Sept. 29
TEXAS:
Man pleads guilty to murders Deal puts killer in prison for life
A man charged in the killing of 2 men near Wildorado in April pleaded
guilty to a capital murder charge Thursday.
Michael Edward Ryan, 29, entered a guilty plea in exchange for a life
sentence without
Sept. 29
CALIFORNIA:
Death penalty hearing ends
A federal judge could rule by early November on challenges a Stockton man
made to the states method of lethal injection, claiming it causes cruel
and unusual punishment.
U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel of San Jose conducted a hearing this
Sept. 30
TEXAS:
Judge rejects inmate's appeal
In one of his last decisions before retiring Friday, state District Judge
David Wilson denied the mental retardation claim of a convicted capital
murderer.
Wilson denied a legal writ filed by the legal team representing David L.
Lewis, 42,
Sept. 30
CALIFORNIA:
Judge says lethal injection ruling due in Nov
The judge who effectively shut down California's death row in February
said on Friday his ruling on whether the state's use of lethal injection
is legal would hinge on evidence of how alert an inmate is as the toxic
drugs
Sept. 30
RUSSIA:
In Russia, Juries Must Try, Try AgainPanels saw 46% of their
acquittals reversed last year. The fledgling system has some bugs.
When a bomb killed 8 people at a busy marketplace on a steamy summer
afternoon here 5 years ago, police quickly solved the case, as they
