorney wants to bring back death penalty
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman's office announced Tuesday that under limited circumstances, prosecutors could ...
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The first day of the Kendrick murder trial underway. What happened in court
Paul Kendrick, 29, is accused of killing Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, of Johnstown, and injuring correctional officer William ...
Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman says prosecutors will start seeking the death penalty in some murder cases
"Effective immediately, the prior administration's extreme and categorical policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in any case is rescinded," the DA's office said in a statement ...