Jan. 29
JAPAN:
After popular support, Japan to continue capital punishment
Japan will continue to apply the death penalty after over 80 % of the country's
population expressed their support for the measure, media on Thursday cited
Justice Minister Yoko Kamikawa as saying.
A recent
Jan. 29
TEXASimpending execution
Texas set to execute 'intellectually disabled' inmateRobert Ladd is
scheduled to be killed on Thursday after an appeals court refused a stay
A man deemed by medical professionals to be intellectually disabled looks set
to be put to death on
Jan. 29
INDONESIA:
Jakarta ready to execute 5 more drug traffickers. Church calls for addiction
treatmentThe prosecutor general announces the imminent execution of more
people sentenced to death for drug trafficking. Hardline of Justice chiefs
supported by President Jokowi.
Jan. 29
UTAH:
Attorneys argue over whether ex-wife can testify of alleged confession in Utah
death penalty trialDoug Lovell's aggravated murder trial is expected to
start in March ??? nearly 30 years after Joyce Yost's murder.
In 1985, Douglas Lovell allegedly told his then-wife
Jan. 29
KYRGYZSTAN:
Kyrgyzstan Debates Death Penalty for Child Abusers
The rape of a 2-year-old Bishkek boy earlier in January is fueling a nationwide
debate: should Kyrgyzstan reintroduce capital punishment for such heinous
crimes? While passions rage in parliament and the media,
Jan. 29
GEORGIA:
Georgia's Most Recent Execution May Have Violated The US Constitution
Tuesday night, Georgia executed a man for murder - despite a panel of experts
unanimously labeling him as intellectually disabled.
As such, his death at the hands of the state may have violated
Jan. 29
TEXASimpending executions
Death Watch: 2 More Executions Will Make 3 in 5 WeeksExecutions accelerate
in 2015
Texas has set a brisk pace for executions in 2015: 2 men are scheduled for the
gurney this week, which will bring the tally to 3 in the 1st 5 weeks of the
year.
Jan. 29
INDONESIA:
Indonesia ready to execute foreigners after rejecting clemency
Indonesia is ready to execute 7 foreign drug convicts on death row after their
appeals for presidential clemency were rejected, an official said, in a move
certain to set Jakarta on a collision course
Jan. 29
TEXASexecution
Texas Executes Man for 1996 Strangling, Beating Death
A Texas man convicted of killing a 38-year-old woman nearly 2 decades ago while
he was on parole for a triple slaying years earlier was executed Thursday
evening.
Robert Ladd, 57, received lethal
Jan. 29
TEXASimminent execution
Texas Court Declines To Stop Execution Of Man With An IQ Of 67Robert Ladd
is ineligible for the death penalty because of his intellectual disability, his
attorneys contend. He is scheduled to be executed in Texas at 6 p.m. CT.
Robert Ladd,
Unfortunate that I have a countryman from the Philippines who is bound to
be executed.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:20 AM, Rick Halperin rhalp...@smu.edu wrote:
Jan. 29
INDONESIA:
Indonesia ready to execute foreigners after rejecting clemency
Indonesia is ready to execute 7 foreign
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