Neither seeks to die or is volunteering for execution, a practice I oppose. Instead, they are making calculations about what gives them the best chance to get off death row. Agofsky contends, as the ...
saying that accepting their commutations would remove the heightened scrutiny that death penalty appeals receive. Heightened scrutiny is a legal process in which the courts examine cases like ...
Two inmates on federal death row whose death sentences were commuted ... said they had not requested a commutation and that accepting one could hinder their appeals, according to court documents ...
Two death row inmates whose sentences were commuted ... Both men have refused to sign the paperwork accepting their commutations and filed emergency motions on Dec. 30 to block them, according ...