June 29
TEXAS:
Death Penalty for Delusional Murderer Blocked
Enforcing its edict against execution of the insane, a split United States
Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence of a delusional Texas
murderer who insisted he was being punished for preaching the gospel.
In a sharp
June 29
USA:
USA: Supreme Court tightens standard on 'competence' for execution
A prisoners awareness of the States rationale for an execution is not the
same as a rational understanding of it. US Supreme Court, Panetti v.
Quarterman, 28 June 2007
In a 5-4 decision issued on 28
June 29
UTAH:
Allgier charged with aggravated murder; prosecutors plan to seek death
penalty
Utah State Prison inmate Curtis Michael Allgier was charged today with
aggravated murder for allegedly shooting Corrections Officer Stephen
Anderson during an escape Monday at University
June 29
ARKANSAS:
Convicted of 3 deaths, Ward dies in prison hospital
A man who was the youngest person on death row in Arkansas when he entered
the prison system 21 years ago died in a prison hospital today. The death
of 37-year-old Ronald Ward -- convicted in Crittenden County of
June 29
CHINA:
Vandals face death penalty for damaging military facilities
Vandals who deliberately damage China's military telecommunication
facilities will face long jail terms or even the death penalty, according
to a judicial deliberation released by the Supreme People's Court (SPC)
June 29
MALAYSIA:
Hundreds of Migrants Face Execution for Drug Crimes
Unskilled worker Henok Sibuea, 30, from Sumatra, Indonesia, gathered
together his savings and, like thousands of his compatriots, paid for a
boat trip across the Straits of Malacca and landed here hoping to escape
