April 17
TEXAS:
Free to kill again
The Supreme Court decision yesterday allowing execution by lethal
injection eventually will free the nation's busiest death chamber the one
in Huntsville, Texas to pick up where it left off.
It's not a moment to celebrate for those distressed about
April 17
USA:
States abandon execution moratorium
Virginia lifts death penalty moratorium
Mississippi, Oklahoma say they'll move to get execution dates for inmates
Supreme Court upheld lethal injection method on Tuesday
Nation's last execution was September 25, in Texas
Many states
April 17
ARKANSAS:
Group To Ask Beebe For Death Penalty Study
16 years later, former state Supreme Court Justice Steele Hays of Conway
says he regrets the role he played in the 1992 execution of a severely
brain-damaged murderer.
Now retired, Hays, 83, took part Thursday in a news
April 17
CHINA:
Former Shaanxi freeway executive gets death penalty for bribery
The former board chairman of a northwest Chinese freeway construction
company received a death sentence, with a 2-year stay, after being
convicted for bribery on Wednesday.
The ruling was handed down by the
April 18
TEXAS:
Austin killer wants quick executionSelwyn Davis tells judge he's
'certain' of his decision to skip appeals.
Sentenced to die for the 2006 killing of his girlfriend's mother, Selwyn
P. Davis told a judge in Travis County on Friday that he wants to waive
most of his
April 18
ALABAMA:
AG asks court to set execution dates for 2 Wiregrass killers
When Pat Jones heard her mother's murderer may soon be executed, she was
hopeful, but cautious.
Its been 17 years since Willie McNair was convicted of the 1990 murder of
Ella Foy Riley in Henry County. Since
April 18
PENNSYLVANIA:
Open Letter to Fighters for Mumia's Freedomby Partisan Defense
Committee
Open Letter: For Mass Labor Mobilizations to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! For
United-Front Action! The Partisan Defense Committee issued the following
open letter on April 8.
The March 27 Third
April 18
NORTH CAROLINA:
DA pursues death penalty in 2006 shooting deathMan accused of killing
another, kidnapping his friend, stealing car
Prosecutors said at a hearing yesterday in Forsyth Superior Court that
they intend to ask for the death penalty against a man accused of killing
April 18
SAUDI ARABIAexecutions
4 executed in Saudi for drug smuggling, rape
2 Syrian men convicted of drug trafficking, and 2 Saudis found guilty of
rape were beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia on Friday, the interior
ministry said.
Firas Faisal al-Aghbar and Firas Hussein
