[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, ARIZ., CALIF., USA, N.C.

2009-02-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 14 OHIO: Jury finds man guilty in murder of infant; Ross spared death penalty A jury concluded today that John V. Ross II killed his son but spared him from the death penalty. Deliberating about nine hours over two days, jurors convicted Ross, 29, of murder, a lesser charge of

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2009-02-14 Thread Rick Halperin
Feb. 14 CHINA: Chinese province to abolish execution by shooting Northeast China's Liaoning Province will abandon execution by shooting and use lethal injection instead, the province's chief justice said Saturday. Currently execution by shooting is still carried out in 6 of Liaoning's