Jan. 16
CALIFORNIA:
Ailing Inmate Is Set to DieMurderer Clarence Ray Allen, 76, the oldest
man on California's death row, is to be executed early Tuesday. Death
penalty foes plan march.
Barring a last-minute, court-ordered stay of execution, 76-year-old
murderer Clarence Ray Allen
Jan. 16
UGANDA:
Rwandan avoids death penalty in UgandaRebel convicted of 9 murders
A judge sentenced a Rwandan rebel Monday to 15 years in jail, a week after
convicting him for killing eight tourists from the U.S., Britain and New
Zealand and a Ugandan tour guide who were on a
Jan. 16
VIRGINIA:
Bill to place moratorium on death penalty fails in committee
A bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed
before a Senate committee.
Richmond Democrat Henry Marsh's bill died on a voice vote after a North
Carolina man wrongly convicted and
Jan. 16
IRAN:
News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty
International
AI Index: MDE 13/005/2006 16 January 2006
Iran: Amnesty International calls for end to death penalty for child
offenders
Amnesty International is calling on the Iranian authorities to take
Jan. 16
TEXAS:
Judicial system won't work if jury box is empty
Inconvenient. Can't afford it. Too busy. Boss won't give me time off from
work.
A summons for jury duty - the invitation to participate in a cornerstone
of democracy that people in most countries can only dream about - too
Jan. 16
CALIFORNIAimminent execution
Supreme Court denies stay of execution -- Clarence Ray Allen to be put to
death just after midnight
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Clarence Ray Allen's request for a stay of
execution today, clearing the way for the state to put the 76-year-old
inmate
