[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----TEXAS, FLA., MISS., N.J., TENN., CAL., USA

2008-07-02 Thread Rick Halperin
July 1 TEXAS: Judges rip Texas courts in death penalty case A federal appeals court is ordering a hearing for a man condemned for abducting, torturing and killing a woman in suburban Dallas and is critical of Texas courts for refusing to hold such a hearing to consider evidence the

[Deathpenalty] death penalty news----USA

2008-07-02 Thread Rick Halperin
July 2 USA: In Weighing Death Penalty, a Flaw in Fact When the Supreme Court ruled last week that the death penalty for raping a child was unconstitutional, the majority noted that a child rapist could face the ultimate penalty in only 6 states not in any of the 30 other states that have