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Three men awaiting trial in two separate murder cases will not face the death penalty if convicted, after judges rejected federal prosecutors’ requests to pursue capital punishment.

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Wyoming considering repeal of death penalty Legislators in Wyoming have introduced a bill to end he state's use of capital punishment.

The Keystone State has a complicated relationship with capital punishment. Much like with a federal death penalty case, it is a multistep process with a series of boxes to tick.

The mid-Atlantic state officially abolished capital punishment in September, eight years after its Supreme Court ruled its death penalty statute unconstitutional.