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  1. Fort Hood Shooting Suspect to Enter Plea in Case

    Tue, 2 Jul 2013

    a defendant is not asked to enter a plea until right before the trial is to start. Hasan, 42, faces execution or life without parole if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the massacre on the

  2. Judge: Testimony About Dying Pregnant Soldier OK

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    Hood shooting rampage. Col. Tara Osborn ruled on motions Thursday in Maj. Nidal Hasan's case. He faces execution or life without parole if convicted of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder. Hasan is to enter a

  3. Okla. Executes Man in Death of Girlfriend's Mother

    Tue, 25 Jun 2013

    to Gov. Mary Fallin that she cut Davis' sentence to life without parole . Fallin rejected the board recommendation, with spokesman convinced that justice could only be served by a sentence of life without parole ," Fisher said. "Why Governor Fallin would substitute

  4. Grim Milestone: Texas Set to Execute 500th Inmate

    Tue, 25 Jun 2013

    cases in which the death penalty can be applied. In guaranteeing DNA testing for inmates and providing for sentences of life without parole , Texas could well be on a slower track to execute its next 500 inmates. "It's a very fragile system" as attitudes

  5. Jodi Arias Jurors Expected to Attend Status Hearing Today

    Thu, 20 Jun 2013

    cannot come to an agreement, Arias will automatically get life in prison. The judge would decide whether Arias gets life without parole or life with the eligibility of parole after 25 years. Arias remains in Maricopa County jail while she awaits her sentence

  6. Australian Sentenced for Life for Migrant's Murder

    Tue, 18 Jun 2013

    of Drogheda and had immigrated. Adrian Ernest Bayley was sentenced in the Victoria state Supreme Court on Wednesday to life imprisonment . He had pleaded guilty to rape and murder. The 41-year-old cannot be considered for parole for 35 years. He had

News

  1. Okla. Executes Inmate Convicted of Killing Couple

    Tue, 18 Jun 2013

    the couple's pickup truck, which was found abandoned at a nearby lake. The Plummers were in their 70s. Castleberry pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and testified against DeRosa in exchange for a sentence of life without parole .

  2. Couple Guilty in Murder of Mother of 2-Month-Old

    Tue, 18 Jun 2013

    him late Monday of second-degree murder in the December 2010 slaying of 26-year-old Ana DeCeja. Robles is facing life without parole after her jury found her guilty of first-degree murder Friday. Authorities say the couple confessed to luring DeCeja

  3. Nidal Hasan Admitted Jihadist Motive, Ft. Hood Victims' Attorneys Say

    Wed, 5 Jun 2013

    Tuesday on Hasan's request for a trial delay but called for another hearing today. If convicted, Hasan could face the death penalty or life without parole . ABC News' Ned Berkowitz and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

  4. Colo. Gov. Delays Aurora's Chuck E. Cheese's Killer's Execution

    Wed, 22 May 2013

    next governor lifts it. Hickenlooper also could have granted clemency, which would have changed Dunlap's sentence to life without parole . Dunlap had been scheduled to be executed in August. It would have been the state's first execution since 1997

  5. Murder Mystery: Amanda Knox Speaks

    Mon, 29 Apr 2013

    with her life based on the three possible outcomes she faced: freedom, 26 years in prison or a life sentence. Her " life - imprisonment list" included: Stop writing letters home. Ask family to forget me? Suicide? While awaiting the court's ruling on

  6. Amanda Knox Reveals in Book She Considered Suicide in Prison

    Thu, 18 Apr 2013

    with her life based on the three possible outcomes she faced: freedom, 26 years in prison or a life sentence. Her " life - imprisonment list" included: Stop writing letters home. Ask family to forget me? Suicide? While awaiting the court's ruling on

  7. Indianapolis House Explosion: Suspect Charged in Murder-for-Hire Plot

    Fri, 29 Mar 2013

    addition to the murder and arson charges, Leonard has now also been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit murder, Curry said. In February, Curry said that he would seek life without parole for Shirley and the Leonard brothers.

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Videos

  1. Nightline 06/26: Supreme Court Strikes Down DOMA: What's Next?

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    themselves not to associate with the wrong kinds of people. People to a certain extent are who they are Hernandez could get life without parole if convicted. He pled not guilty. I'm John and for Nightline in Attleboro Massachusetts. Thank you John and coming

    life without parole found at 15:10

    People to a certain extent are who they are Hernandez could get life without parole if convicted. He pled not guilty. I'm John -- and for Nightline in Attleboro Massachusetts. Thank you John and coming up next
  2. NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Charged With Murder

    Thu, 27 Jun 2013

    behave themselves not to associate with the wrong kinds of people. People to a certain extent are who they are Hernandez could get life without parole if convicted. He pled not guilty. I'm John and for Nightline Attleboro Massachusetts.

    life without parole found at 5:28

    People to a certain extent are who they are Hernandez could get life without parole if convicted. He pled not guilty. I'm John -- and for Nightline Attleboro Massachusetts. --
  3. Not Guilty Pleas Entered for Suspected Katelyn Wolfe Killers

    Fri, 14 Jun 2013

    just to say that the investigation is ongoing as they all are. But this time and and speak about the death penalty or life without parole but defendants are of course held without bond. Their next court appearance is scheduled for August 5. And Greene County

    life without parole found at 1:08

    But this time and -- and speak about the death penalty or life without parole but defendants are of course held without bond. Their next court appearance is scheduled for August 5. And Greene County Derrick Thomas.
  4. All-Female Jury Chosen for George Zimmerman Trial

    Fri, 21 Jun 2013

    They could be sequestered up to four weeks on this trial. It starts on monday. And george zimmerman faces possible life imprisonment . We're going to bring in legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. Dan, how unusual for a single-gender jury, in this

    Life Imprisonment found at 2:23

    on this trial. It starts on monday. And george zimmerman faces possible life imprisonment . We're going to bring in legal affairs anchor, dan abrams. Dan, how unusual for a single-gender jury, in this case, all-women. I've
  5. Arias Quotes Maya Angelou on Twitter

    Tue, 28 May 2013

    against her. I don't think it's worth the amount of money they want to spend in order to kill this woma give her life without parole and let's be finish with this case. Reporter: In a scathing new editorial, "the arizona republic" argues prosecutors

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    they want to spend in order to kill this woma give her life without parole and let's be finish with this case. Reporter: In a scathing new editorial, "the arizona republic" argues prosecutors should not seat a
  6. Arias Hung Jury: Did Defense Strategy Work?

    Fri, 24 May 2013

    is time for juan martinez to try to cut a deal here for life without parole . On the one hand, it ends this an the other hand, it another hung jury, the judge then gets to decide is it life without parole or life with the possibility of parole and my point is

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    time for juan martinez to try to cut a deal here for life without parole . On the one hand, it ends this an the other hand, it ensures jodi arias would not get the opportunity for parole.
    there's another hung jury, the judge then gets to decide is it life without parole or life with the possibility of parole and my point is by trying to cut some sort of deal now you're also
  7. Arias Jury Deadlocked on Death Penalty Decision

    Thu, 23 May 2013

    parole. Here's what I think. I think that the prosecutor ought to try to cut a deal with jodi arias where the deal is, life without parole , you've got to accept that deal and we'll take death off the table. It seems to me at this point impanelling another

    life without parole found at 3:30

    try to cut a deal with jodi arias where the deal is, life without parole , you've got to accept that deal and we'll take death off the table. It seems to me at this point impanelling another
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Photos

  1. VIDEO: The convicted Tucson shooter received a sentence of life without parole.
  2. PHOTO: Juvenile murderers: Is a sentence of life without parole unconstitutional?

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