Dec. 13
TEXAS:
Dallas County DA makes clear he's not 'soft on crime'
Craig Watkins remains deeply conflicted about the death penalty.
But as Dallas County's district attorney, he took an extraordinary step
this week to make clear that he's not, as some of his critics have
suggested, "so
Dec. 13
GEORGIA:
Howard wants U.S. to pursue Nichols death penalty
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said Saturday that courthouse
killer Brian Nichols may get the death penalty yet from a federal court
jury.
Howard, whose prosecution sought and failed to get death for Nichols
Dec. 13
TANZANIA:
Human rights activists agitate for abolition of death penalty
Human rights activists have called for an end to the death penalty, saying
no one has the right to take one's life apart from God.
Legal and Human Rights Centre project coordinator Harold Sungusia made the
a
Dec. 13
GEORGIA:
Nichols sentence may lead to death penalty changes
A jury's inability to condemn courthouse gunman Brian Nichols to death has
re-energized efforts by Georgia lawmakers to allow a judge to consider
capital punishment even if there's no unanimous verdict, as a growing
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