[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----worldwide

2006-04-08 Thread Rick Halperin
April 8 IRAN: Outrage at execution of political prisoners in Iran Following the reports about the date set for execution of a political prisoner in Iran, human rights organizations as well as Iranian communities around the world expressed their outrage at the extent of brutalities going

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----S. DAK., S.C., CALIF.

2006-04-08 Thread Rick Halperin
April 8 SOUTH DAKOTA: Lawyers want Page evaluated In Deadwood, Mike Butler, a court-appointed attorney for convicted killer and death-row inmate Elijah Page, is seeking court approval for a psychiatric evaluation for his client. Page has informed legal authorities that he wants to end h

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----N.Y., USA, W. VA., OHIO

2006-04-08 Thread Rick Halperin
April 8 NEW YORKre: possible federal death penalty Notorious Brooklyn Drug Lord Could Face Death Penalty A federal judge has cleared the way for a notorious drug lord in Brooklyn to face the death penalty. Kenneth "Supreme" McGriff and 4 co-defendants were supposed to go on trial i

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, OKLA., DEL., N.J.

2006-04-08 Thread Rick Halperin
April 8 TEXAS: State delays death row inmate's execution The execution date for a death row inmate from Beaumont has been withdrawn pending a federal appeals court's review of his mental capacity, a Texas Attorney General's Office spokesman said. Marvin Lee Wilson, 48, was scheduled to b