[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----TEXAS

2007-08-20 Thread Rick Halperin
Aug. 20 TEXASimpending state (400th) execution Texan 'city of death' gears for 400th execution The death chamber at the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Huntsville Unit in Huntsville, Texas; Across the world, this Texan town is often dubbed the city of death and its citizens

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----USA, MD., LA., FLA., MISS.

2007-08-20 Thread Rick Halperin
Aug. 20 USA: Is this truly the best way to keep things moving? Ms. Danica Szarvas-Kidd Policy Adviser for Adjudication Bureau of Justice Assistance Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice 810 Seventh St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20531 To Whom It May Concern, We read

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----CALIF., ARK., MO.

2007-08-20 Thread Rick Halperin
Aug. 20 CALIFORNIA: Penalty phase in Hamilton trial postponed The death penalty trial for a man convicted of murdering Pittsburg police officer Larry Lasater has been rescheduled to begin on Wednesday in Superior Court in Martinez. Superior Court Judge Laurel Brady postponed the trial

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2007-08-20 Thread Rick Halperin
Aug. 20 PHILIPPINES: Arroyo seeks group's support for anti-abortion law, abolition of death penalty President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has urged the Buhay party-list group to support and pursue legislative measures that would promote life similar to the anti-abortion law and repeal of