Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, prosecutors say. Under California law, that makes him eligible for the death penalty.

Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, a case that could carry the death penalty, which has not been used in California for nearly two decades

The two first-degree murder counts include a special circumstance, which increases the maximum punishment if he is convicted.

The state intends to seek the death penalty for Lemar Beasley, who was indicted in the stabbing death of a woman in November.

Ramey pleaded guilty to her role in the crime and became a key witness for the state. She testified that Lyons admitted to her that he’d killed both victims. The other man, identified in court as Lyons’ nephew, was never charged and has since died.

When Burgettstown resident Joshua George was charged with the 2022 death of his 6-month-old son, the Washington County District Attorney’s office sought the death penalty. George, 40, was acquitted in October.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ala. ( WAFF) - A judge is set to rule on death penalty motions in a DeKalb County murder case in January 2026. These three motions are to prohibit the death penalty in a capital murder trial. On Wednesday, the judge in Loretta Carr’s trial set hearings on the death penalty challenge for January 6th.

The man accused of intentionally plowing into a line of cars stopped at a Las Vegas intersection, which killed his pregnant girlfriend and two others, could face the death penalty should a jury