July 5
NORTH CAROLINA:
Lay death penalty to rest
Until early in the past century, local governments were responsible for
executing prisoners sentenced to death in North Carolina. In 1910, the state
took over that responsibility, and in the state's 1st execution on March 18,
1910,
July 5
AFGHANISTAN:
Farkhunda mob killing: Family's lawyer calls Afghan court corrupt for death
sentence U-turnAttorney Kimberley Motley has claimed the family of a
27-year old woman beaten to death in March knew nothing about a 'secret'
hearing to overturn the death sentences of
