Oct. 23
TEXASstay of impending execution and new execution date
Court halts execution of Bobby Wayne Woods
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has stopped the scheduled execution of
convicted killer Bobby Wayne Woods.
The court agreed to put off the lethal injection, scheduled for 6
Oct. 23
NEVADA:
Killer facing possible death penalty has extensive criminal history
A man who authorities say is a serial killer and rapist has a criminal
history dating back to when he was 18 years old.
Prosecutors today said Norman Flowers, 34, was responsible for a series of
Oct. 23
USA:
Death penalty opposedAE's Bill Kurtis speaks out at ISU
Bill Kurtis, the narrator of Will Ferrell's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron
Burgundy, promoted his book Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American
Justice Monday night in Tilson Auditorium to a crowd of 450 to 500
Oct. 23
MARYLAND:
End the Death Penalty
I read, Panel weighs death penalty with a heavy heart. I lost my
husband, Michael Spikes, to murder in 1994. I was one of several murder
victims' family members to testify for repeal of the death penalty at the
hearings of the Commission on Capital
Oct. 23
Attached is a pdf version of an 11-page article by Ron Tabak entitled The
Private Bar's Efforts To Secure Proper Representation For Those Facing
Execution.
It appears in a special issue of the Justice System Journal, focusing
on Court-Related Aspects of Capital Punishment.
The pdf's first
Oct. 23
ALGERIA:
Abolition of the death penalty receives mixed reception from Algerians
Algerians have mixed feelings about capital punishment. For some it is
against the right to life, but others say the right to life of victims of
terrorism should be defended first.
One of Algeria's
