death penalty
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death penalties
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Wilkinson was one of the lead prosecutors in the case against Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who was sentenced to the death penalty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
That seems like a decent rationale for invoking the corporate death penalty.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
While his sentencing was delayed to a later date, Sandoval can only receive life without the possibility of parole or the death penalty under California law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
The possibility of executing the innocent has gone a long way to change the national conversation about the death penalty.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2026
I turned the other police misconduct cases over to other lawyers because my death penalty docket was so full.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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