March 25
TEXAS:
Pro-Con: Should the death penalty be abolished?
State Rep. Harold Dutton Jr., a Democrat out of Harris County, wants to ban the
death penalty in Texas - and he isn't alone.
Texas House Democrat Jessica Farrar, also out of Harris County, has authored a
bill to end the
March 25
USA:
States Banning Death Penalty May Total 18 with New Maryland Law
8 years have passed since Maryland law enforcement terminated a human life
based on the death penalty statute. The General Assembly voted 82-56 on March
15 to join 18 other states in abolishing the death
March 25
KANSAS:
Rep's death penalty repeal effort stalled for now; Former judge says bill to
end capital punishment in Kansas will get hearing next year
The House gave initial approval Monday to 2 bills regarding the death penalty -
but neither was the one Rep. Steven Becker,
March 25
IDAHO:
ACLU condemns firing of N. Idaho public defender
The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho is condemning a decision by
Kootenai County officials to end the longstanding contract with the region's
chief public defender.
Last week, Kootenai County commissioners voted
March 25
SINGAPORE:
Call for guidelines on death penalty
A former senior district judge has called for guidelines on how judges should
use their discretion to decide if a capital offender should hang or get a life
term.
At issue is whether such discretion will lead to inconsistency
March 25
YEMEN:
Yemeni court overturns death sentence of Iranian spies
A Yemeni security court on Monday overturned the death penalty against 2 Shiite
rebels who were convicted of spying for Iran during 1997-2008, the official
Saba news agency reported.
The court revised the death
