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Franklin Delano Floyd (June 17, 1943 – January 23, 2023) [2] was an American murderer, rapist, and death row inmate. He was convicted of the 1989 murder of Cheryl Ann Commesso, as well as the kidnapping of 6-year-old Michael Anthony Hughes, [3] who he claimed was his son, from his elementary school in Choctaw, Oklahoma.
He was also convicted of witness tampering (which was later thrown out) and, subsequent to his first death penalty sentence, of two drug trafficking charges. Marvin Gabrion: Kidnapping and murder of 19-year-old Rachel Timmerman of Cedar Springs, Michigan. 22 years, 161 days (since initial sentence) 11 years, 88 days (since re-sentencing)
Capital punishment for juveniles in the United States existed until March 2, 2005, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional in Roper v. Simmons. Prior to Roper, there were 71 people on death row in the United States for crimes committed as juveniles. [ 1] The death penalty for juveniles in the United States was first applied in 1642.
Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), was a landmark criminal case in which the United States Supreme Court invalidated all then existing legal constructions for the death penalty in the United States. It was a 5–4 decision, with each member of the majority writing a separate opinion. [ 1]: 467–68 Following Furman, in order to reinstate ...
Death by electrocution. Julius Rosenberg (May 12, 1918 – June 19, 1953) and Ethel Rosenberg (née Greenglass; September 28, 1915 – June 19, 1953) were an American married couple who were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, including providing top-secret information about American radar, sonar, jet propulsion engines, and nuclear ...
New York City. William Joseph Brennan Jr. (April 25, 1906 – July 24, 1997) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1956 to 1990. He was the seventh-longest serving justice in Supreme Court history, and was known for being a leader of the Court's liberal wing.
July 26, 2024 at 5:13 AM. The Chester County District Attorney’s Office intends to pursue the death penalty for a former Pocono couple charged with a 12-year-old's murder. Rendell A. Hoagland ...
The Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC) is a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., that focuses on disseminating studies and reports related to the death penalty. Founded in 1990, DPIC is primarily focused on the application of capital punishment in the United States .