Pa. Supreme Court denies request to intervene in questioned capital punishment cases

States Newsroom · October 23, 2026

Pennsylvania’s highest court on Friday declined to intervene in the cases of two men charged with capital murder after defenders raised alarms about the district attorney’s prolific pursuit of the death penalty in Washington County. The Atlantic Center for Capital Representation filed a petition in July 2025 asking…

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