Oct. 8
FLORIDAfemale may face death penalty
Fla. Prosecutors Build Foster Child Case
It's now been more than 6 years since foster child Rilya Wilson went
missing, a disappearance that led to a shakeup at Florida's child welfare
agency and murder charges against the little girl's former
Oct. 8
AUSTRALIA:
Labor to fight death penalty
Poll: Should we campaign against terrorist executions?
A FEDERAL Labor government would oppose the death penalty for the likes of
the Bali bombers, Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein as part of a broader
regional strategy to end capital
Oct. 9
TEXAS:
Jury considers death penalty for Davis
Selwyn Davis could learn this week whether a jury will spare his life or
whether he'll pay with his life for his crime as prosecutors began calling
witnesses Monday in the punishment phase of his trial.
A jury convicted the
Oct. 9
NORTH CAROLINA:
Ramirez Faces Death Penalty for Caldwell Murder
Juan Carlos Ramirez returned to Greensboro over the weekend. Monday, he
appeared in court.
He was extradited from Arizona on murder charges in the stabbing death of
his ex-girlfriend April Caldwell on Christmas Day
Oct. 9
TENNESSEE:
Local executions attracted many public viewers
The graphic description of the body of Daryl Holton, who died in the
electric chair Sept. 12, brought to mind some of the descriptions of
people who in earlier years died by the hangman's noose here in Knoxville.
Holton is
Oct. 9
LEBANON/RUSSIA:
Russian teenager could face death penalty in Lebanon
18-year-old Sergey Vysotsky is 1 of 4 Russian citizens who could be put to
death in Lebanon if found guilty of terrorist offences. The teenager is
under arrest in the capital Beirut. The other three Russians remain
Oct. 9
CHINA:
Rights group wants death penalty scrapped ahead of Olympics
Human Rights Watch has urged China to end the death penalty ahead of the
2008 Beijing Olympics.
Observers estimate that China executes more people than the rest of the
world combined, although the exact numbers
