June 14
VIRGINIA:
Meaningless execution
Re: 'Kaine commutes death sentence, cites mental issue,' front page, June
10: I agree with Gov. Kaine's decision to commute the execution of Percy
Walton to life with no parole. Both as the brother of a murder victim and
an activist for human rights,
Sept. 27
VIRGINIA:
Va. Execution Is Likely to Be DelayedState Has Used Lethal Injection
70 Times
The Supreme Court's decision to consider whether lethal injection is cruel
and unusual punishment is likely to delay at least one Virginia execution
scheduled for next month, and could
March 27
VIRGINIA:
Death-penalty expansion vetoedKaine also vetoes bill extending
restriction on annexation by cities
Legislation that would extend the death penalty in Virginia was vetoed
yesterday by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine.
Kaine personally opposes capital punishment but
July 25
VIRGINIAnew death sentence
Teleguz Gets DeathMan Was Convicted For Ordering Ex-Girlfriend's
Slaying
Rockingham County Circuit Judge John McGrath sentenced Ivan Teleguz to
death on Tuesday for ordering the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie
Sipe, in July 2001.
Before
Jan. 16
VIRGINIA:
Bill to place moratorium on death penalty fails in committee
A bill to propose a moratorium on the death penalty in Virginia has failed
before a Senate committee.
Richmond Democrat Henry Marsh's bill died on a voice vote after a North
Carolina man wrongly convicted and
Jan. 6
VIRGINIA:
Virginia governor orders DNA retested in death penalty case
Death penalty opponents praised Gov. Mark R. Warner's order for DNA
testing that could determine whether Virginia sent an innocent man to the
electric chair in 1992.
Warner said Thursday he ordered the tests
July 20
VIRGINIA:
Artist Protests Death Penalty
An artist spent all day on the downtown mall, not painting, but protesting
the death penalty.
Randall Sinner wrote down all 345 names of people executed in Texas since
1982 on cards and threw each card onto the Texas State Flag. This
