[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, PENN., VA., N.C., GA., FLA., ALA., MISS.

2017-07-08 Thread Rick Halperin
July 8 TEXAS: US appeals court to review case of Argentine on death row in Texas A federal court has agreed to review the appeal of an Argentine who is on death row in Texas for a 1995 killing. The Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals said last week it will examine whether Victor

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----OHIO, ARK., IDAHO, USA

2017-07-08 Thread Rick Halperin
July 8 OHIOimpending execution Executions court-approved to resume this month for Ohio's death row inmatesCondemned child killer Ronald Phillips has a date slated with the death chamber Ronald Phillips, age 43, has his third date with death. He is, now, scheduled for

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

2017-07-08 Thread Rick Halperin
July 8 EGYPT: The persistence of the death penalty in Egypt: why courts insist on 'an eye for an eye' Given the rise of death sentences issued by Egyptian courts over the past 4 years - typically for members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group and criminals proven to have