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

Oct. 24 SOUTH AFRICA: SAHRC dismisses calls for death penaltyThe SAHRC has rejected calls to reinstate the death penalty The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has again dismissed calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty to address the country's high levels of crime. Today it

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----MO., ALA., FLA., TENN., CALIF.

Oct. 24 MISSOURIfederal death penalty trial Penalty Phase Starts in Stolen-Baby Case Jurors deciding whether to recommend the death penalty for a woman convicted of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb listened Wednesday to a 911 call in which the victim's mot

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

Oct. 24 NEW YORK: News from NEW YORKERS AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY Statement by David Kaczynski - Court of Appeals Ruling in People v. Taylor The Court of Appeals made the right decision in overturning NY's last remaining death sentence in People v. Taylor. Today's decision is entirel

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS

Oct. 24 TEXAS: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEACLU and Texas Innocence Network Appeal Innocent Man's Death Sentence At a hearing today before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Texas Innocence Network (TIN) argued that death row inmate Max Soffar was

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----worldwide

Oct. 24 GLOBAL: BIANCA JAGGER CALLS FOR GLOBAL ABOLITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY Bianca Jagger, the Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador for the Fight against the Death Penalty, supported the decision of the Council of Europe to declare the 10th of October European Day against the Death Pe

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----N.Y., N. DAK., ALA., OHIO, N.C.

Oct. 24 NEW YORK: Court decision continues to oppose death penalty A divided New York Court of Appeals killed any hope for the death penalty in New York when it refused yesterday to make an exception that would have allowed for the execution of one of the men responsible for the slaughter

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Oct. 24 ST. KITTS and NEVIS: Cannonier Found Guilty in Slain Officers Murder Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty Romeo Cannonier, of Parsons Village was found guilty at 4:45 p.m. today, Tues. Oct. 23 for murdering 32-year-old no. 454 Police Constable Delvin Nisbett on Sunday, July 25, 200

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news-----TEXAS, N.Y., GA., ILL., MISS.. N. DAK.

Oct. 24 TEXAS: Prosecutors Not Worried About Death Row Cases Review Prosecutors do not believe a review of cases where people may have been wrongly convicted because of mistakes made by the Houston police crime lab will affect the outcome of 24 death penalty cases, KPRC Local 2 reported T