Dec. 9
TEXAS:
Man sought in double slaying arrested
A capital murder suspect wanted in the slayings of 2 people last week on
the Northeast Side has been arrested. More arrests could be made in the
case.
Police arrested 24-year-old Juan Gomez just before 1 a.m. in a house on
Lennon
Dec. 9
TENNESSEE:
Court denies appeal by Tenn. woman on death row
In Nashville, a federal appeals court has rejected a Tennessee woman's
appeal of her death sentence.
A panel on the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled 2-1
to deny Gaile K. Owens' appeal, according to
Dec. 9
TANZANIA:
Prisoners pardoned in Tanzania
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has pardoned 4,306 prisoners on the
47th anniversary of the East African nation's independence from Britain, a
home affairs ministry statement said on Tuesday.
Most of those pardoned are prisoners
Dec. 9
USA:
9/11 suspects may not plead guilty if no death penalty
Blunt warning on emissions issued by top UN officialElaborate farewell for
Russian Orthodox patriarchPoland 'optimistic' on German backing over coal
powerUkraine's fractious coalition set to be reinstatedIn crisis time
Dec. 9
IRAN:
AMNESTY INTERNATIONALPUBLIC STATEMENT
09 December 2008
IRAN: Halted execution highlights inherent cruelty of death penalty
News that a prisoner was cut down from the gallows a few minutes after his
execution began and then taken to hospital for resuscitation highlights
Dec. 10
NORTH CAROLINA:
Inconsistency taints death penalty
To say that Kenneth Hartley is a monster is like describing Joseph Stalin
as Russia's former head of state. Like the cruel Russian dictator, Hartley
took innocent lives and showed not one ounce of humanity in the process.
He
Dec. 10
NEW JERSEY:
Death penalty: Will other states follow N.J.?
A year after New Jersey became the 1st state in a generation to repeal the
death penalty, capital punishment opponents in Maryland and New Mexico are
pointing to recent political developments in their states as a sign they
