Jan. 23
TEXAS:
Ward death penalty appeal denied
A Commerce man is still facing death by lethal injection, after being convicted
of capital murder for killing of one of the city's code enforcement officers
almost 10 years ago.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals late Thursday rejec
Jan. 23
OHIO:
Death penalty trial set to begin in 2 weeks
A man about to go on trial over accusations that he killed 2 people - and
facing the dealth penalty for those crimes - decided to waive the jury and have
3 judges consider the case.
Before Hager Church could put his choice
Jan. 23
IRANexecutions
9 more prisoners hanged, 3 in public
9 more prisoners hanged in Iran, including 3 in public as the wave of
executions continues under Hassan Rouhani.
3 men were put to death in the city of Bonab in the East Azarbaijan province on
Wednesday morning.
On
Jan. 23
INDONESIA:
Bali 9: Execution date yet to be set for Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran
Sukumaran
The Indonesian attorney-general's office has received notice that Australian
drug trafficker Andrew Chan is to be executed.
However, a time and place for the execution has not
Jan. 23
NORTH CAROLINA:
Sledge exoneration drives another nail in NC death penalty
Today's exoneration of Joseph Sledge after 36 years behind bars for a crime he
did not commit gives rise to 1 overriding question today:
How many more men wrongfully convicted and imprisoned (or even s
Jan. 23
FLORIDA:
Court upholds former Eau Claire County man's death penalty
A former Eau Claire County man sentenced to death for the murders of 2 women
lost his appeal to the Florida Supreme Court.
Nearly 15 years ago, Bill Marquardt was convicted of stabbing and shooting a
woman a
