Feb. 24
TEXASnew execution date
Marcus Druery has been given an execution date of August 1; it should be
considered serious.
(sources: TDCJ Rick Halperin)
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Dallas district attorney urges review of death penalty
District Attorney Craig Watkins, who has actively
Feb. 24
USA:
Capital punishment creates ethical dilemma for legal system
Over the past few days, The Prindle Institute held events concerning ethics and
capital punishment. From a showing of The Green Mile to guest lectures, these
discussions showed what a prominent ethical issue
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Drug drives up cost of executions--Price tag went from $83 to almost $1,300;
previous substance no longer made
As Texasprison officials face the likelihood that 1 of the 3 drugs used int he
nation's busiest execution chamber may no longer be available, they are facing
Feb. 24
TEXAS:
Dallas DA Craig Watkins recently revealed that his great-grandfather was
executed in Texas (in 1932), and added that he will continue to pursue death
cases because it is the law.
Let's be clear. The death penalty is AN option for a DA to pursue and not the
ONLY
Feb. 24
ARIZONAclemency denied/impending execution
Arizona death-row inmate requests rejected by clemency board
After 5 hours of testimony Friday, the Arizona Board of Executive Clemency
refused to commute the death sentence of Robert Moormann, who murdered and
dismembered his
Feb. 24
LEBANON3 new death sentences
Death for 3 Lebanese who spied for Israel: judiciary
3 Lebanese were sentenced to death by a military court on Friday for spying for
Israel, a judicial source said.
The tribunal condemned to death Mussa Ali Mussa, who was found guilty of
