Death penalty

The Delaware Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether or not to convert the sentences of men on death row to life in prison before the end of the…

Former death row inmate Jermaine Wright pleaded no contest to 2nd degree murder Monday and will serve no further time in prison.Wright spent 24 years…

Attorney General Matt Denn (D) says he won’t appeal a state Supreme Court decision invalidating Delaware’s death penalty.Denn says he will not ask the U.S…

In a 3-2 decision, the Delaware Supreme Court has ruled the state’s death penalty unconstitutional.The 98-page opinion from Chief Justice Leo Strine found…

No new bail hearing will be given for a man who spent 25 years on death row, but now awaits a new trial.Jermaine Wright has spent nearly all of his adult…

Those working to label the state’s death penalty unconstitutional faced a barrage of questions from Delaware Supreme Court Justices Wednesday morning.The…

After a month-plus break for budget hearings, the full General Assembly was back at work this week in Dover, kicking off a three week run before its…

Lawmakers attempting to repeal Delaware's death penalty earlier this week put their efforts on hold in favor of waiting for a decision by the state…

Lawmakers are shelving attempts to repeal Delaware's death penalty in the General Assembly in favor of waiting for a decision by the state Supreme…

Superior Court President Judge Jan Jurden is halting all 39 of Delaware’s pending death penalty cases as the state’s highest court weighs the system’s…