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It's a shift for the church, which used to consider the death penalty an "acceptable, albeit extreme, means of safeguarding the common good" in response to certain crimes.
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A convicted killer whose execution was delayed because of a juror’s letter won’t be put to death. And Ohio Governor John Kasich has also delayed the…
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Ohio has put to death a killer sentenced to die for stabbing and strangling a man he met in a bar in 1985.The execution of 58-year-old Robert Van Hook by…
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Republican Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters is frustrated with death penalty appeals, so he wants to use firing squads to execute condemned…
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The Ohio Supreme Court without comment has denied a death row inmates motion to stay his execution. Robert Van Hook is scheduled for execution on July 18.…
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Attorneys for a condemned Ohio killer are criticizing Governor John Kasich's decision to deny clemency ahead of his scheduled July 18 execution. Attorneys…
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The Ohio Parole Board is again recommending against clemency for a condemned killer.The board announced its decision Friday in the case of 69-year-old…
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Attorneys for a condemned Ohio killer are criticizing the state parole board's recommendation against clemency for their client. The attorneys say they're…
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The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the state's three-decades-old death penalty law, rejecting a challenge that argued juries and…
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Ohio Governor John Kasich has granted clemency to a death row inmate scheduled for execution on April 11.The move follows a recommendation by the Ohio…