July 8
TEXAS:
Cantu case report hasn't shut door on debateCritics say first state
review of possible wrongful execution wasn't a fair evaluation
Did Texas execute an innocent man? - Eyewitness says he felt influenced
by police to ID the teen as as the killer.
Wounded officer key to
July 8
SOUTH DAKOTA//USA:
1 in 9 on death row don't pursue appeals
Almost 1 of every 9 persons sentenced to death since 1977 has asked, as
Elijah Page did in South Dakota last summer, to have all legal appeals
ended and the execution carried out, a University of Colorado death
penalty
July 8
USA:
For Libby, Bush Seemed to Alter His Texas Policy
Until he commuted the 30-month prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. on
Monday, President Bush had said almost nothing about his philosophy in
granting clemency while at the White House.
As governor of Texas, though, Mr. Bush
July 8
IRAQ:
Man Executed for Role in 2003 Iraq Blast
An alleged al-Qaida militant was executed for his role in one of the 1st
and bloodiest bombings in Iraq, a 2003 blast that killed Shiite leader
Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim and 84 other people, a Justice Ministry
official said
July 8
SOUTH DAKOTAimpending execution//volunteer
Is execution plan flawed?Vague state law could lead to problems,
experts say
A new state policy on executions lacks crucial details, raising the
specter that South Dakota could botch its 1st execution in 60 years, some
experts
