LA District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced that county prosecutors will once again be permitted to seek the death penalty.

Delivering on a campaign promise, L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman says he will allow prosecutors to seek capital ...

In a reversal of Los Angeles County’s stance on capital punishment, recently elected District Attorney Nathan Hochman ...

Federal prosecutors are considering seeking the death penalty against Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero in a sprawling ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman has reinstated the death penalty as a prosecutorial option in murder ...

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 Nathan Hochman's office announced Tuesday that under limited circumstances, prosecutors could ...

Capital punishment will be sought only in “exceedingly rare cases” after detailed review and consultation with crime victims.

SB 990 would raise the age threshold for capital murder eligibility from under 10 years old to 15 years old. It now heads to ...

Four executions are scheduled this year with a new lethal injection protocol and the ethical and legal debate is intensifying ...

The gunman, who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019, was previously sentenced to 90 consecutive life terms after pleading ...

A court in Louisiana ruled Jessie Hoffman can be put to death Tuesday using nitrogen hypoxia - deprivation of oxygen causing ...