March 23
TEXAS:
Legislature must fix Texas death penalty
Texans who support capital punishment might want to believe that the system has
evolved into an excruciatingly fair, airtight application of society's utmost
punishment.
If only that were the case, this newspaper might not
March 23
QATAR:
Qatar Upholds Death Sentence for British Teacher Murder
A Qatari court on Monday upheld a death sentence against a local man convicted
of the murder of British school teacher Lauren Patterson.
Doha's Court of Appeal confirmed the sentence against Badr Hashim Khamis
March 23
KANSAS:
Kansas Supreme Court to hear 'Slavemaster' appealJohn E. Robinson convicted
of 6 murders, admits 2 others
A serial killer who used the Internet name Slavemaster and promises of work
to lure women to his bondage and sadism practices will appeal his capital
March 21
BANGLADESH:
Man to die for killing brother
A Sylhet court has awarded death penalty to 2 persons and handed down life
imprisonment to another 1 for killing one Suruj Ali in 2009. Joint District and
Metropolitan Sessions' Judge Iftikhar Bin Aziz pronounced the verdict on
March 23
TEXAS:
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Texas inmate who has been on death row for
30 years
The Supreme Court said Monday it would not hear an appeal from an inmate who
has been on death row in Texas for three decades. This decision lifts a stay
that has been in place
