Nov. 3
ALABAMAstay of execution
Tommy Arthur's execution temporarily stayed by US Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the execution.
"IT IS ORDERED that execution of the sentence of death is hereby stayed pending
further order of the undersigned or of the
Nov. 3
TURKEY:
Turkey debates the non-retroactive death penalty
A reinstatement of capital punishment appears to be in the pipeline in Turkey.
Although it looks like Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli
opened the door for it, it was actually President Recep Tayyip
Nov. 3
UTAH:
Utah legislator wants mandatory death penalty when police are targeted, killed
With the shooting deaths of 2 Iowa police officers bolstering his resolve, a
Utah legislator is proposing a mandatory death penalty clause for anyone
convicted of targeting and killing a cop.
Nov. 3
TENNESSEE:
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Memphis for death penalty
case from 1997
A death penalty case from 1997 is back in the spotlight tonight. The Sixth
Circuit Court of Appeals, which is one step below with the United States
Supreme Court, was in
Nov. 3
TEXAS:
Death Row Inmate Sues Texas for DNA Tests
With help from The Innocence Project, death row inmate Larry Ray Swearingen
claims that DNA tests could prove his innocence of a 1998 murder, but the Texas
Court of Criminal Appeals has unconstitutionally denied him the
