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Jury begins deliberations on Stephens’ fate
ANNAPOLIS — The jury that last week convicted Lee E. Stephens of first-degree murder began deliberating Wednesday afternoon whether he should be sentenced to death. After hearing closing arguments from […]
Stephens’ death sentence clears DNA hurdle
An Anne Arundel jury on Monday moved one step closer to handing down the death penalty against Lee E. Stephens, an inmate convicted of ambushing and murdering a corrections officer […]
Top 5: ‘Let’s give it a shot in Baltimore’
The Court of Special Appeals’ decision to reverse much of a $150 million jury verdict against Exxon Mobil kicks off the list of the most-read law stories of the week. […]
U.S. trade deficit up to $48.8 billion in December
WASHINGTON — Monthly U.S. exports to Europe grew in December, a hopeful sign after a steep decline the previous month. But, some economists remain concerned that the region’s debt crisis […]
Stephens guilty of first-degree murder; sentencing starts Monday
ANNAPOLIS — Lee E. Stephens was convicted Thursday of the first-degree murder of a corrections officer at the now-closed Maryland House of Correction in Jessup. He faces the death penalty […]
Jury still out in House of Correction death penalty case
After four full days of deliberation, the jury in the death penalty case against Lee E. Stephens remains undecided about whether he and another man killed a corrections officer in […]
Deliberations to resume in Maryland death penalty trial
ANNAPOLIS — Jurors are expected to resume deliberations in the death penalty trial of one of two prisoners accused in the stabbing death of a correctional officer. Deliberations are scheduled […]
Jurors get accused killer’s capital murder case
ANNAPOLIS — Depending on who was talking, the prosecution’s star witness in the death penalty case against Lee E. Stephens was either a courageous observer who faced the wrath of […]
Man accused in slaying of law grad from Laurel to face death penalty
MACON, Ga. — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a man charged with murder in the death of a Mercer University law school graduate. Prosecutors formally notified Stephen McDaniel […]
Death-row inmate wins new hearing over mail mix-up
WASHINGTON — An Alabama death row inmate deserves a new court hearing because his lawyers at a top-flight New York firm abandoned him, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a […]
Judge approves clemency agreement for Delaware killer
WILMINGTON, Del. — A killer who had faced execution this week told a judge Wednesday that he agrees to spend the rest of his life in prison and to drop […]
Family wants focus on Delaware victim, not killer
WILMINGTON, Del. — The family of a Delaware woman killed by the man who had his death sentence commuted this week by Gov. Jack Markell says the focus should be […]
