August 18
PHILIPPINES:
17 death sentences on OFWs commuted But 2 executions final and
executory
17 of 49 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) facing the death penalty have
been spared from the sentence.
But the sentence on 2 of the OFWs is final and executory.
But Foreign Affairs
August 18
USA:
Attorney general back to his old Texas death-penalty tricks
When George W. Bush was governor of Texas and Alberto Gonzales was his
legal counsel, the 2 of them had a system. The morning of an execution,
Gonzales would send a memo to Bush summarizing the facts of the case
August 18
TEXAS:
Longtime death row inmate loses appeal in federal courtLester Bower of
Arlington has maintained his innocence in 4 shooting deaths. He has been
on death row for 23 years.
An Arlington man who has spent 23 years on death row lost a federal court
appeal this week,
August 18
TENNESSEEnew execution date
Chattanooga Man Set For Execution On Sept. 11 Harbison On Death Row
For 1983 Murder
A Chattanooga man is slated to be executed on Sept. 11 for the 1983 murder
of Mrs. Frank Russell.
Edward Jerome Harbison has been on death row since his
Aug. 18
TEXAS:
Grand jury indicts man in death of baby girl
A 22-year-old Shamrock man was indicted Wednesday in the death of his baby
daughter.
Justin Wayne Womack was indicted by a Wheeler County grand jury on a
charge of capital murder.
He is accused of shaking 7-month-old Crystal
Aug. 18
SAUDI ARABIA:
2 Saudis beheaded for murder, rape
2 Saudis were beheaded by the sword yesterday after one was convicted of
murdering a compatriot and the other was found guilty of raping a young
girl, the interior ministry said.
Aaed bin Ajab Al Qahtani was convicted of shooting
