Oct. 18
TEXAS:
Sherman judge halts execution
A federal judge in Sherman has stopped the November 6th execution of a man
set to die for killing a Tyler woman and stealing her purse and car in
1997.
It's the 3rd reprieve for Allen Bridgers, whose attorneys say he's
mentally retarded.
The
Oct. 18
GEORGIAstay of impending execution
Ga. Supreme Court stays Alderman execution
The Georgia Supreme Court has stayed the scheduled execution for condemned
wife killer Jack Alderman because the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to
decided the constitutionality of lethal injection,
Oct. 19
USA:
Supreme Court MemoTrying to Decipher the State of the Death Penalty
Is there a death penalty moratorium now in place, and how would we know?
The Supreme Court has granted 2 stays of execution and refused to vacate a
3rd in the 3 weeks since it agreed to hear a challenge
NOTE-My postings to this list will resume on Monday, Oct. 22
Oct. 19
JAPAN:
Death penalty sought again in murder-rape case
Prosecutors during their closing argument at the Hiroshima High Court on
Thursday again sought the death penalty for a 26-year-old former company
employee
