April 26
TEXAS:
Death penalty distraction
Re: Switching sides on justice Exposure to horrific crime changed mind
of DA now at ease as part of state 'death machine,' Sunday news story.
Walker County District Attorney David Weeks says that the death penalty is
justified for certain
April 26
INDIA:
It's a crime
The visit paid recently by Priyanka Vadra to Nalini, convicted of the
murder of Rajiv Gandhi, naturally got front-page coverage. This humane
gesture by Priyanka was in keeping with the sentiment of compassion that
made Sonia Gandhi appeal for the commutation
April 25
TEXASnew execution date
Execution date set for Lester Bower
Just days after the Supreme Court refused Lester Bower's request for a new
trial, Judge Jim Fallon signed a death warrant that could end Bower's life
on July 22.
Bower, 60, was convicted in April 1984 of killing Bob
April 25
USA:
Death penalty debate depends on purpose of punishment
To the Editor:
[Last] week's opinion articles about the death penalty [Checks and
Balances] did not touch on the real debate over capital punishment. The
real debate that faces America is about our justice system as a
April 25
VIRGINIA:
Nation in brief: Snipers lawyers appeal death sentenceSniper's lawyers
appeal death sentence
Jurors might not have sentenced convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad to
death if they had known that he was abused as a child, that he has brain
damage and that there were
April 27
TEXAS:
DA rejects plea for illegal immigrant who shot officer
Just days before his death penalty trial, attorneys for Juan Leonardo
Quintero said he has offered to plead guilty and be sentenced to life
without parole for the 2006 shooting of Houston police officer Rodney
Johnson
April 27
IRAN:
Iran youth who killed love rival faces execution - media
A 17-year-old Iranian youth who knifed and killed a rival suitor for a
girl has been sentenced to death by a court in Tehran, a newspaper said on
Sunday.
The accused attacked the victim after finding out he was
April 27
TEXAS:
Dallas district attorney steps up scrutiny of cases where DNA can't prove
innocence
For 16 wrongly convicted defendants in Dallas County, DNA testing was the
key that set them free after years - even decades - in prison. Now,
because of the doubt those exonerations
