Death Penalty

Landmark Supreme Court decision overturning a death row conviction

1. Nithari Killings Suresh Koli Review Petition Rejected

2. Jurisdiction: India (2005-2006 (Original crimes); 2025 (Review petition rejected))
3. VictimsUnnamed minor victimsDefendantsSuresh KoliMoninder Singh PandherPlaintiffsCentral Bureau of InvestigationInvestigatorsCentral Bureau of InvestigationProsecutorsCentral Bureau of InvestigationJudgesSupreme Court of IndiaInstitutionsSupreme Court of IndiaCentral Bureau of Investigation
4. Case Tags: Serial Killings;Death Penalty;Criminal Justice System;Child Safety

1. State Compensation Case for Death Penalty Execution During Retrial Request

2. Jurisdiction: Japan (February 20, 2025)
3. Original Case: 令和2(ワ)12340 再審請求中の死刑執行国家賠償請求事件
4. VictimsKiyohide HayakawaDefendantsThe State of JapanPlaintiffsChika HayakawaInstitutionsTokyo High Court
5. Case Tags: Death Penalty;State Compensation;Retrial Request;Aum Shinrikyo

1. Ma Jiajue Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (February 2004)
3. Original Case: 马加爵案
4. VictimsTang XueliShao RuijieYang KaihongGong BoDefendantsMa JiajueDefense AttorneysZhao YaoJudgesDao WenbingInstitutionsKunming Intermediate People's CourtKunming Municipal Public Security BureauYunnan University
5. Case Tags: Mass Murder;Campus Crime;Death Penalty;Psychological Motivation

1. Shijiazhuang Jin Ruchao Catastrophic Bombing Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (March 16, 2001)
3. Original Case: Shijiazhuang Jin Ruchao Extraordinarily Serious Explosion Case
4. DefendantsJin RuchaoInstitutionsShijiazhuang Municipal Public Security BureauShijiazhuang Intermediate People's CourtHebei Provincial Higher People's Court
5. Case Tags: Mass Murder;Bombing;Domestic Terrorism;Death Penalty

1. Xian County Liu Moufa Intentional Homicide Case (1978)

2. Jurisdiction: China, Hebei Province, Xian County (1978)
3. Original Case: 献县刘某法故意杀人案（1978年案发）
4. VictimsUnnamed fianceeUnnamed father-in-lawUnnamed mother-in-lawDefendantsLiu ZhenfaInvestigatorsXian County Public Security BureauProsecutorsPeople&aposs Procuratorate of Hebei ProvinceJudgesCangzhou Prefecture Intermediate People&aposs CourtInstitutionsSupreme People&aposs Court
5. Case Tags: Intentional Homicide;Death Penalty;Marriage Dispute;Early Reform and Opening-Up Case

1. Cheng Kejie Bribery Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (1992 to 1998 (crimes committed), 2000 (trial and execution))
3. Original Case: 成克杰受贿案
4. DefendantsCheng KejieLi PingProsecutorsBeijing No. 1 Intermediate People's ProcuratorateDefense AttorneysZhang JianguoJudgesMa ZihuaInstitutionsCentral Commission for Discipline InspectionSupreme People's ProcuratorateBeijing No. 1 Intermediate People's CourtBeijing Higher People's CourtSupreme People's Court
5. Case Tags: High-Profile Official Corruption;Death Penalty;Bribery;Anti-Corruption Campaign

1. 格洛西普诉俄克拉荷马州案

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 25, 2025)
3. Original Case: Glossip v. Oklahoma
4. VictimsBarry Van TreeseDefendantsRichard Eugene GlossipPlaintiffsState of OklahomaJudgesSonia SotomayorClarence ThomasInstitutionsSupreme Court of the United StatesOklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals
5. Case Tags: Death Penalty;Due Process;Prosecutorial Misconduct;Napue Violation

1. Wang Zhong Embezzlement and Bribery Case

2. Jurisdiction: China, Guangdong Province, Haifeng County (1980-1982)
3. Original Case: 王仲贪污受贿案（改革开放反腐第一案）
4. DefendantsWang ZhongInstitutionsGuangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline InspectionGuangdong Provincial People's ProcuratorateShantou Intermediate People's Court
5. Case Tags: Corruption;Death Penalty;Economic Crime;Reform and Opening-up

1. Yu Tiemin Bribery Case

2. Jurisdiction: China (1985-1986)
3. Original Case: 余铁民受贿案
4. DefendantsYu TieminInvestigatorsShanghai Municipal People&aposs ProcuratorateProsecutorsShanghai People&aposs Procuratorate BranchJudgesShanghai Intermediate People&aposs CourtInstitutionsShanghai Intermediate People&aposs CourtShanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China
5. Case Tags: Bribery Case;Death Penalty;Anti-Corruption;1980s China