April 19
LOUISIANA:
Rodricus Crawford Exonerated from Louisiana Death Row
Caddo Parish Prosecutors Drop Charges After Medical Evidence Suggests No Crime
Occurred
At the request of local prosecutors, a Caddo Parish, Louisiana trial court has
dismissed all charges against Rodricus
April 19
ARKANSAS:
Arkansas Supreme Court halts 1 death-row inmate's execution
The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday night halted the execution of Stacey
Johnson, which was scheduled for Thursday.
The Arkansas Supreme Court has halted one of two executions set for Thursday,
saying
April 19
TEXAS:
Condemned inmate avoids execution with life sentence for Houston crime spree
A North Carolina man who spent years on Texas' death row awaiting execution was
sentenced Monday to 4 consecutive life sentences, a plea bargain that Harris
County prosecutors hope will keep
April 19
ARKANSAS:
The Fix AnalysisCould Arkansas' battle over the death penalty signal the
beginning of its end?
The Supreme Court said Monday that Arkansas won't be able to execute two of its
death-row inmates. And a growing number of conservatives, who see the death
penalty as
April 19
TURKEY:
Turkey: death penalty incompatible with Council of EuropeAdoption would
push Ankara outside the institution
"Rejection of capital punishment is a basic principle of the Council of Europe
and its reintroduction would be simply incompatible with Turkey's continued
