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 ...

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

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

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

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

Paul Kendrick, 29, is accused of killing Sgt. Mark Baserman, 60, of Johnstown, and injuring correctional officer William ...

Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It was the state’s first execution ...

"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administration's extreme and categorical policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the death penalty in any case is rescinded," the DA's office said in a statement ...

El Paso District Attorney James Montoya said the decision to no longer seek the death penalty for confessed Walmart shooter ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Tuesday his office will seek the death penalty only in exceedingly rare cases, rescinding a directive by his predecessor that barred ...

For the second consecutive year, a bill seeking to remove the death penalty from Delaware’s constitution is up for debate in ...