[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 IRANexecutions 10 prisoner including 4 women hanged in eastern Iran The Iranian regime's henchmen hanged at least 10 prisoners including 4 women last Sunday and Monday. The reports from Iran says on Sunday a group of 4 men and 4 women were hanged in the main prison in

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, S.C., GA., OHIO, KY.

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 TEXAS: Gunman's grandmother testifies in death penalty trial The grandmother of a 23-year-old man who faces the death penalty for killing two people, including a Bellaire policeman, testified Wednesday that he was developmentally challenged as a boy and, she believes, it

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 ZAMBIA: Khaya Dlanga: Death isn't the answer to monstrous crimes What do we have to do to prevent violent crimes from happening in our society in which our children are no longer safe, asks Khaya Dlanga. There has been real and legitimate anger in the past few days over

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----PENN., DEL., MISS., MO., USA

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 PENNSYLVANIA-new (and serious) execution date Hubert Michael has been given an execution date of Sept. 22. (source: MC/RH) DELAWARE: Supreme Court upholds Cooke's death sentence In a unanimous decision Thursday, the Delaware Supreme Court upheld the conviction and

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----USA

2014-07-24 Thread Rick Halperin
July 24 USA (VERMONT): Judge orders new trial in Fell case Citing egregious juror misconduct, a federal judge Thursday ordered a new trial in the case of Donald Fell, the man sentenced to death in 2005 for kidnapping and killing a North Clarendon grandmother. The court finds that